ThinkPad Mods, Done Right
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ThinkPad Mods, Done Right
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#2Would this have any real performance benefit over a traditional SSD?
Re: ThinkPad Mods, Done Right
#3Would this have any real performance benefit over a traditional SSD?
Size, and I’m assuming speed but I don’t know anything about the express card interface so it might be slow.
Also if you just want to cram more drive in your laptop
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#4That's a slightly odd name for a store with only one product. Hope to see more in the future:)
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#5Would this have any real performance benefit over a traditional SSD?
Size, and I’m assuming speed but I don’t know anything about the express card interface so it might be slow. Also if you just want to cram more drive in your laptop
It's just a single PCIe 2.0 lane. Pretty much the same bandwidth as SATA3
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#6Would this have any real performance benefit over a traditional SSD?
Size, and I’m assuming speed but I don’t know anything about the express card interface so it might be slow. Also if you just want to cram more drive in your laptop
Mentioned on the linked Indiegogo page¹:
“What's the speed limit?
The ExpressCard slot is limited to a single PCI-E 2.0 lane. This means the real-world speed bottleneck is 500MB/s, which is roughly the speed of SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3).
Pre-Sandy Bridge models (T410/X201 and older) are limited to PCI-E 1.1, which is roughly 250MB/s.”
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¹ — https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/thinkmods-expresscard-nvm...
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#7Semi related, but has anyone used the T420's ExpressCard port for USB3 expansion?
I bought a USB3 card [0], but the write speed is only barely faster than USB2 for flash media. (interestingly, the write speed is much faster when uploading an image to my FPGA dev board)
[0] https://www.amazon.com/ExpressCard-34mm-Adapter-Dual-Port/dp...
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#8It would be nice to know what material/process is used to make the plastic(?) enclosure. Given that the funding goal is $1400 / $1600, I'm assuming it's 3d printed rather than injection molded, but maybe they were able to get a standard part?
Otherwise, this appears to be a (rare) good example of a well-planned crowdfunding campaign. The actual design is either completely or almost completely de-risked via one or more prototypes. Both the funding goal and anticipated timeline appear reasonable, and make it clear that the funds are being used for production rather than for development. Number of reward items in each category is capped so that sudden unexpected popularity doesn't doom the project.
Re: ThinkPad Mods, Done Right
#9It would be nice to know what material/process is used to make the plastic(?) enclosure. Given that the funding goal is $1400 / $1600, I'm assuming it's 3d printed rather than injection molded, but maybe they were able to get a standard part? Otherwise, this appears to be a (rare) good example of a well-planned crowdfunding campaign. The actual design is either completely or almost completely de-risked via one or mor…
I don't think it's a commercial part - if you look closely at the photo of the first prototype, the left side of the sled shows some distinct lines that look like FDM layers.
It also seems like the maker is producing these in small batches in his home lab, so 3D printing makes sense. That said, the CAD model of v2 seems to show some kind of ejector or retention mechanism (in green, again on the left) which could be tricky to print reliably.
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#10That's a slightly odd name for a store with only one product. Hope to see more in the future:)
Maybe something that would work on a thinkpad bought in the last 7 years would be nice too