Netbook and SSD

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kyleblyth

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I have a netbook and was thinking of buying a 60/64gb SSD drive for it.

1. Best value for money and dont really want to spend anymore than 70-80 unless huge difference for £5-10 or so.

2. Fast as possible really as was just wanting it in the netbook till i build a desktop.

Reading about i seen there is 3gb and 6gb the 6 ones seem better but are they backward compatible? So to summarise i want the best SSD for the cheapest price that fits my netbook and will be awesome in a desktop, in the near future.

Thanks guys :)

**Forgot to say i have an Asus eee 1000H which currently has a 5400rpm hd :)
 
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kyleblyth

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Thanks for your reply. The speed of it seems a little slow (transfer rates) and reading through reviews people were only getting 170/50 read and write speeds. Reliability also seems an issue with this one... any other ideas guys? and would a 6gb one be back compatible for a future desktop investment?
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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Yes a SATA 6GB/s one would be backward compatible. You have a pm, please check it! Click on notifications if you don't know where to find it!
 
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kyleblyth

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To save opening a new thread...I have an enigma III and was just wondering the difference (if anyone has used both) between a 7200RPM HD and the Hybrid XT by seagate. Was thinking of upgrading but also thinking would it even be worth it? Thanks once more :)
 
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kyleblyth

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500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm) is the one I have got.

Wish I had waited with getting the notebook could of got a hybrid drive and a decent sound card :( didn't think more options would be added! ah well :)
 
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Wozza63

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hybrid drive basically has a SSD cache on board, giving it a performance boost, intels Z68 desktop chips can use a similar feature

you could get one and then put the scorpio black in a caddy thingy so its external, or sell it to me :p
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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That is a very fast drive, I would stick with that. There really is no point upgrading, especially taking into account the current prices. Also, for the soundcard, if it is for a PCS laptop, they are external soundcards, you can still get one if you want.
 
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