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iRiver iHP-1X0 mSATA SSD drive mod

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bpfiguer:
The Super Talent ZIF SSD drives are overpriced 3-folds in the US (e.g. eBay and Amazon) compared with Europe.

The mSATA drives should be faster than ZIF drives unless the iRiver´s controller and/or the mSATA to ZIF adapter are limiting factors.



--- Quote from: cereal_killer on February 03, 2013, 03:08:12 PM ---Interesting. I get

Super Talent DuraDrive ZT2 256GB, 1.8", ZIF : €254 (~US$345)

Crucial m4 SSD 256GB, mSATA 6Gb/s (CT256M4SSD3): €180 (~US$250)

Adding the price for an adapter (don't know which one exactly) makes the difference even smaller.

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bpfiguer:
The 50 pin CF adapter does not work with ZIF or mSATA drives. The 256GB CF cards are difficult to find http://www.lexar.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/lexar-introduces-industry-first-256gb-compactflash-card. If you are ok with 128GB then the CF mod is a very good option. If you need 256GB or more then SSD could be a better option considering the cost.

For a ZIF SSD drive you use an IDE to ZIF adapter.

For a mSATA drive you use two adapters: an IDE to ZIF and ZIF to mSATA.


--- Quote from: monoid on February 03, 2013, 04:36:48 PM ---Shouldn't be the right interface 50 pin CF? At  least that is what I use in H120.  It does not-seem to be more expensive than eSata or ZIF.

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monoid:
OK, I meant that easiest solution is to buy 50 pin IDE - SSD.  (Edit PATA (IDE 50-pin / CF50) SSD.)
http://www.mx-technology.com/en/product/ssd2.php?sid=5#fragment-16

No adapter is needed. I have installed 120G in iRiver H-120.

AlexP:
Newer players don't use 50 pin IDE

monoid:
I made mistake. I wanted to write PATA.

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