What is your hot setup on the ep121 for max performance and storage capacity? I wondered since some people have their ep121's now, that there might have been some upgrades for performance and storage capacity on these units and wondered what those setups were. Lets make this the thread for upgrades. Like there apparently might be some 128GB p4 ssd's available out there. What did you do to max out turbo boost and what sd cards are the best for maximizing storage on the ep121? Is it possible to upgrade the processor to a similar core i5 with higher specs since the processors is not soldered on? What is your hot setup on the ep121 for max performance and storage capacity? I wondered since some people have their ep121's now, that there might have been some upgrades for performance and... » Read More What is your hot setup on the ep121 for max performance and storage capacity? I wondered since some people have their ep121's now, that there might have been some upgrades for performance and storage capacity on these units and wondered what those setups were. Lets make this the thread for upgrades. Like there apparently might be some 128GB p4 ssd's available out there. What did you do to max out turbo boost and what sd cards are the best for maximizing storage on the ep121? Is it possible to upgrade the processor to a similar core i5 with higher specs since the processors is not soldered on? « Show Less
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In the start menu type defrag and press enter. You can see the schedule there.
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Calibrating the touch screen in Windows 7 really helped.1. Tap the Start button, Control Panel and then Hardware and Sound. 2. Under Tablet Pc Settings, tap Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input. 3. On the Display tab, under Display options, tap Calibrate and then Yes to allow the program to make changes. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the touch screen. This info is from the web
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How DOES one disable the Auto Defrag? Is that something that needs to be done from the recovery CD?(Sorry, new to Windows 7. Coming off of Macs at work)
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@Stephen, the handwriting recognition is pretty good, but can fail. Try writing gmail. :)
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Well my Eee Slate is coming today, much like all of you I am patiently waiting to start using this slate after posting in this forum since its infancy and watching nearly every user video, finding every picture of it, and reading about it as much as possible. I want to know what all of you are going to do to increase your storage capacity via either a large SD card and a larger SSD to boost the measly onboard storage. I think we have determined that there are not any 6GB or 8GB ram modules being made yet in that form factor.
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Hi everyone, my slate has not come it yet but I already bot a 32Gb SD card from Sandisk with claimed speed of 45 mb/sIt is a bit expensive (got it for $170) but should be a good adition until the prices for mSata 120Gb drives goes down.I posted in a neighboring thread the link on the driveshttp://forum.tabletpcreview.com/ep121-slate/38904-msata-upgrade-120gb-even-240gb.htmlI would love to see anybody trying them out. If they work as promised - they would be a great alternative
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I'm pretty sure that you should not defrag a SSD since doing so will shorten it's life and it is completely unnecessary.
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I have been building systems for years. I had a spare Quad Core 2.5 with 4GB of RAM so I built it up as a 'proof of concept' test system. I was able to get everything installed and configured but the performance was terrible--even with a single channel. The images were badly pixelated and unwatchable. I ended up building a new i5 system with 16GB of RAM and it could not be better. I was able to view and record all 6 channels at once without glitches. So, IMHO, processor performance is a critical factor here.
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A quick Google search shows that the STAE121 is the older model and potentially discontinued. I'm sure they upgraded the SATA or Thunderbolt controller, as they look the same on the outside. Having the STAE128 (Backup Plus, not GoFlex) I can tell you that it is blazing fast for an external adapter/enclosure and it's only $10 more than the older model. I tested my Crucial M500 240GB (with about 20GB of data on the drive) with Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, and got somewhere around 300MB/s sequential reads and 200MB/s sequential writes. It's perfectly adequate, more than adequate, for a boot drive. It can't match up to my 512GB internal PCI-E SSD (Late-2013 rMBP, around 700MB/s reads and 650MB/s writes) but it's still super fast. I'm running the OS X Yosemite Dev Preview 3 on it right now and it's as fast as you'd expect it to be. TL;DR: STAE121 is the older, discontinued model. Get the STAE128 for $10 more. It's definitely faster and more reliable than USB3 and performs admirably as a secondary boot drive.
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Glad to see I'm not alone. I was looking at the 120gb at the local Best Buy today. I thought I would get some assistance from a live person, who surely was well-informed on the merchandise. I asked the sales rep if the new one would fit in the old ones dock, etc. She said "Oh yes, it'll fit, sure it will. If it's the same size." Hopefully someone will come here and enlighten us!
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The 5400rpm Best Buy's (NP700Z5B-W01UB) model HDD was a deal breaker for me. Besides Amazon's tax savings offset the price difference, so you get all 4 additional features (7200 HDD, 8G SSD, backlit keyboard, better video) for about $100 considering shipping and the current $150-$200 price difference. However the mention of the 5400rpm drive in S03 (and I'm sure S04) models made me think again. It's gotta be some difference with S01/S02 and the drive seems to be it. Another thing that one reviewer (of the S04) confirmed is that the 8G SSD is indeed proprietary tech (built into and inseparable from the HDD) and thus unavailable as a separate drive letter. I use Linux as my primary OS, so I don't care about Windows startup or IE speed. I don't think Linux would pick up the SSD at all. Which makes me go back to the stripped down Best Buy model. I'd simply swap its slow HDD with a full-size (256G+) SSD which can be had for $300 nowadays. I can live w/o the backlit keyboard and as far as the less capable video card, it's a business notebook, not a water-cooled gaming rig anyway.
