[ltp] Re: Buying a New Thinkpad

Stefan Monnier linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 04 May 2011 16:05:45 -0300


> Do I understand correctly that you can add an expresscard SSD drive and
> use it as the boot drive, leaving the original spinning drive in place
> to use for storage? This might be the best way to go. I could, for

SSD != SSD

I don't know of any expresscard SSD that comes anywhere close to the
performance of a 2½" SATA SSD drive.  Most of the expresscard SSD I've
seen seemed to be using the USB interface of the expresscard slot, so
you're really talking about a USB flash key in an expresscard
form factor.


        Stefan