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What SSD would be good with X201?
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:25 pm
by lumenite
I want to upgrade my X101 by replacing HDD with SSD.
What specs should I look into?
Is Samsung SSD as in the following link working with my laptop?
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM)
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-500GB-In ... 0781Z7Y3S/
Additionally, is there any way to duplicate my current HDD (128GB) to a new SSD (500GB) ? I do not want to reinstall everything again.
Re: What SSD would be good with X201?
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:34 pm
by ajkula66
That Samsung SSD will work just fine.
I'm against cloning from HDD to SSD, but if you *absolutely must* clone the drive, Clonezilla is the way to go IMO/IME.
Re: What SSD would be good with X201?
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:02 pm
by Thinkpad4by3
ajkula66 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:34 pm
That Samsung SSD will work just fine.
I'm against cloning from HDD to SSD, but if you *absolutely must* clone the drive, Clonezilla is the way to go IMO/IME.
Same for against cloning...but personally I've used Acronis True Image with great success.
Re: What SSD would be good with X201?
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:00 am
by lumenite
Thinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:02 pm
ajkula66 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:34 pm
That Samsung SSD will work just fine.
I'm against cloning from HDD to SSD, but if you *absolutely must* clone the drive, Clonezilla is the way to go IMO/IME.
Same for against cloning...but personally I've used Acronis True Image with great success.
What issues would cloning bring about?
I found something interesting on Samsung website, which provides Data Migration Program for their SSDs. I will try it at first.
Re: What SSD would be good with X201?
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:01 am
by Thinkpad4by3
lumenite wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:00 am
Thinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:02 pm
Same for against cloning...but personally I've used Acronis True Image with great success.
What issues would cloning bring about?
I found something interesting on Samsung website, which provides Data Migration Program for their SSDs. I will try it at first.
I believe when you install to an HDD, it does some HDD optimizations that don't work on an SSD. I did a clone and it was much slower than a fresh install and a driver load.
Re: What SSD would be good with X201?
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:48 am
by lumenite
Thinkpad4by3 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:01 am
lumenite wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:00 am
What issues would cloning bring about?
I found something interesting on Samsung website, which provides Data Migration Program for their SSDs. I will try it at first.
I believe when you install to an HDD, it does some HDD optimizations that don't work on an SSD. I did a clone and it was much slower than a fresh install and a driver load.
Hmmm. New wine needs new skin? In spite of time and effort, I will take your advice. Thank you.