Andrew: I've installed the Lenovo/Samsung 1.8 into my X301. It's been in for somewhere between 9-12 months. No issues. OS: Win7; RAM 8 GB
Mitchell On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Andrew Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > I think I've got this straight now. > > The X300 wants a 1.8" enclosed SSD, the X220 wants a 2.5" enclosed > SSD, and the X220 can also accommodate an mSATA bare-board SSD if it > doesn't do wireless? > > Looking at my X300 with 64GB, what if anything do experts here > recommend for an upgrade? > > I think someone recommended myDigital SSD back in Feb-Mar when we were > talking, they seem to go up to 128GB and have mixed (but only 2?) > reviews on Amazon. Good pricing though. > > Crucial doesn't make a 1.8", though an old thread somewhere (Lenovo > forum maybe?) has people raving about a 1.8" C300 that I guess is out > of production. > > Kingston V+ 180 are cheapish though I've had less than stellar > recommendations of them off-list. > > OCZ Vertex 2 comes in 40/90/180 and used to come in 60/120/240 which > are discontinued for some reason. > > Lenovo branded (Samsung?) is a bit pricey but available. > > Are any of these good choices? Bad choices? Any other choices? I may > have another ship-to-US window in the next few days so Amazon Prime is > a positive factor but not essential in this case. > > And what will I use to migrate? Is there a 1.8" cable out there or a > 1.8-2.5 adapter I can use with the Apricorn cable I bought? Obviously > it won't be USB 3.0 on the X300. > > Thanks! > > -- > Andrew mailto:[email protected] > > Monday, July 9, 2012, 3:51:16 PM, I wrote: > > > I'm using my old X300 as a replacement machine while my X220 gets > working again > > (another thread). The 64GB SSD is becoming an ever bigger challenge since > > someone else uses the machine now. We've worked really hard to keep even > 5GB > > free on an ongoing basis, I tried to restore my current emails and > dropped it to > > <2GB! > > > Are there any limits on what drive I can use in this X300? Something > analogous > > to the Crucial M4 D1 (7mm) vs. D2 (9mm) issue, I mean. > > > Amazon Prime has a Kingston SVP180S2/128G for $219, or 256GB for $421; > Lenovo > > 43N3406 128GB for $329 > > I'm also confused because many (e.g. OCZ Nocti, 120GB=U$140) seem to be > bare > > circuit boards but then the Kingston has an enclosure. Kingston's memory > picker > > is saying I want SSDNow V+180 which comes in 64, 128, 256. I think I'm > > misremembering a need for mSATA in the X300 when it was really for the > extra > > drive in the X220 maybe? > > > Crucial's memory picker says the X300 will take a WD Scorpio Blue HDD 1GB > > SATA-300 (5200rpm), is that right? The X300 only offered the SSD when > new. Not > > sure I want to put in a HD but 1TB is intriguing at that price. > > > The Kingston looks like the best price ($219 for 128GB) in a name that I > > actually recognize. And 5/5 on Amazon (only 3 reviews). Does anyone have > > comments on this drive? I'm thinking 128GB should be enough because it's > going > > from 64GB (so expectations of keeping it lean). > > > Thanks! > > =aw > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
