ThinkPad X200 – What Kind of SSD Does It Come With and Is It Good?

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I'm considering a ThinkPad X200. There's a 128 GB SSD option, and since I'm a huge fan of the Intel X25-M SSD I've been using on my older X61s, I'm thinking of going with that.

I am kind of worried because I've read a lot of discussion of SSDs online which implies that some of the first generation of SSDs were pretty terrible. Does anyone know what kind of SSD I'd actually get with the ThinkPad X200, and if it's any good?

Best Answer

It comes with a Samsung 128GB Flash SSD. You can find it's specifications here.

Compared to the X25-M you're used to it will be a fair bit slower.

  • Samsung SSD: 90MB/Sec Read - 70MB/Sec Write
  • Intel X25-M SSD: 250MB/Sec Read - 170MB/Sec Write