Add an SSD HD option to all notebooks configurations

July 6, 2007

Posted By:  solostian

68 Votes

Status: Partially Implemented

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As notebook mobility is becoming more and more important, battery autonomy and NOT available disk space is becoming a major decisive factor.

It would thus be very useful to be able to build a notebook without the standard power guzzling hard drive.

A Solid State Device HD would lower heat generation and lower power consumption.


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Great idea! We are already offering SSDs on some of our products. http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/26/19139.aspx

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  • Feb 28, 2012     Comment Link

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    Posted By:
    Hyncharas

    I think what surprises me more is the lack of options avaiable to have an SSD to hold the OS, and then a separate HDD to hold data.  Independent retailers like CyberPower allow this on their own laptops, so why not Dell?
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  • Feb 24, 2012     Comment Link

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    Posted By: cunawarit

    I absolutelly agree with this! I also think it is something that will come naturally as SSD prices decrease. 
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  • Feb 22, 2012     Comment Link

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    Posted By: davet50

    I see storage size as a main stumbling block untill the price per mb comes down significantly.
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  • Jul 7, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: fongandrew

    @jmxz: Actually, the effects of SSDs on power consumption isn't a settled issue. See http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/06/new-report-says-ssds-are-in-fact-more-efficient/. Guess it depends on the test and SSD. Regardless, there should be an SSD option for all laptops. They're more "droppable", allow for faster startup times, and are much much quieter. Let users decide which drive option meets their needs best.
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  • Jul 2, 2008     Comment Link

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    Posted By: jmxz

    Quoting the Idea; "... a notebook without the standard power guzzling hard drive... A Solid State Device HD would lower heat generation and lower power consumption. " Actually, SSD's consume more power than notebook hard drives
    It ends up that the touted power savings of SSDs over their moving-parts-laden cousins are nonexistent. In fact, SSDs are sucking more power than conventional hard drives. How is this possible? Tom's Hardware thinks they know. While moving hard drives have higher power requirements on paper, in reality, those peaks are only reached when random data is being searched out. On average, these drives have become very power efficient and rarely peak even when data is being accessed. SSDs, on the other hand, pretty much have an "on" mode and an "off" mode. That's it. So while you are using your hard drive, that mode is pretty much always going to be the "on" one. SSD manufacturers haven't focused on other power saving principles at this time. And until they do, don't expect things to get any better. Note: the benchmarks were all completed on the same Dell laptop. A 5400 RPM hard drive would have even lower power consumption than the 7200 RPM model tested.
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  • Aug 8, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: nicopoon

    And Eurocom too!
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  • Aug 8, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: nicopoon

    Yep... just wanted to add my upcoming buyer's vote. I'll definitely get a notebook with 64GB SSD, whoever has it then. TOshiba already does.
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  • Aug 8, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: nicopoon

    But still not on Vostros or Inspirons...
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  • Jul 20, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: dell_admin5

    Great idea! We are already offering SSDs on some of our products. http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/26/19139.aspx
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  • Jul 20, 2007     Comment Link

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    Posted By: dell_admin5

    Changed status to **PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED**.