In my experience, in actual use they are slower... when you include normal use of all functions.
________ Perfection is unattainable. .. ... .... ..... ...... ....... Cicero 106 BC On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Rosen, Robert (NIH/NIAMS) [E] < [email protected]> wrote: > We have not seen significant problems with the newer Thinkpads so far. I > also agree that the X301 is a sweet machine, although expensive. > > I doubt a SSD will provide any significant increase in speed. At this > point they're not much faster than a regular disk (YMMV). > > __________________________________ > Robert Rosen > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > -----Original Message----- > > >Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:24:05 -0400 > >From: John Toliver <[email protected]> > >Subject: [Thinkpad] What type of > > > >I am probably going to have to upgrade my laptop in the near future. > >I use a Thinkpad T23 with 1GB ram, 40GB HDD, a 1.13 GHz processor and > >Windows XP. > > > >I don't really want to upgrade as most of the reviews I've seen don't > >speak too highly of the thinkpad workmanship these days. What I want > >is a solid construction laptop (no flexing or creasing with pressure) > >with a core 2 duo and at least a 1GB of ram and at least a 100GB HDD. > > > >I looked at the macbooks with the new unibody construction but I've > >heard they tend to stop powering on after you've had them for a few > >months. I like the idea of the mac but I think the quality has gone > >down in recent years. The problem is I think the same thing has > >happened to Thinkpads when they became lenovo made. > > > >Does anyone have any personal experience with the newer brands. I'm > >looking for essentially what I have now in the T23 just with a faster > >processor and more memory and storage space. > > > >Alternatively, I was going to spring for a 60GB SSD and a dvd burner > >in this T23 and see if the HDD upgrade would make a difference in > >enough to stall this decision. > > > >How fast are the SSD's and do they live as long as the conventional > >drives. How do you all like them? > > > >Thanks in advance for any feedback, > > > >-- > >I've discovered the key to success is to never give up. You either > >learn the right way, or you run out of ways to do it wrong. A win/win > >situation! > > > > > >------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
