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Would this SSD work with X220?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:57 pm
by hyde
After seeing how amazingly fast my coworker's carbon x1 is, I decided to look into getting an SSD.
Found this on SD today for $50
http://slickdeals.net/f/7646948-128gb-m ... ipping?v=1
Would it work?
What kind of software do you use to transfer the contents of your HDD to SSD?
Re: Would this SSD work with X220?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:14 pm
by ajkula66
No, it will not work since X220 doesn't have a M.2 slot.
It does have a mSATA slot if you are willing to give up WWAN, along with the "regular" HDD bay.
Personally, I always advise against cloning a spinning drive to an SSD and suggest a clean install.
Re: Would this SSD work with X220?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 2:11 pm
by hyde
ajkula66 wrote:No, it will not work since X220 doesn't have a M.2 slot.
It does have a mSATA slot if you are willing to give up WWAN, along with the "regular" HDD bay.
Personally, I always advise against cloning a spinning drive to an SSD and suggest a clean install.
Thank you. I can definitely try that but my recovery is located on spinning drive. Is it possible to do a clean install by using the recovery portion on HDD and install the brand new setup in SDD?
I don't have WWAN and I can give up the regular HDD bay then. Otherwise what would be the best way since there is no recovery media.
I am getting ready to buy this, which I see as a good deal at $135 for 250GB
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TGIVTP2/ref ... B00U2G8PUO
Or this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX200-250 ... B00RQA6LFA
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-256GB-mSA ... B00IRRDJ4W
Although I can't tell the difference between the two Crucial ones listed above.
Re: Would this SSD work with X220?
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:37 pm
by ajkula66
My pick would be MX200, followed by M550. I'd stay away from EVO due to its use of inferior TLC NAND.
Happy shopping.
Re: Would this SSD work with X220?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:56 am
by hyde
ajkula66 wrote:My pick would be MX200, followed by M550. I'd stay away from EVO due to its use of inferior TLC NAND.
Happy shopping.
MX200 it is, then! Thanks for the feedback.
Side-Question: I thought we needed to remove the HDD, it looks as if X220 does not require HDD to be removed, is this correct?
I had no idea, does this mean we can have dual boot with SSD being clean install (restored from Q:) and HDD "old" install?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ48LTWo9CI
Re: Would this SSD work with X220?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:37 pm
by hyde
Hmm, Amazon Q&A had a response from Crucial claiming MX200 doesn't work with X220.. That's strange.