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SSD in old CoreDuo machine?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 926170" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Sure, an SSD will work fine in that model. Your disk controller only supports SATA speeds (1.5 Gb/s), but even the best MLC SSDs can only read at about 250 Mb/s, not to mention slower write speeds of 220 Mb/s. </p><p></p><p>What you have to look out for though is capacity. SSDs will slow down when the volume is at or near capacity. So, although the prices are attractive on 128MB SSDs right now, if they're filled to the brim, you can expect slower performance. Also, performance varies widely on MLC SSDs due to the predominance of crappy controllers in bargain-bin SSD drives. I would recommend one of the Intel X-25 series drives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 926170, member: 24098"] Sure, an SSD will work fine in that model. Your disk controller only supports SATA speeds (1.5 Gb/s), but even the best MLC SSDs can only read at about 250 Mb/s, not to mention slower write speeds of 220 Mb/s. What you have to look out for though is capacity. SSDs will slow down when the volume is at or near capacity. So, although the prices are attractive on 128MB SSDs right now, if they're filled to the brim, you can expect slower performance. Also, performance varies widely on MLC SSDs due to the predominance of crappy controllers in bargain-bin SSD drives. I would recommend one of the Intel X-25 series drives. [/QUOTE]
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