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Anyone install aftermarket Solid State Drives in a Sony?

post #1 of 3
2/12/09 at 10:20pm
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I have a VGN-Z590. Pretty much fully loaded with blu-ray burner.

When I got my laptop I immediately swapped out the drive for a 300GB 7200 RPM drive.


I know they are still not cheap - but for right around $500 you can get 256MB SSD drives.

Has anyone done this? Have you seen any improvement in performance? I have been debating on doing this for several reasons.

1. Speed (is it really faster? I have read were some systems can boot up in 10 seconds)

2. Battery - has anyone seen an increase in battery life?

3. Heat & Sound - I assume the system is nearly silent with an SSD. How about heat - does it run cooler?

I would appreciate any feedback from anyone that has gone this route.
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post #2 of 3
2/14/09 at 3:21pm
Many forum users have swapped out HDD for SSD. Performance improvement is noted, not so transparent are battery and heat and noise.

I personally do not feel that it is yet a good investment in comp's improvement unless the price goes a bit lower still.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 3
2/15/09 at 9:41pm
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Originally Posted by jesseasi View Post
I have a VGN-Z590. Pretty much fully loaded with blu-ray burner.

When I got my laptop I immediately swapped out the drive for a 300GB 7200 RPM drive.


I know they are still not cheap - but for right around $500 you can get 256MB SSD drives.

Has anyone done this? Have you seen any improvement in performance? I have been debating on doing this for several reasons.

1. Speed (is it really faster? I have read were some systems can boot up in 10 seconds)

2. Battery - has anyone seen an increase in battery life?

3. Heat & Sound - I assume the system is nearly silent with an SSD. How about heat - does it run cooler?

I would appreciate any feedback from anyone that has gone this route.
Short answer -- it's worth it. I installed a 128gb drive in a z591ub and also an SR240N. The machine will boot and shutdown faster, the apps will start faster. The pain of installing in the Z can be kept to a minimum if you're careful with screws and are delicate how you remove the keyboard. I couldn't sqeeze the ssd into the drive housing but i was able to get the case shut cleanly and without any real problems. . Just take your time and expect to go through a dozen or so screws. It's not upgrade friendly like the RAM is.
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