G+_610GARAGE Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 So here's an odd question for you all. SSD in an hp wide format printer? So My company just bought a designjet 800 wide format printer (used). I'm backing up and replacing the harddrive before something bad happens and forcing my company to spend $500 on a refurbished drive. Looking for a 2.5" ide hard drive on amazon, I came across a ssd made by Zheino that has a ide interface (still trying to figure that one out). So I am wondering if that would be a better option than a spinning disk. My concerns are quality (are knock offs still unstable) and defragging. I don't know if the printer performs defragging on the disk or not. I would love to hear your guys opinions. http://www.amazon.com/Zheino-44pins-Solid-State-Laptop/dp/B00QQ7TKS4 http://www.amazon.com/Zheino-44pins-Solid-State-Laptop/dp/B00QQ7TKS4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_52Degrees Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I used to be a wide format printer tech (not that this proves any credible expertise). I can't see much benefit from spending so much on an on board drive for a printer as slow as wide formats are. I'd be more inclined to install something like a WD blue or maybe even a red, since low power consumption in standby would be more of a factor than speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Violino Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I can't speak to using this in a printer, but I put one in an old Dell laptop about 2 months ago, and I haven't had any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 clay vitus I'm not worried about speed. I mean I'm going over IDE. How much speed could I get. I am more looking at power consumption and durability. I'm also looking at cost. SSD is cheaper than spinning disk. How'd that happen. ??? I wonder if disk manufacturers stopped making ide hard drives. David Violino That's good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_52Degrees Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 In that case, I'd go with whatever generates the least heat and backup regularly. SSD is probably best for that if the price is the same per GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 If it's not running Windows, it's probably running Linux and wouldn't need to be defragged (or so I've heard). If you're just cloning the original and that will be your backup, I'd think it would be worth the SSD - especially at that price. I agree that it would be better to replace it now while it still works, and I suspect a good SSD would last longer than HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oh, and one other option is to use a Compact Flash to IDE adapter. I Don't know if there's much performance improvement, but it would let you get a more common brand of storage. Syba Dual Compact Flash to 44 Pin IDE 2.5" Adapter Enclosure (SD-ADA45006) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036DDXUM/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Ben Reese Compact Flash is a great idea. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_610GARAGE Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Brent Newman Non Multirotor, aka quadcopters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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