Ssds are probably the biggest boost you can give to your system. I also have the Samsung ssd. But the older model and it runs great.
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 18, 2012, at 7:28 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a new ThinkPad x220t laptop with 8GB of RAM and a 7200rpm 320GB drive. > > I'm thinking about replacing that drive with a Samsung 830 256GB SSD. > However, before I spend money on this I would like to flesh out my thinking > on what to expect the impact to be on my activities versus spending money on > this, since this will come out of my pocket (I didn't spend for the laptop). > > I'm thinking the most meaningful impact will be the increased battery life. > I've read reports of 1-2 hours of increased battery life by going to this SSD > over the HDD. That is important because I want to use the 3-cell battery > rather than the 6-cell battery. I have back issues so lugging around the > lightest load possible is important. I find using those rolling luggage bags > to be a bit of a pain. > > I also think the SSD is less prone to bumps so data should be safer on the > SSD than on the HDD. Most of my software load is already on the laptop to > just the new workout will be landing on the drive and I still use my desktops > for extended work sessions. I don't warm well to smallish keyboards and > screens (mainly screens). > > When repeatedly opening programs like Word, Powerpoint, OneNote, and PDF, the > caching plays a big impact and lessens the advantage of SSD. An upgrade to > 16GB might extend that as more would remain in cache. That will require > wasting 8GB however, because I would have to replace both sticks. I don't > think boot time is that important as I will let it sleep between sessions. > > Any comments or experiences that suggest I'm off on these thoughts?
