Need SSD... but in IDE

[msf]

I have an old-ish tablet PC (HP TC1100 to be exact) whose IDE drive died recently. If I want to replace it with an SSD, what are my options?

Also, are there adapters that will let me use SATA drives and are small enough to use in laptops? Thanks in advance.

 

[masteryoda34]

I doubt you will find much.

 

[betaflame]

There are a few, they are small and expensive, don't do it. Whatever you are doing on the tablet does not need an SSD.

 

[silverpig]

I don't know you'd be able to find one that'd fit in a tablet.

 

[betaflame]

They should: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820208431

Just like most laptops

 

[alcoholbob]

They are almost all Jmicron JMF601-based drives except the MTRON SLC drive which costs a small fortune.

 

[WobbleWobble]

You can checkout the RunCore line

 

[taltamir]

i am in similar boat, the short of it is, you cannot do it.

There are some crappy jmicron SSD that have IDE, but the jmicron controller is so bad that you are better off with a regular spindle drive. Which is why I am simply gonna have to make do with a spindle drive in my laptop, I suggest you do the same.

 

[msf]

Thanks for the replies. However, a month later, Runcore still isn't shipping their SSD's.
I'm ok with slower speeds; I mostly need an SSD for reading PDF files. Any other options?

 

[daw123]

Originally posted by: msf
Thanks for the replies. However, a month later, Runcore still isn't shipping their SSD's.
I'm ok with slower speeds; I mostly need an SSD for reading PDF files. Any other options?

.PDFs? That doesn't make sense unless they are incredibly large files.

 

[msf]

I use the tablet to read PDF's. I need an SSD to withstand motion, which HDD's cannot do.

 

[zagood]

I was just about to say, must not a performance thing, must be motion/impact.

Quick google check found this, no idea on the actual performance.
TRANSCEND TS64GSSD25-M 64gb
http://www.google.com/products...roup&ct=title&resnum=4

edit: heh...I should click on previous posters links first.

p.s. if the OS is small enough, they make a 32gb too for around $100.

 

[Emulex]

hp 2730p with intel X18-m are often found in the hp business outlet.

pull 250mb/s reads. slower LV 1.86 dual core but with 3gb and that hella fast gen-1 X18-m it does quite a good job. real wacom digitizer none of that crap n-trig.

 

[PandaBear]

I'd use a "professional" CF card with an adapter. Those professional cards are usually with SLC memory and therefore last longer even if the wear leveling algorithm isn't well written (the biggest challenges in SSD).

SanDisk Extreme IV, Lexar, Kingston with speed 300x and above are all good.

Disclaimer: I work for SanDisk