Tech Help... Needs To Be Simple

Post by **Slatz** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:39 pm

I think I'd like to put an SSD in my lap top. Not sure why, just seems like I ought to.

What size is the minimum for win7?

Do I really need one?

Lappy is Aldi special <a href="http://www.medion.com/gb/electronics/Ca ... gn=Rondell" target="_blank">http://www.medion.com/gb/electronics/Ca ... Rondell</a>

also need to learn how to do those TinyURL thingies.

Post by **Trig** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:13 pm

Depends what you are going to use the laptop for, I had an SSD in my Netbook for a while was a 30gb OCZ Agility, had Win7 Pro, Office 2010 and a few other bits on it and it was about 2/3rds full..

Do you need one, well thats debatable, I put one in because I had one and needed the 250Gb drive that was in my netbook for my old laptop that Lau uses.

It makes things faster
Its smaller
Its knock proof so useful if you are mobile with it.

Oh, and tbh I wouldnt touch medion with a long stick..

<a href="http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/De ... &cs=ukdhs1" target="_blank">http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/De ... =ukdhs1</a>

or even
<a href="http://www.dmxdimension.com/dell-uk/ins ... s-coupons/" target="_blank">http://www.dmxdimension.com/dell-uk/ins ... oupons/</a>

Post by **Slatz** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:11 pm

Trig wrote:

Oh, and tbh I wouldnt touch medion with a long stick..

I probably wouldn't either but it was free.

Post by **Trig** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:35 pm

Ahh, well in that case

Depends what you want to use the machine for then tbh..

Post by **Slatz** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:21 pm

Trig wrote: Ahh, well in that case

Depends what you want to use the machine for then tbh..

Bit of surfing, and college coursework.

Post by **Trig** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:30 pm

An SSD will make things faster, lots.

Post by **Nellyboy** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:41 am

What is it I read about ssd's that you are meant to leave about 20% of the drive empty?

If so then what is the point?

Post by **Claw** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:53 pm

SSD has a much faster access and read time than standard mechanical drives, but there is nothing in it between their write times.

Their benefits are also related to the overall architecture of the lappy or desktop they go into.

Overall, great for super-quick boot times.

Post by **Clingy** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:34 am

Not impressed with the one we are using

Post by **Legthigh** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:18 am

This thread has shocked me, can't believe how cheap Laptops are these days!

Post by **Slatz** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:38 pm

Clingy wrote: Not impressed with the one we are using

That is enough to convince me not to bother. Cheers Glincy.

Post by **Claw** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:17 pm

Clingy wrote: Not impressed with the one we are using

Had a customer whose laptop had one... when they go, they're gone for good. The gear for retrieving data from an SSD is ~2 grand, and that's only if the controller is duff. If the memory goes, it's time for a new drive. For their size, are

Post by **Trig** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:14 pm

I had one of mine die but I wasnt that bothered as my machine is backed up daily by my WHS box..

Just out of interest which one were you using Clingy?

Post by **Claw** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:12 am

Trig wrote: I had one of mine die but I wasnt that bothered as my machine is backed up daily by my WHS box..

Different people, on the whole, are going to have different experiences with these things I suppose.

At the moment, if you don't mind the cash per GB difference, some will base their preferences on what they want, don't mind wasting, and perceived benefits. This applies to both mechanical and SSD drives.

Post by **Trig** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:53 pm

For me it was a case of speeding machine up and making it quieter..