Anyone use an Express Card SSD to boot?

[kickFlip]

Hi, there,

I'm thinking of purchasing my first Apple computer soon (a Macbook Pro 17") and read about some users wanting to replace the DVD drive in their Macbooks (Superdrive?) with a Solid State Drive.

After poking around a bit, I found an Express Card SSD solution:

ExpressCard 34 Solid State Drive - 32GB :: Solid State Drives :: Memory Cards :: Delkin USA

Just wondering if anyone out there has used something like this too boot from? Could this be a viable alternative to replacing the Superdrive with an SSD?

Thoughts?

 

[JUKE179r]

It can be done for booting but I have read that the EC34 cards get extremely hot and fail/die after awhile of use.
You can read the reviews on similar SSD cards on NewEgg's site.

 

[kickFlip]

So, would the failing EC cards be just SSD's? Or do ANY EC cards overheat?

 

[JUKE179r]

The EC SSD cards overheat.
I think bad outweighs the good in trying to accomplish this:
PRO's

• very fast boot of OS X
• very fast read speeds
• inserted flush in EC slot
• no noise

CON's

• booting from SSD in EC slot is allowed only on cetain Mac's
• depending on certain models, write times are almost = to internal SATA HD write times
• overheats
• pricey for the amount of GB's that are on the market now
• application freeze (spinning ball)
• depending on certain models, dies after awhile

Some more info on doing this: Add an ExpressCard solid state drive to some MacBook Pros | Storage - Page 1 | Macworld