High performance SSD for my X200 Tablet

Hi,
I have the X200 Tablet 7450 ERG. Preinstalled in the computer is a Samsung SSD 64GB disk - but I have found no information about the form factor of the disk, and I am uncertain about what disk to get as replacement due to that (so it fits perfectly inside the machine). Just after installing the nessecarily programs and functions I use, and having a minimum of storage place for the most recent files I work on - I am left with 5-7GB of storage...
What disk can I get to increase the storage AND performance of my machine. If battery time is a little shorter, I don't care, and price don't scare me too much either.
Technical performance (as high as possible speed under all conditions without lag) and 128GB+ storage is a requirement.
Looking forward to get your recommendations!
Regards,
OA
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I was in your exact situation. I liked having an SSD, but found the small size to be rather painful. I now have an OCZ Vertex 120GB SSD installed in my X200 Tablet. I also have Intel SSDs in my desktops. I know there is a 250GB OCZ, and a 160GB Intel. Both are very, very fast, and both can be installed in the X200T. An advantage that the latest OCZ Vertex and Intel drives have is that they have TRIM support, which helps mitigate the performance degradation issue you see in SSDs, at least under Windows 7.
Both were easy to install, although the OCZ needed a firmware update. The X200T did not play nice with the firmware update software, and I had to drop it into my desktop to do that.
The only problem with replacing the Samsung SSD, at least the one I received, is that it's a 1.8" disk, with the appropriate mounting bracket. Why Lenovo chose that form factor is beyond me, because the drive bay can fit a 2.5". I was not able to find a suitable drive bracket for a 2.5" disk on Lenovo's site, but I found one relatively easily on EBay, and I assume if you call Lenovo you can order the correct part over the phone. While I was waiting for the it to arrive, I made do with a folded piece of paper wedged in under the drive to hold it in place. Sad, i know, but I couldn't wait, and it worked.
If you don't want to deal with the drive bracket, Intel also makes 1.8" versions of their SSDs, which as far as I know perform just like their 2.5" equivalents. They are a bit hard to find, though.

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Alios,
look at this thread and my post:
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Aha, I got this http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16820231294
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**FIXED IT** TWICE!
I've been messing with this on multiple machines at my school.
I was getting the BSOD, "no tablet installed" all that good stuff.
I installed this, that and the other thing.
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Hola joseperezc, thank you for the recommendations.
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pcspkr is loaded by default:
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$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=auto
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$ pacman -Qs alsa
alocal/alsa-lib 1.0.24.1-1
An alternative implementation of Linux sound support
local/alsa-utils 1.0.24.2-1
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Hello,
I have had good results with Crucial, Corsair, Intel, Kingston, MyDigitalSSD and OCZ SSDs in various ThinkPads I have used.
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