Ditto. Am using a x220 with 8gb and 160gb Intel ssd, can't go back to non ssd any more. Aside from battery life, the sheer performance improvements is undeniable On Jan 18, 2012 8:37 AM, "Brian Weeden" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Absolutely go with the SSD. Reduces power and heat, improves speed and > reliability. > > ------------ > Brian > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:31, Zulfiqar Naushad <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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? >
