Thinkpad X60, SATA3 SSD in SATA1 Slot ?

[lambch0ps]

Hey, im looking to upgrade my thinkpad with an SSD, but I heard that the thinkpads x60 only have SATA1 support as well as support for a maximum of 3GBs of usable RAM.

The thing is, I understand that I wouldnt be able to utilise the complete bandwith, but would a SATA3 drive work on the SATA1 Slot ?

Something like this :

http://www.iibuy.com.au/samsung-25-128g ... 27985.html

Would it be recognised and would it 'work' in the conventional sense ?

Also, I understand that the Thinkpad x60 is also limited to DDR2 ram, but can I insert DDR3 RAM anyways ?
Something like this ?

http://www.iibuy.com.au/corsair-2gb-ddr ... p1835.html

For some reason DDR2 Ram seems to be more expensive than DDR3 Ram.

[Tasurinchi]

but I heard that the thinkpads x60 only have SATA1 support as well as support for a maximum of 3GBs of usable RAM.

That's correct.

Also, I understand that the Thinkpad x60 is also limited to DDR2 ram, but can I insert DDR3 RAM anyways ?

Nope, they may look similar but DDR3 RAM doesn't physically fit in a DDR2 RAM slot

Unfortunately I cannot comment about a SATA-3 working without problems in a SATA-I Thinkpad. Physically it's the same connector and I guess the drives are backwards compatible, but I did never try

Hope this helps...

[Cigarguy]

Yes that should work. Don't expect r/w speed to be anywhere near 520 MB/s, it'll be closer to 120-145 MB/s which is still significantly faster than a HDD. The nice thing is if you ever upgraded the SSD will come in handy.

[twistero]

Yes, a SATA3 drive will work in a SATA1 slot. I have a SanDisk Extreme SSD (SATA3) in my X60 tablet and it works fine.

[lambch0ps]

Thanks for youre replies guys. Too bad that DDR2 ram seems to be relatively expensive. On the other hand though, I probably wont need to buy much more of it after upgrading this laptop.

Cheers.