I'm about to order the Studio XPS 16 but don't know which hard drive option to pick. Can someone please tell me the pros and cons of each?! Also how hot does the laptop get compared to a Macbook Pro (which I currently own)? Thanks!
View 10 RepliesI ask for suggestions in choice between 500GB HDD(7200rpm) or 256GB SSD?
View 5 Replies View RelatedAll this SATA talk is stalling my purchasing plans.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI already posted this in the "what notebook should I buy?" forum however, I apologize, and I realize it belongs here.
What is most important for me which ever one causes less heat.
Has anyone installed this hard disc on the Sony Vaio SZ series notebooks:
Western Digital WD5000BEVT 5,400 rpm 500Gb SATA
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If yes, then I would like to know how it performed (too hot etc?)
I don't know which hard disc my SZ came with.
So I detailed my experience with the hard drive clicking in my blog post here, and I recorded a video to demonstrate the sounds here. Has anyone else experienced hard drive clicking in their
Dell Studios? This isn't so loud that it's clearly a sign of HD failure, but it's not so quiet that I feel that I can blow it off and not worry about it.
Is the hard drive interface SATA or SATA II?
View 10 Replies View RelatedHas anyone installed a SSD drive in this model with success? If so, does the BIOS need to be upgraded? I have a Vertex 120 SSD drive I'm not using and am thinking about putting it in the Sony and installing Win 7/32 bit.
I would like for all the current functions to work such as the camera and video card. Would this be a big issue or should I just reload the original OS(XP).
I want to make a thread dedicated to collect what we "know" of this new drive.
In the last week the 256GB SSD showed up as an option for some of the XPS machines...........................
XPS 16, which SSD do they use for the 256GB version and what speeds can I expect from it?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI'm looking to buy a new laptop and really like the XPS Studio 16. Does anyone have a XPS 16 with a 256GB SSD? Does this configuration help the cooling much?
View 8 Replies View RelatedJust got it and installed it - still playing around.
Steps to installation - existing HD WD 320GB 7200 (a truely good and silent drive)
New SSD - G.Skill 256GB SSD
1.Sell one small offspring to come up with the cash.
2.I cleaned up my HD - took all the stuff I did not use out
3.CCleaned it
4.Did the last defrag I should ever do
5.Installed the SSD in my Roswill USB case and connected to my M1330
6.Initialized the drive
7.Formated the drive
8.Downloaded the latest build of Acronis 2009
9.Cloned the HD to the SSD
10.Booted up quickly with no issues.
Works great. Boots fast.Everything "pops".
I will miss little Bobby but he kept touching my stuff.
By the way 8 months and no Nvidia issues.
I have a Studio XPS 13 with the 256GB SSD option and absolutely love it.
My wife uses a Mac... one of the new 13" Macbook Pro's. It came with a 160GB 5400RPM drive but she needs more room and after seeing my XPS fly with the SSD she has decided that she just has to have an SSD.
Looking out on the Dell website I see that they sell the 256GB Dell branded SSD for under $500 which seems like a really good deal but I'm not sure if it will work in the MBP .....
I have an E4300 coming today with a 256GB Encrypted Mobility SSD in it.
I had always thought that the encryption was totally SSD-based. But in thinking about it, if that was the case, then I could move the SSD to another notebook and it would still work, since the encryption is IN the SSD.
So, there must be something (TPM, etc) that ties the encrypted SSD to the notebook.
Just picked up a (seemingly) great deal on an E4300 from the Outlet with a 256GB Encrypted Mobility SSD for about $1100, and wondered which SSD actually comes with it? I'm hoping it's at least a 2nd Generation Samsung and not some old 1st Gen Samsung that's slow as molasses!
View 9 Replies View Relatedwho the OEM is for the 256GB drive that HP puts into its laptops?
The drive can be bought by itself from their spare parts store for a very good price so I am interested in seeing the the hardware is good.
