I'd say I get a 1/3 speed improvement. That's to say without measuring, it feels about 1/3 faster to build.
T. -----Original Message----- From: mike smith Sent: Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:47 PM To: [email protected]; ozDotNet Subject: Re: SSD minimum size question Doing a build? (not that I'm suggesting a build would take that long. maybe a CI build) How long does it take, vs a spinning drive build? On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Greg Low (GregLow.com) <[email protected]> wrote: > In all seriousness, it does run on battery for about 1.5 hrs at present. I > was expecting it to last about 14 milliseconds. > > Regards, > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of mike smith > Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2011 4:31 PM > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: SSD minimum size question > > A desktop with a UPS, given the time they will run :) > > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think that's a desktop with a battery personally :-) >> >> You could carry around three Sony Zs for the same weight. >> >> Cheers >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Low >> (GregLow.com) >> Sent: Friday, 13 May 2011 8:40 PM >> To: 'Stephen Price'; 'ozDotNet' >> Subject: RE: SSD minimum size question >> >> Lenovo W701 - two normal drive bays plus replaced the DVD so it's got 3 SATA >> drives. >> >> Regards, >> >> Greg >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Stephen Price [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, 13 May 2011 5:54 PM >> To: [email protected]; ozDotNet >> Subject: Re: SSD minimum size question >> >> Wait, what? You have a laptop that has three hard drives in it? What laptop >> is that? >> >> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Greg Low (GregLow.com) >> <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Hi Tony, >>> >>> >>> >>> I've put 3 of the new Crucial M4 512G's into my notebook and have >>> been >>> *really* happy with them. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Tony Wright >>> Sent: Friday, 13 May 2011 12:43 PM >>> >>> To: 'ozDotNet' >>> Subject: RE: SSD minimum size question >>> >>> >>> >>> Found the tom's hardware review: >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-320-crucial-m4-realssd- >>> c >>> 400,2908-6.html >>> >>> >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Tony Wright >>> Sent: Friday, 13 May 2011 12:28 PM >>> To: 'ozDotNet' >>> Subject: RE: SSD minimum size question >>> >>> >>> >>> Personally I decided on the 256G. And I've got the same for 3 laptops >>> now. I don't want to have to waste my time dealing with the >>> possibility of running out of space. >>> >>> >>> >>> BTW, there are a number of 3rd gen SSDs out now, not just the Crucial >>> M4, although they use newer technology which is apparently not as >>> good (cheaper but not better performing). Some of the 2nd gen drives >>> are pretty awesome if you can get them for a good price, such as the >>> Crucial C300 (the only 2nd gen I would buy) >>> >>> I read the following forum on tom's hardware. >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/266789-32-foot-race-vertex3-intel-c >>> r >>> ucial >>> >>> And a comparison site written in French (no I can't read it but >>> google translate is my friend. If you know of a better comparison, >>> please post it as I'm interested) >>> >>> http://www.hardware.fr/articles/830-7/comparatif-ssd-2011-crucial-m4- >>> o >>> cz-vertex-3-intel-510-320.html >>> >>> >>> >>> T. >> >> > > > > -- > Meski > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll > get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills > > -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
