Intel SSD 520??
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Aye. I have a Intel 520 in my laptop. Works a treat. My scores seem a bit higher than yours but it could be because it's the 240Gb version. Usually the larger drives score a bit higher in benchmarks
Make sure your SATA controller is in AHCI mode, and install the Intel Rapid Storage drivers
Make sure your SATA controller is in AHCI mode, and install the Intel Rapid Storage drivers
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Same drive myself - it really is a lovely experience going to a modern SSD straight from normal HDDs. I'll post speeds when I get the lappy back, should be a couple of days (bad RAM, boo)
Only a 120 GB in mine so we'll see how it compares
Only a 120 GB in mine so we'll see how it compares
I have a 240GB in my desktop. It's beats the crap out of the first SSD I got (64GB Crucial c300).
I also put a 80GB 320 series in my old laptop (Lenovo X61) that my mum now has. That was lovely too. Perfect for Sata II machines.
I use them because they're supposed to deal well with power loss (my main PC is on 247 and we suffer 6 or so power cuts per year) - also ideal for mobile computing obv. Never had any problems with either.
I also put a 80GB 320 series in my old laptop (Lenovo X61) that my mum now has. That was lovely too. Perfect for Sata II machines.
I use them because they're supposed to deal well with power loss (my main PC is on 247 and we suffer 6 or so power cuts per year) - also ideal for mobile computing obv. Never had any problems with either.
I really cannot believe how much it transforms a machine! 
I have a ThinkPad with an i5 3210m 4GB and an 180 Intel 520 SSD also have HP Laptop with exactly the same specs but a 500GB Sata HDD. They are in a different league its madness to think how much an SSD really does make a difference. Every aspect of using the machine is so much quicker, we all talk about RAM and CPU been a very good upgrade but for me and SSD is just as important now! Never realised they would be so much difference!!
I have a ThinkPad with an i5 3210m 4GB and an 180 Intel 520 SSD also have HP Laptop with exactly the same specs but a 500GB Sata HDD. They are in a different league its madness to think how much an SSD really does make a difference. Every aspect of using the machine is so much quicker, we all talk about RAM and CPU been a very good upgrade but for me and SSD is just as important now! Never realised they would be so much difference!!