vertex or core v2 for netbook?

JonJ678 · 16 Mar 2009 at 22:59

Pretty much as it sounds. I've just ordered a Samsung nc10, and wish to put an ssd in it.

I already own the core v2, its running my desktop at present. The vertex arrives with the samsung. Each system gets one, but I don't know which way around would be best.

Same capacity. Any thoughts?

VortexA1 · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:07

You put 'each system gets one, but I don't know which way around would be best'? Sorry whats the question again m8?

Do you mean would it be best to put the V2 in the Samsung?

[timko] · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:07

If it was me, I'd be putting the Vertex in the desktop and move the V2 over to the NC10. You would be more likely to do something that is more disk intensive on the desktop than the netbook... and this is the bit where you tell me you'll be running a server on the NC10 and only play minesweeper on desktop

JonJ678 · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:13

VortexA1: Two computers, two SSDs, so one drive for each computer

[timko]: I think thats what I'm inclined to do. The NC10 is unlikely to be as hard drive limited as a quad, so the faster drive for the faster computer seems sensible. I suspect the vertex to be better for battery life, but may have to do the quite time consuming testing of this myself.

malcolm · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:22

JonJ678 said:
VortexA1: Two computers, two SSDs, so one drive for each computer

[timko]: I think thats what I'm inclined to do. The NC10 is unlikely to be as hard drive limited as a quad, so the faster drive for the faster computer seems sensible. I suspect the vertex to be better for battery life, but may have to do the quite time consuming testing of this myself.

I put a small Core V2 in my Netbook (an Advent 4211, their clone of the MSI Wind) and the power consumption is not measurably different from the WD 80Gbyte SATA drive it replaced.

You have the Core V2 already so know how it performs. Having a Netbook free of moving parts is very slick!

JonJ678 · 16 Mar 2009 at 23:35

malcolm said:
I put a small Core V2 in my Netbook (an Advent 4211, their clone of the MSI Wind) and the power consumption is not measurably different from the WD 80Gbyte SATA drive it replaced.

That is very useful information, thank you. If those two differ so little, then I can discount power consumption from my choice completely.

V2 into the netbook it is I think. This also means that the most exciting hardware goes into the favoured computer, which I feel is how it should be.

Aye, the core runs well, as long as you protect it from having to do many tiny writes at once. I like these drives, cheers guys