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March 13th, 2014 17:00

M4800 SSD Upgrade

What's the best way to add a SSD to the M4800? Replace hard drive with SATA SSD or add a mSATA SSD to the WWAN/mSATA slot? Is there any speed difference between mSATA slot and the main hard drive location? The manual says:

Drives configurations:
M4800
one internal 2.5 inch SATA HDD/SSD (SATA3) + one mSATA SSD (SATA2)

Optical Drive:
Interface•
SATA 1 (1.5 Gb/s)•
SATA 2 (3.0 Gb/s)

So if I install it in the mSATA slot or optical bay the speed would be limited to half that of the hard drive bay, correct?

  • ejn63

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    Posted March 13th, 2014 18:00

    Yes, that's correct.  Maximum speed is by replacing the hard drive with a 2.5" SSD.

  • akaseahawk

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    Posted September 17th, 2014 22:00

    Just wanted to add...

    It is possible that the manual is wrong (misprints do happen). The mSATA interface is SATA 3, as confirmed by user tests and a "company representative" directly posting on the notebook review website.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-latitude-vostro-precision/711162-news-haswell-based-mobile-precision-m6800-46.html#post9392881

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    Posted March 14th, 2014 18:00

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