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solid state G55VW

GarretG
Level 7

‎12-22-2013 06:23 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 06:29 PM by Community Admin

hello,
what type of SSD should I put in this machine?
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rewben
Level 13

‎12-23-2013 06:30 AM

2 types: 1x 7.0mm/9.5mm 2.5" and 1x full sized msata ssd.

you can also swap your dvdrom drive with 12.7mm sata-to-sata hdd caddy to put in another 2.5".
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GarretG
Level 7
In response to rewben

‎12-27-2013 12:22 AM

what is out there memory size wise?
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Zygomorphic
Level 17
In response to GarretG

‎12-27-2013 03:10 AM

I have seen as high as 512+ GB for 2.5", and 256 GB for the mSata, though I'm certain you could find something larger if you are willing to spend a whole lot of money.
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rewben
Level 13

‎12-27-2013 12:36 AM

i'm sorry I didn't get it. do you mean the internal RAM in the ssd or the common total NAND sizes of the ssd's?
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rewben
Level 13

‎12-27-2013 03:34 AM

no.. @Zygo i really meant RAM. except for sandforce-controller-based ssd's, ssd's controllers use RAM to operate inside the ssd. i use NAND to mean NAND flash memory chips that store data 🙂

if you're talking about capacities, the maximum capacity for consumer msata and 2.5" ssd's are currently 1tb (samsung evo).

imo the sweet spot for now is the 240gb range (240gb to 256gb) in terms of performance/price.
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Zygomorphic
Level 17
In response to rewben

‎12-28-2013 05:07 AM

rewben wrote:
no.. @Zygo i really meant RAM. except for sandforce-controller-based ssd's, ssd's controllers use RAM to operate inside the ssd. i use NAND to mean NAND flash memory chips that store data 🙂

if you're talking about capacities, the maximum capacity for consumer msata and 2.5" ssd's are currently 1tb (samsung evo).

imo the sweet spot for now is the 240gb range (240gb to 256gb) in terms of performance/price.

Sorry about my pre-emptive correction. Teach me to think that I know something. 😛 Thanks for taking it good naturedly and letting me know, I've gone back and fixed the post back to what you had originally. I hadn't thought about the RAM for the caching, just the actual storage, since laptop HDDs often have fixed cache sizes (8 MB for 5400 RPM, 16 MB for 7200 RPM, 32 MB for hybrids).
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rewben
Level 13

‎12-28-2013 06:37 AM

hey it's fine 🙂 well, i should have thought of the NAND flash memory first, instead of the RAM size haha (was over-thinking it :D)
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