SSD Options

[jammacade.com]

I'm looking at replacing my 160GB HD with an SSD.

I've looked at these two on NewEgg:

OCZ OCZSSDMPEP-64G Mini PCIe 64GB Mini PCIe PATA Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
(Newegg.com - OCZ OCZSSDMPEP-64G Mini PCIe 64GB Mini PCIe PATA Internal Solid state disk (SSD) - SSD)

and
Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2/64GB 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
(Newegg.com - Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2/64GB 2.5" 64GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - SSD)

I like the Mini PCIe b/c it would just plug in the PCIe slot on the side of my HP 2133. But not sure if it can be set as boot drive. With this I could keep my HD in as a data disk.

With the 2.5" SSD, do I need any adapters to fit in the same spot the current HD is in?

so my questions are any thoughts on the two options above?

[Meins321]

the mini pcie doesn't work, it uses USB or SATA over mini pci-e slot with a different pinout

the slot looks the same but it would only fit a mini pcie style slot with SSD pinout where no w-lan card will ever run in

[robblue2x]

I got a Lexar Expresscard SSD 8GB, slot in the side, install ubuntu, set bot order, booting and running fine. Unfurtunately its only 33m/s read, not the SSD speeds we've come to expect from 'real' SSDs.

I'd advise anyone looking for an SSD to get one of the fast SATA ones, or if you want a cheap (slow) option use an SD card! It'd be about the same speed as the expresscard i got and smaller and you'd still have the expresscard free.

I'm booting ubuntu off my SSD and have a 2gig sd card as my swap drive, runs nicely but nothing like a real fast SSD

[Meins321]

and your internal hard drive?
that Expresscard SSD is what type? USB Interface or pci-e x1? the cheaper ones are rip off as the use the usb connection as interface and the more expensive ones i thought wouldn't boot due to the fact that the needed their own bios like raidcard and i on't think that the mini supports that in it's slot but thanks for the info ^^

btw. i will go with some 32GB SSD Sata half-size 2,5" from e-bay which is nude on the outside and used as OEM drive on expensive laptops it isn't fast but not slow in any way will report back here