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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by stimpy
Really? I'm typing this on a 5+ year old Thinkpad X300 running XP. I haven't done a thing to this PC since I bought it in March of 2008. And the SSD runs just as fast as it ever did.

I've done the occasional defrag, even though I'm not sure if it helps or not. And the speed of a defrag is a pretty good indicator.
NEVER defrag an SSD. They don't need it, since there's no read head that needs to traverse the disk. Defragging an SSD with any regularity can drastically reduce its lifespan.

I'd look in to finding an appropriate driver that gives XP TRIM support. I know my cheapo SSD that I put in my 2006 Thinkpad had such a one.
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