Many SSDs could easily blow away that legacy spinning drive in your notebook, but there’s always room for improvement. Samsung’s 830-series SSD packs 64, 128, 256, and 512GB capacities and full support for SATA’s 6Gbps max throughput which is a 100 percent boost over Samsung’s previous generation drive. Release is coming in October with pricing to follow.
You might remember the slim ASUS EEE PC X101 from Computex 2011. If not there isn’t much wait as it will be hitting stores in July. There are currently two options for operating systems which really change the price on this ultra-slim netbook. A Windows 7 version will retail at $309 while a MeeGo OS version will cost as little as $199.
Asus Eee PC X101 Specifications
Engadget Hands On Video
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Here are some quick benchmarks to compare and contrast standard hard disk drives vs solid state drives.
Installation of Windows 7 | Installation of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
SSD: 19 minutes vs HDD: 22 minutes | SSD: 24 minutes vs HDD: 29 minutes
Booting Windows 7 | OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
SSD: 21.5 seconds vs HDD: 48.3 seconds | SSD: 22 seconds vs HDD: 37 seconds
Copying a 10GB File on Windows 7 | OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
SSD: 77 seconds vs HDD: 321 seconds | SSD: 114 seconds vs HDD: 376 seconds
Opening a 1080p Video on Windows 7 | OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
SSD: 7 seconds vs HDD: 11 seconds | SSD: 11 seconds vs HDD: 13 seconds
Multi-tasking on Windows 7 | OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
The multi task test consists of scanning a large folder with a virus scanner, while at the same time copying a folder and decompressing a zip file
SSD: 2.42 minutes vs HDD: 3.22 minutes | SSD: 2.46 minutes vs HDD: 3.29 minutes
Battery Life
On both machines battery life rose ~ 20%; primary due to the fact that SSDs do not have to spin and no mechanic moving parts such as the arm.
Comparison Video
Source [Accelerate Your Mac][Storage Search][Computer World]
