[ltp] Does hdaps [APS] work on non-Thinkpad hard drives?

[Richard Neill]

Jesse Welling wrote:
> I don't mean to pull every one off subject but has anyone used one of pqi's
> flash disks configured with ext3? The best place I found to get them was 
> here <http://www.memorydepot.com/ssd_disk.asp>.
> I was thinking about getting one for my T60 (which is on the way).... I 
> was just
> wondering about compatibility hardware wise (connectors, space) and if any
> one had used one and noticed any marked improvement in battery life or 
> speed.
> That is enough improvement to justify the price tag (subjective I know 
> but....)

If you had an IDE drive, then you can do this much cheaper - just buy a 
compact-flash card, and a $3 adapter. I've done this with a 1GB card, on 
an X20, and performance is quite good; it's also totally silent.

I think that you'll get better performance by spending the same money on 
4GB of RAM. (and perhaps a 4GB USB key; then spin down the HDD). Linux 
will make good use of the RAM.

Richard