is a mini PCIe SSD worth it?

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Published on 2010-06-03T13:42:51Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 13:45 UTC
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Question: Is getting a mini-PCIe worth investing in?


Info: I have a an Acer Aspire 1 n270. It has this mini PCIe slot that is just sitting there empty. I would like to change this, and I would like to speed up my boot time. So I've been considering getting a mini-PCIe SSD. They are about the same price as faster same size drives of the 2.5" variation. The advantage of the mini-PCIe card is that I can have my HDD still. So I have good boot time, but still have the storage of my HDD.

What I want to know is:

  1. will this allow me to spin down the HDD more often allowing me to save power?
  2. Will the OS (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) see them as separate drives?
  3. Is there anything that the mini-PCIe slot could be better used for?

Thanks. ~n

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