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Ivan the Terrible says: I wonder if upgrading RAM to 2GB will increase speed of the operation? How difficult to open up and replace 1GB part with 2GB? It does not have an optic drive. Does any CD/DVD external drive for laptops will work with 1002HA? I would like to install Microsoft Office and also have with me some data while I travel on CD/DVD. What it makes eeebuntu better than XP home? I apologize for some naive questions. Greatly appreciate if somebody replies with comments.
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Yes, I upgraded mine. Just remember it's a memory hog so hopefully you don't have a 16GB device with little storage. I have a 32GB device.
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All vague answers to a vague question. What do you mean by best? I'd like to know how many photos I can store per GB memory.
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I just got 3 more from Warehouse Deals 4 Less (different seller). Same deal, it said "B01" on the box, but "E02" on the actual computer. I've been running pogoplug software on top of my arch linux install. I can even stream movies to my mobile device over 4G!these things are an amazing value! the only sadness is that there is no USB 3.0 or (e)SATA... oh well, i guess you can't have everything.For my next trick, I'm gonna try installing a Perforce server on a pogoplug and use it as an asset server for a Unity3D project! wish me luck!
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I'm in the process of doing this exact upgrade, except up to 480 GB. Using Macrium Reflect Free, I was able to clone the drive, swap it into the Series 9, and the computer is acting perfectly. It worked. The problem is that even though it's a 480 GB drive, windows just shows it as the same size as old one, with 300GB of "unallocated" space that I can't figure out how to make accessible. If you figure it out, please let me know how you did it! My thread is one of the other Q & A threads on this same product.
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Looking to pick up the "mini" samsung but want to upgrade to more RAM. Can anyone tell me if there are 2 slots for a 1GB each or do i need to pick up one 2GB card? I thought i saw somewhere someone was saying they upgraded to 4GB which led me to believe it could take up to 2-2GB cards...but wasnt sure. Anybody know anything?
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I've been reading so many reviews and can't remember where I saw the recommendation to use a '32 GB Card' for best or extended video usage. Anybody know what's best? Thanx!
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It supports SD, SDHC, SDXC. (Technically also, I think Memory Stick Duo?)SDXC will give you the largest amount of storage space, I believe.Class 8-10+ memory cards will have faster write speeds to save more pictures more quickly or perform better saving video.So, something like this:PNY Elite Performance 64GB High Speed SDXC Class 10 UHS-I, U1 Up to 90MB/sec Flash Card - P-SDX64U1H-GEOr like this:Sandisk Ultra 128 GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) - 1 Card SDSDU-128G-A46Either should perform flawlessly, I'd think, and give you tons of space for shooting high resolution pictures or video, etc. It supports SD, SDHC, SDXC. (Technically also, I think Memory Stick Duo?)SDXC will give you the largest amount of storage space, I believe.Class 8-10+ memory cards will have faster write speeds to save more pictures more quickly or perform better saving video.So, something like this:PNY Elite Performance 64GB High Speed SDXC Class 10 UHS-I, U1 Up to 90MB/sec Flash Card - P-SDX64U1H-GEOr like this:Sandisk Ultra 128 GB... » Read More It supports SD, SDHC, SDXC. (Technically also, I think Memory Stick Duo?)SDXC will give you the largest amount of storage space, I believe.Class 8-10+ memory cards will have faster write speeds to save more pictures more quickly or perform better saving video.So, something like this:PNY Elite Performance 64GB High Speed SDXC Class 10 UHS-I, U1 Up to 90MB/sec Flash Card - P-SDX64U1H-GEOr like this:Sandisk Ultra 128 GB Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) - 1 Card SDSDU-128G-A46Either should perform flawlessly, I'd think, and give you tons of space for shooting high resolution pictures or video, etc. « Show Less
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Incredibly helpful advice about SD cards for the S90, J. Robertson. Yours is the best advice on the subject I've seen anywhere (and that includes dpreview forums). Consider yourself uprated.
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You can actually upgrade to 12GB with an additional 8GB module, I have done it. works fine.
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Hi M Long,COuld I ask exacetly what you did to upgrade your ram yourself? I know that if we do upgrades ourself and break or damage anything, that could cause the warrenty for the lap top to be void by apple, so I just wanted to make sure I could do it or rather take the right stepthanksKenny
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I too am stuck! Although POWER is supposedly better than MEGA I think either would be sufficient... I've read places that POWER is more of a software improvement and just processes things faster. Mechanically they are similar.It comes down to video as you both mentioned. I'm off to France in 3 weeks and would like a camera upgrade from 5 years ago. But which?! lolOne other thing I was thinking about with MJPEG vs AVCHD: Since MJPEG uses twice as much space, you'd need twice as fast a card to keep up with the video being written to it, otherwise you'll get dropped frames/choppiness. I too am stuck! Although POWER is supposedly better than MEGA I think either would be sufficient... I've read places that POWER is more of a software improvement and just processes things faster. Mechanically they are similar.It comes down to video as you both mentioned. I'm off to France in 3 weeks and would like a camera upgrade from 5 years ago. But which?! lolOne other thing I was thinking about with MJPEG vs AVCHD: Since MJPEG uses twice as much space, you'd need twice as fast a card to keep up with the video being written to it, otherwise you'll get dropped... » Read More I too am stuck! Although POWER is supposedly better than MEGA I think either would be sufficient... I've read places that POWER is more of a software improvement and just processes things faster. Mechanically they are similar.It comes down to video as you both mentioned. I'm off to France in 3 weeks and would like a camera upgrade from 5 years ago. But which?! lolOne other thing I was thinking about with MJPEG vs AVCHD: Since MJPEG uses twice as much space, you'd need twice as fast a card to keep up with the video being written to it, otherwise you'll get dropped frames/choppiness. « Show Less