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maple's avatar
15 years ago
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so i just found out that a chinese company started making SSD's for old thinkpads (which used odd 1.8" drives). Brings them back to life. Cant wait to get one.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-KingSpec-1.8%22- … xZ20090522 ?IMSfp=TL090522155004r27952
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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link for the aforementioned

newegg has some ssd drives that are 1.8", but the ones they carry don't come in pata.

you can always just get a cf card like this because cf uses the pata interface. it should fit in a 1.8" hole.
maple's avatar
15 years ago
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maple
i like large datasets
i heard these king spec ssd's were waaay faster than a cf card though. plus dont you have the lower writes issue?

man. i have a x41T here with a dead drive. I want to swap the drive but I want to see if I can find a good X40 which I like much more. I'd take a slower X40 and trade thsi thing.

only cuz I have a replacement internal wificard I bought for it, but turns out it only works on the X40, i dont care for the tablet and actually dont like the monitor connection, the x40 is lighter, etc, etc

if only sleep/resume worked on the x60(s) i would just buy that and call it a day. dont know of any other laptops worth a shit on openbsd.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
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> dont you have the lower writes issue?

yah, i think so. i think the cf is just a very inexpensive solution. just something to consider. :)

> if only sleep/resume worked on the x60(s) i would just buy that and call it a day.

run netbsd!
maple's avatar
15 years ago
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maple
i like large datasets
what
it works!? netbsd used to be my favorite thing in the world. havent followed development in about 2 years though. if everything works for an x60 on netbsd ill go buy one tomorrow

any details?
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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it works on a t60, i think it should also work on an x60s.
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
I use suspend and resume all the time on my x60s, which rund NetBSD.
maple's avatar
15 years ago
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maple
i like large datasets
holy shit. moving back to netbsd maybe! awesome. bluet. does everything else work on it?

audio/wifi? those have intel video in them too dont they?
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15 years ago
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bluet
Audio and wifi is good.
maple's avatar
15 years ago
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maple
i like large datasets
awesome thanks.