eBox 3310MX-H Mini PC and Sata SSD

[Devonian]

I'm seriously considering one of these to run Linux on a 2.5" SSD SATA drive.
I have an OCZ Vertex 30Gb SSD drive I would like to run in it.
http://robosavvy.com/store/product_info ... ts_id/1825
http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-vertex ... 5-ssd.html

Has anyone used an SSD drive in the 3310MX-H?
Any problems or issues?

I'm hoping to realise somewhere near it's full speed potential after a failed attempt in a NAS box under Debian 6 - the support for SATA drives for Armel is extremely poor, giving worse drive performance than an old 286 PC under DOS!

I intend a LAMP server with regular RS232 updates to the MySQL db and browser based output (can be as regular as 8 second updates).

Nigel.

[Spiralgalaxy5]

Hi Nigel,

Haven't tried a SSD but can report that a 160GB 2.5" Samsung SATA worked fine in my 3310MX - plugged straight into the provided connector and I used the supplied screws to mount the drive.

[Devonian]

Hi Spiral

Thanks for the info.
Unfortunately, there are none in stock now and not for at least 4 weeks.

Being an impatient sort, I bought a Shuttle (for less money and more grunt) to get my project under way.

I'll keep my eye on stock and maybe get one for the future.

Regds,

Nigel.

[Spiralgalaxy5]

I'll be using more 3310MX's at some point and will be fitting SSD instead of HDD to make more rugged - I'll post my findings here. Cheers

[Devonian]

I have an SSD in my Shuttle and in my PC as a boot drive.
They are significantly faster then std SATA HDD and consume much less power.

SSD is the future!

Nigel.