You have the GB-XM14-1037 model, with Celeron CPU? I like the gigabit Ethernet and WiFi. Are you running Windows Media Centre for Windows 7?
_____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 5:12 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] mSATA SDDs I got one of these little bad boys for my Gigabyte Brix recently. http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/list.aspx?s=47 <http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/list.aspx?s=47&ck=104> &ck=104 No fans, small, fast. Its advertised as DIY as you have to buy the RAM and mSata separate. Makes for an AWESOME media center pc. Mine went from the size of a Desktop HIFI looking component case (with fans) to a tiny little box that's smaller than my hand and silent. Love technology. On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: Something only for those willing to get intimate with their computer hardware: Samsung PM841 SSDs (128Mb - 256Mb - 512Mb) - note these are mSATA (see below) Link <http://www.ramcity.com.au/upgrade/data-storage/internal-solid-state-drives/ samsung-pm841/79997> = RAMCity - I have had very good experiences with them, for my occasional need for RAM of various types; otherwise, I have no connection with the company. I'm informed that these are normally supplied to OEM customers like Dell, Toshiba, SONY, and HP. http://www.ramcity.com.au/assets/full/MZMTD512HAGL-00000.jpg What is an mSATA solid state drive you ask? Well, it has the same (but smaller) internals as a normal SSD, only without the external casing. At a mere 6 grams, and just 5cm long, 3cm wide, and only 4mm high, it's an incredibly light weight and durable high-speed storage solution. It fits in many current model Ultrabooks, slim notebooks, and motherboards with an mSATA slot (or you can convert it to standard SATA with a <http://sendy.ramcity.com.au/sendy/l/mdfD892S191fZVsF763kXNx8BQ/qxMDwfMpwnX7 OH77XPEujQ/FO2q4AqSgX1xMvZiZ3ldlQ> SATA-mSATA adapter). The Samsung PM841 has the smallest z-height we've ever seen, and so far we know it fits perfectly in Sony Z7 series notebooks, Samsung NP9 (Series 9) notebooks, HP 9000 series notebooks, Lenovo W530, Toshiba Z800/Z900 series notebooks, Fujitsu Stylistic Q700 series notebooks, and many others. _____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
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