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Solid State

Forum discussion tagged with Solid State.
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    Solved! Buying a laptop for school

    I know all these laptops are overpowered for just school, however, I want something nice to last me for a while. I would like opinions on which computer I should get. I will say I am wanting a light and nice looking laptop. I like the internal specs of the Spectre in the first link, but not the...
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    what ssd will work in my toshiba

    what type of solid state drive will work in my toshiba
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    brand new NVME solid state drive gets hot

    As the topic might suggest, I have problem with my laptop's SSD, which I've just purchased. I got it It gets really hot during normal tasks like light web surfing or memory light tasks. It always stays at 50 to 55 degrees Celsius. Is this normal or I have to have it replaced?
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    What can I get for $2000?

    Hey guys, I am starting a hardcore gaming series and I am looking to buy a upgradable laptop under $2000. The laptop should have: 1) Core i7 (you cant upgrade a processor in a laptop) 2) 500gb HDD 3) ram extendable to 32GB DDR4 4) An upgradable graphics card 5) maximum 18 inches 6) No...
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    Randomly computer screen freezes up and computer is unresponsive to crtl+alt+delete

    Hello tech geniuses and tech wizards, I humbly ask for your help as a simple computer owner. I own a Dell inspiron 15 7560 laptop. It’s a beautiful piece of machinery that I paid a lot of money for (at least I think it was a lot), so it really bothers me when it doesn’t work right. I used to...
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    Need to find a laptop with the following specs...

    Hi all, I need a laptop with the following MINIMUM specs. As much as I appreciate opinions, only after models which have the all following as a starting point. -16GB RAM - A good processor (i7 or later) - A Solid State Drive Thank you!
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    dell inspiron 7559 trying to install ssd

    i bought new dell inspiron 7559 and trying to install 128GB M.2 solid state drive from old toshiba laptop. when bootup it ask for password that i never set.
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    RAM Upgrade or Storage upgrade? On a Budget.

    Hey guys, I'm looking for some help with upgrading my computer, and I'm pretty new to the tech industry. And I'm only trying to spend about $160 at most. 7 months ago I bought a Dell Inspirion 15 7000 7567 Gaming Laptop. SPECS: -7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Quad Core -Windows 10 Home...
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    Dual Boot System

    :bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce: Hi There In Cyber World: Could anyone out here please give me clear instructions on how to make a dual boot system on my Laptop. I have two solid state hard drives; one internal and one external. I want to use both of them separately using Windows 10 on both...
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    What 1 tb solid state hard drive do I need red for a aspire 5750-9851 laptop?

    I want to use an an ssd and also add 4 gb ddr3 memory.
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    Which gaming laptop?

    I am buying a gaming laptop for university and I am stuck between two laptops: MSI GT73VR Titan Pro i7-6820hk gtx 1080 512GB SSD Super Raid 4 1TB HDD 2400 32GB DDR4 (overkill) 17.3" 120Hz PC Specialist Octane III i7-7700(k) gtx 1080 256GB Samsung SM961 1TB WD Black HDD 2400 16GB DDR4 17.3"...
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    Disabling RAID-0 on ASUS ROG G701VIK-GB040R

    Hey there, The ASUS ROG G701VIK-GB040R seems to suit most of my needs from the given specs. Before buying, I would like a confirmation, that the two installed SSD can be used with disabled RAID - as I need to have two OS installed. Some threats point out, that this could be a problem with the...
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    MSI GE60 0ND and an mSATA

    Hey everyone! I've had my MSI GE60 0ND for a few years already, and I've been wanting to put an mSATA into it. After researching, I believe this laptop can have an mSATA (along with having the original HDD) put into it. I just wanted to confirm with you guys to make sure it is actually possible...
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    My main drive ssd read write is maxed out, and the OS responds slowly

    I have a solid state drive and hdd. Everything started running awkwardly after I booted and I checked my task manager and my c drive is maxed out utility wise even though I'm not doing anything . When I attempt to do anything it takes a long time and sometimes the mouse or action freezes and...
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    Can I order a Lenovo ThinkPad P50 with two 2.5" drives?

    On the Lenovo website, I'm building a P50, and I no drive selected for "first hard disk drive," but I have a 256GB SATA3 OPAL 2.0 for "second hard disk/first solid state" option. Then there's an option for a "second solid state" which I can check, also a SATA3 OPAL 2.0 The SATA3 OPLA 2.0 is a...
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    Looking for the best value laptop that isn't total garbage.

    What is the most inexpensive/best value laptop or netbook with at least 4gb of RAM and a solid state hard drive that runs Windows? I don't want to spend over $500 and all of the options seem to have some serious cons. Anyone have any recommendations?
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    How much do solid state drives extend runtime?

    anecdotal evidence suggests that SSD greatly extend runtime. Is that so?
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    SSD Running Hot now AC power is not bringing computer on

    I bought this computer Jan 2016 with the solid state drive. It has always run hot and I thought the SSD s didn't do that. Today I let the battery run out and when I connected the ac adapter on, I got nothing. My husband is taking the battery out and running that process. Why is the SSd...
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    Upgrading my audio setup.

    I am currently using using the Sennheiser hd800 open-back headphones with the O2+ODAC REV amp/dac with 0 modifications. I've heard the hd800 is a very picky headphone when it comes to amps, but I am not entirely sure what that means. I understand that tube amps sound different than solid state...
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    Should I sell my Mac?

    Summer 2012 Macbook Pro: i5 2.5ghz processor battery health at 90% 128gb SSD OS Mavericks I was wondering how much I could sell it for because I've been using a boot camp partition for a few weeks and I'd rather just buy a windows laptop. I was also thinking about using an Optibay(taking out...