We know how difficult it can be to evaluate Wi-Fi vendors, so we created this helpful Wi-Fi Buyer's Guide to help you find the Wi-Fi vendor that's right for your business! Download the guide and get started on our checklist today!
Solved
?what is the best (fast yet reliable) small (under 20 gigs) Solid State Disk?
Posted on 2011-03-04
I'm considering a solid state disk to improve boot-up time on a LENOVO 8215 running XP SP3.
It has SATA hard disks.
It has ONE PCIe 1x slot.
I'm "guessing" that something that plugs directly into the PCIe 1x would be faster than the SATA connection.
I only need about 20 gig of space.
what would you recommend and why?
How much of an improvement in boot time should I expect?
Thanks!
Phil
It has SATA hard disks.
It has ONE PCIe 1x slot.
I'm "guessing" that something that plugs directly into the PCIe 1x would be faster than the SATA connection.
I only need about 20 gig of space.
what would you recommend and why?
How much of an improvement in boot time should I expect?
Thanks!
Phil
[X]
Welcome to Experts Exchange
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
- Help others & share knowledge
- Earn cash & points
- Learn & ask questions
3-
3
7 Comments
Active 2 days ago
I use ssdreview.com they have specs, pricing, new products, etc..
"Best" is so subjective that you'll have to make our own decision based on whatever criteria you have, but if you just go to this site then you should have no problem finding something you want. (But don't count on saving money trying to find one only 20GB, unless you want a USB memory stick.
But when you think of it, a USB memory stick is reliable. I've had one go through the washing machine (a SANDISK) and survive after letting it dry out over a few days! There isn't a hard drive on the planet that would survive that abuse :)
"Best" is so subjective that you'll have to make our own decision based on whatever criteria you have, but if you just go to this site then you should have no problem finding something you want. (But don't count on saving money trying to find one only 20GB, unless you want a USB memory stick.
But when you think of it, a USB memory stick is reliable. I've had one go through the washing machine (a SANDISK) and survive after letting it dry out over a few days! There isn't a hard drive on the planet that would survive that abuse :)
well best as I defined it above is RELIABLE and FAST.
so,
if anyone has any experience or reliable data for that, I'd appreciate it.
I see several of the PCIe pluggins as replacements and upgrades for the NETBOOKS are they "FAST" relative to other options?
Active today
i recommend intel x-25 available in 32 and 64 GB : http://www.intel.com/design/flash/nand/extreme/index.htm
why ? i use the same one (but 160 Gb) and am very satisfied.
note : with XP - you 'll have to use a trim tool from the intel toolbox : http://www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox/
why ? i use the same one (but 160 Gb) and am very satisfied.
note : with XP - you 'll have to use a trim tool from the intel toolbox : http://www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox/
so, just to be clear,
you are recommending an SATA solution.
I could remove the 3.5 inch 80 gig drive.
Get an "adapter" and plug in this 2.5 inch 64 gig SSD from intel.
I was hoping that there would be a PCIe 1x solution that would plug directly into the bus.
can you give me any "before and after" comparisons of boot time after the SSD upgrade?
Phil
Active today
normally my pc took between 1-2 minutes to boot - now not even 20 sec
i did not see any disks plugging into PCI-e connectors, so yes, i recommend sata
i did not see any disks plugging into PCI-e connectors, so yes, i recommend sata
had both a product recommendation and timings. also gave additional info about the SATA versus PCIe-1x
Featured Post
Backup and recover physical and cloud-based servers and workstations, as well as endpoint devices that belong to remote users. Avoid downtime and data loss quickly and easily for Windows-based physical or public cloud-based workloads!
Question has a verified solution.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
The question appears often enough, how do I transfer my data from my old server to the new server while preserving file shares, share permissions, and NTFS permisions. Here are my tips for handling such a transfer.
This article will show how Aten was able to supply easy management and control for Artear's video walls and wide range display configurations of their newsroom.
- Networking Hardware-Other
- MultiMedia Applications
- Switches / Hubs
- Displays / Monitors
- ATEN Technology
- Hardware, Network Architecture, *Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
This tutorial will walk an individual through the process of installing the necessary services and then configuring a Windows Server 2012 system as an iSCSI target.
To install the necessary roles, go to Server Manager, and select Add Roles and Featu…
Windows 8 came with a dramatically different user interface known as Metro. Notably missing from that interface was a Start button and Start Menu. Microsoft responded to negative user feedback of the Metro interface, bringing back the Start button a…
- Windows 10
- Microsoft Legacy OS
- Windows 8
- Windows OS
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, *Windows Explorer, *Internet Explorer (IE)
Suggested Courses
Course of the Month9 days, 7 hours left to enroll
610 members asked questions and received personalized solutions in the past 7 days.
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.