Samsung 830 install in laptop, never going back to platters again!!!!

[Compman55]

For desktops I benched my caviar blacks and they are what I thought......awsome for their capacity.

However in laptops there is NO GOING BACK!!!!! I am running on a SATA-I with no AHCI chipset support and it still flys.

Windows start and shutdown is about 50% faster but where I notice it, is in the multitasking, and opening applications. They are instant like owning an i7 system.

Now if the Samsung 830 lasts a long time, I will be really happy. But being an SSD in general I don;t plan on it,

 

[MontyAC]

SSD is perfect for laptops. Fast, no heat and no shock problem.

 

[dagamer34]

Yep, spinning hard drives will be relegated to backups and cloud data storage.

 

[bryanW1995]

For desktops I benched my caviar blacks and they are what I thought......awsome for their capacity.

However in laptops there is NO GOING BACK!!!!! I am running on a SATA-I with no AHCI chipset support and it still flys.

Windows start and shutdown is about 50% faster but where I notice it, is in the multitasking, and opening applications. They are instant like owning an i7 system.

Now if the Samsung 830 lasts a long time, I will be really happy. But being an SSD in general I don;t plan on it,

I wouldn't bet against that drive. It will likely outlive your caviar blacks.

And welcome to the fast lane.

 

[biostud]

I have a 256Gb m4 in the mail for my laptop. I can't wait to get rid of the hdd, it's driving me crazy.

 

[EJ257]

Once you go SSD you won't go back to platters. I have a 830 in my 5 year old system which has SATA2, easily one of the best upgrades I've ever purchased. Everything is just so much snappier. My laptop from work still have a HDD. I'm debating whether I should just shell out the money and get a 64GB SSD for the boot drive and drop the old drive into the multi bay (since I've never used the DVD anyway).

 

[biostud]

Got my m4 installed, unfortunately HP only supports SATA-II on this laptop.

used macrium reflect to clone to boot drive and C drive. I couldn't clone the HP rescue and HP utility drives, so I guess I'll have to do without

I'm saving the old drive just in case something should go wrong with this.

 

[Iron Wolf]

Congrats on the new drive. I just ordered the parts to upgrade my desktop (really, a rebuild), including a 256 GB 830. It's been a while since I checked, and the prices are a lot more reasonable than I thought, so I got a bigger drive than I had planned on.

 

[bryanW1995]

I think that, in general, laptops tend to have a more laggy feel to them. One of the greatest benefits of ssd's is that they help to reduce lag time. Ergo, ssd + laptop =

 

[Compman55]

I think that, in general, laptops tend to have a more laggy feel to them. One of the greatest benefits of ssd's is that they help to reduce lag time. Ergo, ssd + laptop =

You are 100% correct. Laptops do feel laggy. And I wonder why. Is it just the hard drives? The CPU in real world terms should be faster as they have a lot more cache than a desktop CPU (at least in most of the ones I have owned).

BTW what I used to think as fast, the 7k100 100GB IDE that I still own peaks out at 50 +/- mbps reads, and about 30 sustained. Pitiful if I do say so. Compare it to a 4200 rpm and you will really think you are back in the 486 days.

 

[TJCS]

If you ever have to go back working on a 5400rpm laptop it would be considered some sort of computer hell. But congrats in making the change.

Someone should make laptops into the shape of a frisbee to take advantage of their shock-resistant awesomeness.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Yes, there is no going back. Single best advance in PC technology IMO.

 

[capeconsultant]

Amen to that! SSD's rule the earth! More power Scotty!

 

[Eeqmcsq]

Welcome to the SSD club. And nope - there's just no way you can go back to an HDD after an SSD. Quick, responsive, no HDD crunching noise and delays, and just lots of fun to use.