Is this as fast as SSD (Solid State Disk) drives

[b348xyx]

hi,


i need to know if this Transcend - 32 GB ExpressCard/34 Solid State Disk is as fast as having a build in SSD drive....


i have a 500GB hardrive in my macbook pro atm... slow 5400rpm for disk space.... but i am think of getting this 32gb SSD for the expresscard slot for loading couple games.... for faster loading speeds


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-ExpressCard-Solid-State-Disk/dp/B000SK9DLY

Thanks

Karl

 

[RKpro]

No express card slot isn't anywhere near the speed of a SATA connection inside your computer. And that particular drive is probably marginally faster than a USB thumb drive.

 

[b348xyx]

No express card slot isn't anywhere near the speed of a SATA connection inside your computer. And that particular drive is probably marginally faster than a USB thumb drive.

so do you think... it will be alot faster then my 5400rpm drive for read speeds ??


cheers karl

 

[b348xyx]

canceled orderd for now...

 

[xoggyux]

that SSD connects to the "usb part" of the express card slot the official speeds are:
Read up to 18MB/s, Write up to 8MB/s
which is ~ usb sticks (my contour usb thumbdrive claims 22mb/s and 15mb/s if I am not mistaken)
also my 5400rpm HDD can do 43MB/s (more than twice the SSD)
conclusion that SDD is ****, if you can cancel the order I'd rush and do that.

 

[J the Ninja]

Check how it uses the ExpressCard. If you want something approaching a built-in SATA drive, it will need to use the slot in PCIe x1 mode, not USB mode.