DUH! Question of the day: Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD drive?

jmke · 13th May 2009, 10:44

OCZ sent me one of their fancy new Hypersonic notebooks around this time last year and today it is still quite a powerhouse for what I do with it, especially considering its size. People often mistake it for a netbook, but then see how quick she runs with its speedy Intel mobile Core 2 Duo T9300 and 4GB of memory. I usually upgrade notebooks regularly (once a year), but this baby still delivers quite a punch. But what could we do to give it extra boost?

We decided to run some tests and see if it would be worthwhile or not upgrading our notebook from a standard notebook hard disk drive to a shiny new SSD - in particular, the Intel X25-M 80GB SATA drive. And don't worry, we upgraded to the latest Intel firmware for its X18 and X25 series of SSD drives, which is designed to improve performance.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/27... e/index.html

jmke · 13th May 2009, 10:45

Of course it is!
http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=923

13th May 2009, 11:42

A better question:

Why is Intel not pushing this drive into OEM PCs and why aren't OEMs asking Intel for it?

jmke · 13th May 2009, 12:14

because OEMs are all about cost; and adding a $300 drive in a $500-700 device is not really smart choice at this point in time

13th May 2009, 15:31

there are many devices above 1k and there you need a good reason for people to buy them

Especially if you are Dell, you need a USP and you got a system where such an OPTION does not cause a lot of cost.

jmke · 13th May 2009, 15:59

SSDs have been an option for Dell systems since last summer

13th May 2009, 16:24

yes, but you don't know what you are getting

By using brand name SSDs that have been proven to be fast, you make your offer more attractive.

jmke · 13th May 2009, 16:31

Dell customers don't have a clue what SSDs are good or bad; Dell sales people don't know; end result: makes zero difference

13th May 2009, 10:44	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	DUH! Question of the day: Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD drive? OCZ sent me one of their fancy new Hypersonic notebooks around this time last year and today it is still quite a powerhouse for what I do with it, especially considering its size. People often mistake it for a netbook, but then see how quick she runs with its speedy Intel mobile Core 2 Duo T9300 and 4GB of memory. I usually upgrade notebooks regularly (once a year), but this baby still delivers quite a punch. But what could we do to give it extra boost? We decided to run some tests and see if it would be worthwhile or not upgrading our notebook from a standard notebook hard disk drive to a shiny new SSD - in particular, the Intel X25-M 80GB SATA drive. And don't worry, we upgraded to the latest Intel firmware for its X18 and X25 series of SSD drives, which is designed to improve performance. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/27... e/index.html __________________

13th May 2009, 10:45	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Of course it is! http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=923 __________________

13th May 2009, 12:14	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	because OEMs are all about cost; and adding a $300 drive in a $500-700 device is not really smart choice at this point in time __________________

13th May 2009, 15:59	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	SSDs have been an option for Dell systems since last summer __________________

13th May 2009, 16:31	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Dell customers don't have a clue what SSDs are good or bad; Dell sales people don't know; end result: makes zero difference __________________

13th May 2009, 11:42	#3
Rutar Posts: n/a	A better question: Why is Intel not pushing this drive into OEM PCs and why aren't OEMs asking Intel for it?

13th May 2009, 15:31	#5
Rutar Posts: n/a	there are many devices above 1k and there you need a good reason for people to buy them Especially if you are Dell, you need a USP and you got a system where such an OPTION does not cause a lot of cost.

13th May 2009, 16:24	#7
Rutar Posts: n/a	yes, but you don't know what you are getting By using brand name SSDs that have been proven to be fast, you make your offer more attractive.

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