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strider_mt2k
07/03/09

In reply to Upgrading the SSD in a Netbook Makes a Difference
I upgraded my Mini 9's stock 16GB STEC with a 32GB RunCore SSD and immediately saw an improvement in performance.

That and 2GB of RAM also set the thing up to run Windows 7 wonderfully for me as well!

These things are incredibly versatile and will do pretty much what you want with a little work.
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dingus
07/03/09

In reply to Upgrading the SSD in a Netbook Makes a Difference
It seems like the benefits of SSDs in netbooks over spinning disks aren't worth it when you look at their cost. $380 for 128GB is kinda steep when you consider that most HDD based netbooks come stock with at least 160GB. Also remember that these drives are model-specific. The one pictured above is for the Mini-9 only. Your $380 will be tossed out the door when you upgrade netbooks. If you buy a 500GB 2.5" SATA disk it can always be given a second chance in another laptop or a USB drive case.
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Serolf Divad
07/04/09

@dingus:

Couple of days ago I was upstairs working when I heard a KERCLUNK!!! from downstairs. Worried that my two-year-old might have hurt herself I ran downstairs only to find the little one standing nest to my Dell Mini 9. When I asked my eldest daughter what had happened she told me that my youngest had reached up to the table, taken the computer in her hands and tossed it on our wood floor. Panicked, I opened the computer up to see if the screen was cracked. Luckily it wasn't. Next I turned on the machine to see if it would boot. It booted just fine. Indeed, two days later I'm writing this post on the Mini 9.

Now I can't say that a conventional hard drive would not have survived the hit, but I'd much rather an SSD be subjected to that sort of punishment than a mechanical hard drive.
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Sean Scrooby Grube
07/03/09

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What about RAM? I just bought an HP Mini(obviously a big mistake - but was only $300 and was able to carry it on plane very easily. Although, it's slow as shit. You think RAM upgrade from 1gb to 2gb(it's max) would make a diff?
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
07/03/09

@Sean Scrooby Grube: Why was it a mistake. I have a HP Mini 1030 and mine is snappy. I am reallyt wondering what are you trying to run on it.
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PocketLint
07/04/09

@Sean Scrooby Grube: the current crop of netbooks out htere only allowa max of 1 gig of ram. Newer ones use the new shipset from intel and allow 2 gig. Toshiba NB205 for example.
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
07/04/09

@PocketLint: thats not true. The one gig limit was a MS licensing thing not a chipset issue
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