Comments on: Viliv S5 UMPC Gains 128 GB SSD Option

By: james braselton

james braselton — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:37:06 +0000

hi there wow 128 gb ssd version $1,299 you are right i want the 32 gb ssd or the 128 gb ssd becuase the batery life of a 60 gb hdd is way shorter then the ssd version like my hp netbook uses a 16 gb ssd becuase the 160 gb hdd says 3 hour battery life my ssd i had runing for 4:30 from 100% to 20% thats watching ful 4 hours of you tube about the nintendo 3ds at full 100% brightness if i was not watching vidio for 4 hours and rduced brightness i could probaly sqweeze 5:00 to 6:00 of battery life but the ipad has 10 hours of battery life best buy has the 32 gb ssd version in stock

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:45:42 +0000

cant do that if the model is a 3G model because the new ssd wont fit. Do a search about modifications. So if you want to do that get the model without 3G. But it also has the ssd card slot for storage. Most computers a few years back only had 40 or 60gb and they work fine. That is what I am using now and I use an external hard drive for massive storage.Storage size changes so rapidly it doesnt make sense.

By: mcsound

mcsound — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:44:38 +0000

oops. it’s not mini ZIF..

By: mcsound

mcsound — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:43:01 +0000

HeartBeat says:
“But dont ask me how they managed to put 128GB SSD with 3G Module!!”

That’s how they did it:

http://www.solidstatecentral.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=85_86&products_id=227

By: HeartBeat

HeartBeat — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:53:01 +0000

Viliv S5 HDD/SSD is built on Zif port.
So If you dont have 3G module you better go with 1.8″ 5mm PATA Zif SSD and i recommend Runcore

http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Browse+By+Brand:RunCore:RunCore+1.8+inch+ZIF+SSDs

If you have 3G module then you are limited with the space and you only option would be the Pro PATA Mini Zif SSD

http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Browse+By+Brand:RunCore:RunCore+Pro+Mini+ZIF+SSDs

But dont ask me how they managed to put 128GB SSD with 3G Module!! Max Mini Zif SSD I have seen it 64GB

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:16:02 +0000

JK, apparently the headphone jack on the S5 supports MICs!!!

Some guy on youtube got it to work with his iPhone earbuds. You have to make sure the jack has 3 rings (like the iPhone). Once plugged in, you have to activate the mic input using the Realtek software and set the input to the highest setting.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:05:18 +0000

I don’t know if this has been mentioned before. Tnkgrl created drivers for the Apple usb ethernet adapter. It works really well on the S5.

http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/windows-drivers-for-apple-usb-ethernet-adapter/

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB442Z/A

By: chung Lee

chung Lee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:34:51 +0000

I saw the article that someone change existing HDD to MTRON 1.8 inch SSD. I am sorry that I failed to find the link.

By: chung Lee

chung Lee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:31:42 +0000

I agree. It looks like that 32G SSD model is the best deal.

By: Tariq

Tariq — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:22:03 +0000

Does anyone know which SSD drives they are using? I’d like to replace my HDD with an SSD (32 or 64), but the MTRON drives are too expensive at the moment, I’m hoping there’s a sub $200 SSD that has better performance than the existing HDD?

Thanks.

By: Cyrus

Cyrus — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:45:25 +0000

Does anybody know if the 32GB SSD model comes with a mini pci-e connector for additional mini pci-e boards (like aopen’s hd-tv tuner).
Asking because the bigger SSD models that come with 3G must have it…

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:30:03 +0000

Get a 32 SSD first, wait till the price drop, swap to a bigger size and sell the 32 one…very economic.

By: Florian

Florian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:01:58 +0000

Do you know whether Viliv plans to releave the S5 (and X70) with Windows 7 once that ships in late October ?

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:38:27 +0000

Why not get the 60 GB HDD version? Not quite as fast but the one I have is OK.

By: Techme

Techme — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:36:08 +0000

Dynamism has listed the prices for all of the X70 models now. The X70 with the 1.3GHz processor, 32ssd and 3G is going for $879.

By: borax99 (Alain C.)

borax99 (Alain C.) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:19:30 +0000

It’s an impressive option, but by doubling the price, I think the device’s appeal is considerably reduced. I would have preferred a 64GB option – nice headroom for Windows 7, but no so exorbitantly priced.

Note: there’s a similar option for the X70, also not cheap…