DejaWiz
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Hello [H]orde!
I have an Acer Aspire 5741G spec'd as such:
-i5-430M
-4GB RAM DDR3-1066
-Radeon Mobility 5470 w/ dedicated 512MB
-15.6" 1366x768
-320GB 5400RPM SATAII
-Bluray/DVD±RW combo
I use this mostly for web browsing and email, but I do have a handful of games on it for entertainment when I travel:
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
GTAIII
GTA:VC
Star Wars: Jedi Academy
Half Life 2
...and a few others.
I'm thinking about getting an SSD for it, and my primary concerns are low idle/load power consumption and price.
I'm a huge Samsung 830 and Crucial M4 fan, but the higher power draw of these drives kind of concerns me. So far, it looks like the best ratio of cost/lowest power draw is the Kingston HyperX 3K. I'm not a fan of Sandforce powered SSD's, but I'm willing to overlook that if it's in a reliable drive from a reliable brand.
I'm wanting an SSD in the 240GB to 256GB capacity range.
Any recommendations and advice are greatly appreciated!
I have an Acer Aspire 5741G spec'd as such:
-i5-430M
-4GB RAM DDR3-1066
-Radeon Mobility 5470 w/ dedicated 512MB
-15.6" 1366x768
-320GB 5400RPM SATAII
-Bluray/DVD±RW combo
I use this mostly for web browsing and email, but I do have a handful of games on it for entertainment when I travel:
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
GTAIII
GTA:VC
Star Wars: Jedi Academy
Half Life 2
...and a few others.
I'm thinking about getting an SSD for it, and my primary concerns are low idle/load power consumption and price.
I'm a huge Samsung 830 and Crucial M4 fan, but the higher power draw of these drives kind of concerns me. So far, it looks like the best ratio of cost/lowest power draw is the Kingston HyperX 3K. I'm not a fan of Sandforce powered SSD's, but I'm willing to overlook that if it's in a reliable drive from a reliable brand.
I'm wanting an SSD in the 240GB to 256GB capacity range.
Any recommendations and advice are greatly appreciated!