Pull the plug and just do it. Thank us all later :)
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Alex Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? > > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
