[ltp] SSD for X200 Tablet
Maciej Musial
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:42:15 +0200
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Could you please share some tests results?
For example how much time take system to boot now and how long it took with
traditional HDD?
Thanks and regards
Pozdrawiam,
Maciej Musia=C5=82
2013/8/23 Marius Gedminas <marius@gedmin.as>
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 01:22:58PM +0200, Sergi Pons Freixes wrote:
> > A few months ago, I upgraded my X200 Tablet (a 7449 series) adding more
> > RAM, having now up to 4 Gb. To cope with the upgrade, I switched to a P=
AE
> > kernel as I was before on a 32 bit environment and didn't want to
> reinstall.
> >
> > After some recent reading, I have decided to reinstall everything and
> > migrate to 64 bit. Given that I have to reinstall, I was thinking that
> > would be a good boost to the performance (and to the life of the
> computer)
> > switching to an SSD.
> >
> > Any recommendations of brand/retailer (Europe), or tips to take into
> > account? Or I should just not change the disk and keep with it until I
> > change the PC completely (is it more money wise?)
>
> I'm quite happy with my Intel X25-M. It made my aging T61 feel like a
> new computer for a few years, and then I transferred it into my new
> X220.
>
> I would not want to go back to a HDD ever. The difference (in boot
> time, in time taken to launch Firefox or OpenOffice, time to grep large
> source trees) is staggering.
>
> Marius Gedminas
> --
> If you are wondering what the hell I am doing subtracting particles from
> each
> other, well, that's quantum mechanics.
> -- The Usenet Physics FAQ
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Could you please share some tests results?<br></=
div>For example how much time take system to boot now and how long it took =
with traditional HDD?<br><br></div>Thanks and regards<br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra">
<br clear=3D"all"><div>Pozdrawiam,<br>Maciej Musia=C5=82</div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/8/23 Marius Gedminas <span dir=3D"l=
tr"><<a href=3D"mailto:marius@gedmin.as" target=3D"_blank">marius@gedmin=
.as</a>></span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 01:22:58PM =
+0200, Sergi Pons Freixes wrote:<br>
> A few months ago, I upgraded my X200 Tablet (a 7449 series) adding mor=
e<br>
> RAM, having now up to 4 Gb. To cope with the upgrade, I switched to a =
PAE<br>
> kernel as I was before on a 32 bit environment and didn't want to =
reinstall.<br>
><br>
> After some recent reading, I have decided to reinstall everything and<=
br>
> migrate to 64 bit. Given that I have to reinstall, I was thinking that=
<br>
> would be a good boost to the performance (and to the life of the compu=
ter)<br>
> switching to an SSD.<br>
><br>
> Any recommendations of brand/retailer (Europe), or tips to take into<b=
r>
> account? Or I should just not change the disk and keep with it until I=
<br>
> change the PC completely (is it more money wise?)<br>
<br>
</div></div>I'm quite happy with my Intel X25-M. =C2=A0It made my aging=
T61 feel like a<br>
new computer for a few years, and then I transferred it into my new<br>
X220.<br>
<br>
I would not want to go back to a HDD ever. =C2=A0The difference (in boot<br=
>
time, in time taken to launch Firefox or OpenOffice, time to grep large<br>
source trees) is staggering.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Marius Gedminas<br>
--<br>
If you are wondering what the hell I am doing subtracting particles from ea=
ch<br>
other, well, that's quantum mechanics.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 -- The Usenet Physics FAQ<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>
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