eBay deal but they seem to have lots in stock. 32GB M.2 SSD Not the largest but handy if you want to use a free M.2 slot for cache or to dual boot a laptop (I've got linux on it) £12.99 delivered
To create an ultra-fast, low-latency portable USB drive - up to 450MB/s!
piginabox to malachi
7 Jul 163#2
Sure about that? Plenty tablets come with 32GB. My Linx 10 does and it's fine. Horses for courses.
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malachi
7 Jul 16#1
Too small even as a bootable drive for Windows. Great for certain distros of Linux though.
piginabox to malachi
7 Jul 163#2
Sure about that? Plenty tablets come with 32GB. My Linx 10 does and it's fine. Horses for courses.
flamethrower to malachi
7 Jul 16#16
32 bit win 10 should be perfectly fine
BubaMan
7 Jul 16#3
Yeah, you need to compress the Windows installation though (which will slow it down slightly): COMPACT.EXE /CompactOS:always
rvcshart
7 Jul 16#4
Ideal as a cache drive tho.
My HP laptop has a slot just for these that can only be used for cache drives. Well, you can use it for boot drive but tediously.
booper to rvcshart
7 Jul 16#13
Would that be done in the bios? Or in the software eg Adobe After effect?
HarryFenner
7 Jul 16#5
How long do we reckon these drives might have been in use? Can we estimate how much life they've got left in them? Seller's description says they've been pulled from Dell laptops (and does mention 90 day return policy, which sounds good).
CampGareth to HarryFenner
7 Jul 161#6
Says pulled from new dell laptops so I guess these are cache drives being resold. If the description's accurate though they should have no wear.
Word of warning though they're not fast, I've got a 128GB liteon SSD in my dell venue 11 pro and it's fine most of the time but has poor 4k random performance and sometimes stutters.
piginabox
7 Jul 16#7
What operating system is on it?
HarryFenner
7 Jul 16#8
Thanks for the info on your experience. I'm just looking to replace the OS disk (2007-era 500GB, Western Digital) on my old Vostro 200 MT, so I think I'd still be winning!
xela333
7 Jul 16#9
But does your Dell laptop have the m.2 connection this requires?
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32GB M.2 SSD
Not the largest but handy if you want to use a free M.2 slot for cache or to dual boot a laptop (I've got linux on it)
£12.99 delivered
42mm size but comes with a bracket too
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZTC-Thunder-Enclosure-NGFF-M-2/dp/B00KQ4LNJC
To create an ultra-fast, low-latency portable USB drive - up to 450MB/s!
All comments (38)
COMPACT.EXE /CompactOS:always
My HP laptop has a slot just for these that can only be used for cache drives. Well, you can use it for boot drive but tediously.
Word of warning though they're not fast, I've got a 128GB liteon SSD in my dell venue 11 pro and it's fine most of the time but has poor 4k random performance and sometimes stutters.
But does your Dell laptop have the m.2 connection this requires?