SSD Options for 2710p

Are there any 64+GB SSD options for a 2710p? HP used to have a model that came with an SSD, can the drive be purchased separately? I found a couple 1.8" ZIF drives, but nothing exceeds 32GB without costing almost a grand.

Thank you for the very helpful and excellent post in this. I looking at the Runcore 64 SSD Pro IV RCP-IV-Z1864-C for my 2710p,
it shows to be compatible.
However mine does not have a HD so I have to do a fresh install, use a USD external DVD drive to load windows with, it should boot to this external drive.
I missed or just not sharp enough to get it where you 'lift the bar' to remove or incert the ribbon connector to the new drive ? I guess I should wait until it arrives first. Can you clear me up please on how to make sure the connector is correctly incerted into the new drive please ?
Also I am missuing the hard drive braclet and two screws, any idea where I can find these. I am searching the net but no luck so far ?
Thanks again,
bruce.

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Hi, all. I'm shopping around for a SSD to replace the mechanical drive in the new W520 I just purchased, and would like some input. I know that performance tends to improve in higher capacity drives, but I'd like to keep my SSD budget under $350. Right now, the 128GB Crucial m4 (approx. $240) is looking like a good drive for that price range. Can anyone think of a faster/larger capacity SSD in my price range?
I know that the Vertex 3, the first of the SandForce-2000 drives, is now out, and it seems to be insanely fast. I'd like to get one for my laptop, but I'm probably not going to spring for that particular drive, because of several W520 users having issues fitting it in the case. Should I wait until more SandForce-2000 drives are out before buying a solid-state drive?
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Hi tek and welcome to the forum,
Whatever you choose you don't have to buy a new license for Windows. If you do have a standard Windows installaton media (same edition as the one that came with your computer) the key you can find on a sticker under your computer or behind the battery should work fine. So if the key is for Windows 7 Prof you need a Windows 7 Prof media kit. The automatic internet activation will fail and you will be given a list of phone numbers to activate by phone. Choose the correct phone number for your country and do a automatic activation by phone (don't need to talk to anyone).
Another option would be to use the recovery media set from Lenovo and it should work fine with the SSD and no need to buy a new Windows license. I never tried this approach, but it should work.
Using a tool to create a image and recover on the SSD should work as well. The only issue i can think of is the SSD alignment which is important for the write speed. There are some more details about the SSD alignment here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/113967-ssd-alignment.html
Whether or not Ghost handle this and make sure the alignment is correct i don't know.
Here is also a calculator to check if the alignment is correct if you decide to try Ghost or some other tool:
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/157
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SSD option for iMac when working off external worth it.

Ordering the maxed out iMac 27 i7 16g ram etc. is the SSD helpful if I work off externals for all my media etc.
I have the Air and see the boost for start up and application load times. Other than that is it really a boost for working with say FCP with media on an external drive.
I would assume the boost only helps if the files are on the actual ssd which given its size is not possible.
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Just could use 600$ in other areas if I only gain a fast startup and fast app loading.
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Thank you and so well spoken baltwo
I have gotten so much "your crazy" from my buddy for spending tha max on everything else why not just SSD.
Just seemed at 600$ what's the gain if all my content is bottle necked on a second drive Or external....what's the point. Rather spend that cash on proper backing up solutions etc.
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Ok, I've recently ran a system test in BIOS for the HDD. Short test>passed Long test>failed (almost immediatly). I spoke with HP support and they were awesome. I have a new drive on the way, no cost to me at all. While chatting with the tech I asked if i could upgrade to a faster & larger drive. Well that was out of the question but he also told me that I couldn't get a faster drive, only larger. Currently i have a 5400rpm 320G drive. He told me I could go to a 5400rpm 500G, my user manual states that there are 7200rpm models that go in this dv6-1122us. So
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16GB RAM upgrade + an SSD upgrade (biggest wallet can afford).
However, if it is a 13" model, there is an inescapable wall, since those carry just a single GPU and share the video memory with the rest of the apps. 15" and 17" models have a higher powered, separate and autoswitching GPU and up to 1GB of dedicated VRAM.

Looking For 2009 Xserve SSD Option Parts

I just purchased a "new" fully loaded 2009 Xserve that has everything except the SSD option and I need it. Anybody here have a source for the 3 parts besides eBay and Amazon? The part numbers are...
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Chuck

Chris,
Have you used Impact before? I have attempted to order these parts from 2 vendors now who have advertised them as "in stock" only to have them subsequently cancel my order after putting holds on my bank account funds because they didn't really have the parts to begin with. Apparently it's accepted behavior to advertise the entirety of Apple's part catalog and hope somebody will order something, whether you have the things you have advertised or not. The picture Impact has posted of the drive isn't even close to the specs of the real drive, so I'm suspicious.
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My motherboard has enough intel SATA ports to run one through its chipset, but I've heard that can be problematic and wont perform as well.
What would be the best budget option for a small RAID? Are there any affordable RAID cards out there that would fit my needs? I could probably part with $300 for a card. I'll get 4 WD RE4 drives for the raid.
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Areca ARC-1320-8i seems like the best option - or a variation of it (like ARC-1320-4i4x) - as long as you get four internal ports. It's right around $300.
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Okay, since my OWC Rack unit appears to be defective (affecting performance and some issues cosmetically) the unit will likely be returned. I'm now reconsidering my options. I think I will want to go with a RAID that has the enterprise drives and that requires the PCI controller card since this seem to be more flexible and that they seem to offer better performance then the Oxford 936 chip offers. Also, I'd forgotten how slow that FW 800 really is--what was I thinking?
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FYI: I plan to use my RAID for: everything except the startup drive. Mail, pics, using Aperture, video (using Final Cut Studio), iTunes library and much more. I see that the Aperture library works best on an SSD, does it make sense to put the OS on a separate volume from the AP library?
BTW: I originally thought that the QUAD interface on the boxes like the OWC unit would be nice because I could use it with my MacBook Pro in a pinch....
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I do like rack mountable equipment but this is not required, I currently have:
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I have for many years used and advocated RAID0 (that is striped) with good backup, largely due to the limitations of the number of drives that fit in a Mac Pro case, and cost per GB. Real-time redundancy does not IMO make sense for our kind of images work. RAID5, 6, 10 solutions all require more drives than easily fit in a Mac Pro, making them expensive relatively complex external solutions not suitable for most of us.
Today with a new MP I would put OS and apps and Referenced-Masters Library on an SSD (perhaps in the extra optical drive slot), two fast internal drives in RAID0 for images and two least cost internal drives for backup. Least cost externals for off site backup.
Mirrored drives are about as fast for our usages as RAID0 but they cost twice as much per GB and take up twice the number of slots. And like I said IMO real-time redundancy is inappropriate for images work (e.g. real-time redundancy duplicates mistakes/errors instantly, whereas backup we do when things are known to be good). We need *routine backup* rather than +real time redundancy.+
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http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/u-series/u430-touch
I tried several other types like YOGA, but don't see any configuration options also.
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Hello mag20, welcome to this forum.
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