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Re:3x faster linux boot with e4rat by pygy_ on Monday May 07, 2012 @07:03AM (#3938485)
If your laptop has an optical dive which you don't use, you may be able to get the best of both world.

Put your HDD in the optcal drive bay, and the SSD in the main bay. Adapter frames exist, at least for Apple laptops.

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Re:3x faster linux boot with e4rat by ken on Monday May 07, 2012 @01:09PM (#3939880)
Good idea, though general consensus seems to be to put the SSD in the optical bay, and keep the HDD in the main bay, which (at least in Apple laptops) is the only one that supports the sudden-acceleration drop sensor.
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Re:3x faster linux boot with e4rat by pygy_ on Thursday May 10, 2012 @05:35PM (#3956204)
My old MBP had a PATA optical dirve bay connector. I didn't have the choice if in order to get the best performances.
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Re:3x faster linux boot with e4rat by rbanffy on Monday May 07, 2012 @07:31AM (#3938544)
Nope. No optical drive in there. It's a Vostro v131.

It would be lovely to fit both an SSD and an extra battery in all that space.

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