Thinkpad T440s: do I want a m.2 msata ssd?

[Matt Price]

On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 5:58 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> | From: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>
>
> | > 2.  The original 16G mSATA is used "for caching purposes only"
> | > according to the tech specs.  What exactly does this mean?  Is this
> | > something we can use under Linux?  And is there any reason to believe
> | > one would or would not be able to boot from one of these drives?
> |
> | That is just how Windows chooses to use it in the default setup.
>
> I think that Intel has some trademarked "technology" to do this.  I
> assume that it is just a driver thing (for Windows).
>
> 16G is big enough for just the OS.  Not a stupid setup.
>
> But would not buy a 16G mSATA drive.  The sweet spot (price/size)
> shifts, but I think that 120G is a pretty good choice these days.  Don't
> get it from Lenovo -- try NCIX, Canada Computers, NewEgg, Memory Express,
> etc.  You may choose to wait for a sale.

because this laptop uses the  42mm M.2 standard, there aren't a lot of
choices; actually amazon was the only vendor I could really find!

>
> Superstition: SSD fails more drastically than HDD.  Even more
> incentive to get your backup system right.

yep, better get to work on that...



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