If someone could supply the OEM and even a model number it would be greatly appreciated.
this is the one I am looking at:
577609-001
does anybody know what model of SSD hard drives apple offer on their website for macbook pros? for example is it intel,samsung etc... I just would like to know the model so I can compare it to other models out there.
View 7 Replies View Relatedwhat I can safely do with my new 17rse? I'd like to do something along the lines of putting a 32gb mSata (no option pre-purchase) as cache for my HDD but does this become pointless if I'd also like to add a larger 256gb SSD as a primary drive with OS on it?
View 9 Replies View RelatedWhat's the current status? Does or doesn't it support TRIM and if then with which firmware?
View 10 Replies View RelatedDoes anyone knows the manufacturer and the model of the 256GB SSD that comes with VGN-Z890 CTO?
View 3 Replies View RelatedWhat is the best 500 drive currently available? From a performance/noise/etc... I plan to use it as a 2nd drive (OS drive being 128SSD)
Per another post -thx Boo- Newegg has the Samsung on sale but how about the WD or Seagate.
Can folks share their experience with the 3 500's that are out there.
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Thinking of more storage on a 1710 with 100GB,
Choice is Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500 GB
5400 rpm or Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500 GB 2,5 S-ATA 7200rpm. Is the speed noticable on these two
So this new Intel Rapid Storage supposedly images your Drive onto an external drive... Doesn't this accomplish the same thing as Windows7 backup utility?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a DV5-1010EF and I would like to replace the original 250GB HD with a 500GB, and go up to 8GB RAM.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI currently have a 320GB Hard Drive. I separate it into 2 separate partitions of 64GB and the rest on the other.
What will happen if I were to get a new HD and I want to transfer everything over?
Basically, I have MacOSX and I want to install W7 in a separate partition of about 64GB or maybe less.
I want to upgrade to 500GB HD, and keep all the info and data I already have on my current HD.
I'm guessing the best way to do this is to just reinstall mac OSX and W7 and transfer the files over? What about programs?
does it support the SATA 3.0gb/s hard drives?
looking at these in particular: ...
I am trying to decide between the following 2 Z's which are approx. the same price.
Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz / 4GB RAM / 128GB SSD / DVD±R/RW / Hybrid Graphics / 802.11AGN / WWAN / Bluetooth / GPS / Webcam / Windows 7 Professional [ SON VGNZ880GB ]
Intel Core 2 Duo P8800 2.66GHz / 4GB RAM / 500GB HD / DVD±R/RW / Hybrid Graphics / 802.11AGN / WWAN / Bluetooth / GPS / Webcam / Windows 7 Professional [ SON VGNZ850GB ]
I do everyday tasks like MS office,MS Streets, and use approx. 10GB for my multimedia files.
My first question is, will I notice the difference in speed? Will be the SSD with P8700 faster than the HDD 5400 RPM with P8800 in terms of boot,read-write documents etc?
If I go with the 128 GB SSD, how much free space can I expect to have on the drive after W7 ?
I am about to upgrade my laptop HD from 320GB 5.4k RPM to either 500GB 7,2K RPM or 750GB 5,4K RPM.
Which one do you think I should get?
Will 7200RPM will give noticeable different in speed compare to 5400RPM ?
How much in % do I get improvement in speed?
I am planning on upgrading my stock 120GB to a WD 500GB 5400RPM HDD. Because of SATA limitations on my 2007 MBP, it has transfer rates of 1.5Gb/s and not 3.0Gb/s. I was told that HDD's do have firmware or jumpers that can use 1.5Gb/s.
I've seen alot of members who have used this HDD, but I'm not sure if you guys have 1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s transfer rates and whether or not it will work with this HDD. Can you guys clarify this issue for me?
Is it noisy? ...fans - hdd and so on
How long time does it take to boot up? or start up
Do you recommend it, for scool and such
the specs are Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400(1.40GHz) 13.3" Wide XGA 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD Intel GMA 4500MHD
The 14" model, does that only have solo cpu's , if so im gonna buy the 13", since it has SU9400