[ltp] Re: Buying a New Thinkpad
Adrian Bastholm
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 4 May 2011 21:43:34 +0200
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Yes, it would seem that the ExpressCard SSD-s use the USB interface. I've
found these:
<http://www.memoryc.com/storage/solidstatedisk/48gbfilematesolidgoexpressca=
rdultra.html>This
drive:
http://www.memoryc.com/storage/solidstatedisk/48gbfilematesolidgoexpresscar=
dultra.html
uses
(according to the manufacturer) the PCI-E bus but is still slow by SSD
standards, at 115/65 MB/s but it would probably consume less power than a
conventional drive. According to a post in another forum, the 96GB units
have some improvements compared to the 48GB drives.
http://www.amazon.com/96GB-FileMate-SolidGO-ExpressCard-Ultra/product-revie=
ws/B003U4BHI2/ref=3Ddp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=3DUTF8&showViewpoints=3D1
<http://www.amazon.com/96GB-FileMate-SolidGO-ExpressCard-Ultra/product-revi=
ews/B003U4BHI2/ref=3Ddp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=3DUTF8&showViewpoints=3D1>peop=
le
seem to claim performance boost with booting of this SSD.
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>wr=
ote:
> > 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 !=3D SSD
>
> I don't know of any expresscard SSD that comes anywhere close to the
> performance of a 2=BD" 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
>
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V=E4nliga h=E4lsningar / Kind regards,
Adrian Bastholm
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Yes, it would seem that the ExpressCard SSD-s use the USB interface. I'=
ve found these:<div><a href=3D"http://www.memoryc.com/storage/solidstatedis=
k/48gbfilematesolidgoexpresscardultra.html"></a>This drive:=A0<a href=3D"ht=
tp://www.memoryc.com/storage/solidstatedisk/48gbfilematesolidgoexpresscardu=
ltra.html">http://www.memoryc.com/storage/solidstatedisk/48gbfilematesolidg=
oexpresscardultra.html</a>=A0uses (according to the manufacturer) the PCI-E=
bus but is still slow by SSD standards, at 115/65 MB/s but it would probab=
ly consume less power than a conventional drive. According to a post in ano=
ther forum, the 96GB units have some improvements compared to the 48GB driv=
es.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/96GB-FileMate-SolidGO-=
ExpressCard-Ultra/product-reviews/B003U4BHI2/ref=3Ddp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=
=3DUTF8&showViewpoints=3D1">http://www.amazon.com/96GB-FileMate-SolidGO=
-ExpressCard-Ultra/product-reviews/B003U4BHI2/ref=3Ddp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=
=3DUTF8&showViewpoints=3D1</a></div>
<div><a href=3D"http://www.amazon.com/96GB-FileMate-SolidGO-ExpressCard-Ult=
ra/product-reviews/B003U4BHI2/ref=3Ddp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=3DUTF8&show=
Viewpoints=3D1"></a>people seem to claim performance boost with booting of =
this SSD.</div>
<div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Ste=
fan Monnier <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:monnier@iro.umontreal.c=
a">monnier@iro.umontreal.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex;">
<div class=3D"im">> Do I understand correctly that you can add an expres=
scard SSD drive and<br>
> use it as the boot drive, leaving the original spinning drive in place=
<br>
> to use for storage? This might be the best way to go. I could, for<br>
<br>
</div>SSD !=3D SSD<br>
<br>
I don't know of any expresscard SSD that comes anywhere close to the<br=
>
performance of a 2=BD" SATA SSD drive. =A0Most of the expresscard SSD =
I've<br>
seen seemed to be using the USB interface of the expresscard slot, so<br>
you're really talking about a USB flash key in an expresscard<br>
form factor.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Stefan<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>V=E4nliga h=
=E4lsningar / Kind regards,<br>Adrian Bastholm<br><br>I would change the wo=
rld, but they won't give me the sourcecode<br>
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