sata II i think.. but no harm getting sata III as when sata III comes to laptop and u decide to get a new laptop, at least u dun need to spend money for another ssd again.. 1 time cost..
the latest air recovery version from asus website.. cant remember the version..
never tried cloning.. i always do a fresh install.. i was only trying to c if ai recovery works on a diff size hdd.. IT DOESNT in my case..
1 issue i read about ssd on laptops is the BSOD.. some installations give BSOD.. luckily for me i do not have this problem yet. *touch wood*.... I using Windows 7 Ultimate x64 with sp1..
i did format the hdd.. but just in case, i left the recovery partition on the hdd..
1. click "start" button
2. right click "Computer" and select "Manage"
3. select "Storage" > Disk Management
4. Select the HDD
5. you should be able to c 4 sections. Blank , OS , Data , Recovery Partition
6. select Data, right click, delete volume
7. select OS, right click , extend volume, and follow the instructions on screen.
and voila.. you have only 3 partition left.. Blank, OS, Recovery partition.. just select OS, right click, format..
hopefully this helps.
ah ic... thx for the info.. sata III is quite costly... i'll just go for sata II ..
lucky another person to test it out.
coz i also always do fresh install (and of course x64 bit) or the 12gb ram would go to waste
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yep i think i would just leave the recovery partition as well.. for emergency... or for later use (Although i am very sure i will never use it)
i haven't do my part on reading anything regarding SSD (although i'm aware of the BSOD issue on laptop) but unsure which brand would be recommended.. one that is decent in speed and give have the less issue..