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What kind of SSD does it use? It is a standard 2.5" format that could be swapped out or is it a proprietary interface like some of Apple's SSDs?

dmm 14y ago
The SSD is soldered to the board and non-replaceable.
- archon 14y ago
  I was interested in getting a Pixel until I learned this.
  - rcknr 14y ago
    Non-LTE version should have a free PCI-e slot where you can install additional SSD disk. http://goo.gl/WkXX2 http://goo.gl/WkXX2
    - cjbprime 14y ago
      Are you sure that the connector for the PCI-e slot is going to be populated on the non-LTE model? Is there enough space for an SSD there?
      - rcknr 14y ago
        Of course not since I don't have one to check. All I have is this pic and my experience modding laptops.
- meaty 14y ago
  So basically it's a ticking bomb waiting to go in the trash. At that price, no way. SSD's do fail, sometimes by accident, sometimes by software bugs. Some muppet added a swap partition to one of our build servers with a Samsung 830 and the cells were all worn out dead in 3 months from swapping.
pasbesoin 14y ago
I speculate to what extent this is a deliberate feature. You are forced to keep proprietary resources (data, code, etc.) in "the cloud". Which is precisely what many businesses want. They don't want information floating around on individual machines, potentially un-backed-up and inaccessible to the business. Replacing the occasional machine with a bad SSD is a minor inconvenience, by comparison. See it from the business's perspective, not the individual's. P.S. Yes, there is a contrary fear of relying on a third party for storage and security (and continued accessibility). But... Google doesn't have that concern WRT deploying this to their own workforce. And... giving it too much consideration doesn't sell their own services (Google Apps, Drive, etc.). And I still don't think Google really wants to be in the hardware business as a primary product and revenue stream. Oh, and... have your own "cloud", to whatever degree. Google can sell that, too. (It has already, to various agencies of the U.S. Federal government.)

dmm 14y ago

The SSD is soldered to the board and non-replaceable.

archon 14y ago
I was interested in getting a Pixel until I learned this.
- rcknr 14y ago
  Non-LTE version should have a free PCI-e slot where you can install additional SSD disk. http://goo.gl/WkXX2 http://goo.gl/WkXX2
  - cjbprime 14y ago
    Are you sure that the connector for the PCI-e slot is going to be populated on the non-LTE model? Is there enough space for an SSD there?
    - rcknr 14y ago
      Of course not since I don't have one to check. All I have is this pic and my experience modding laptops.
meaty 14y ago
So basically it's a ticking bomb waiting to go in the trash. At that price, no way. SSD's do fail, sometimes by accident, sometimes by software bugs. Some muppet added a swap partition to one of our build servers with a Samsung 830 and the cells were all worn out dead in 3 months from swapping.

pasbesoin 14y ago

I speculate to what extent this is a deliberate feature. You are forced to keep proprietary resources (data, code, etc.) in "the cloud". Which is precisely what many businesses want. They don't want information floating around on individual machines, potentially un-backed-up and inaccessible to the business. Replacing the occasional machine with a bad SSD is a minor inconvenience, by comparison. See it from the business's perspective, not the individual's. P.S. Yes, there is a contrary fear of relying on a third party for storage and security (and continued accessibility). But... Google doesn't have that concern WRT deploying this to their own workforce. And... giving it too much consideration doesn't sell their own services (Google Apps, Drive, etc.). And I still don't think Google really wants to be in the hardware business as a primary product and revenue stream. Oh, and... have your own "cloud", to whatever degree. Google can sell that, too. (It has already, to various agencies of the U.S. Federal government.)