Dell Inspiron Mini 10v 1011 SSD Upgrade + Speed Testing!

[@JTCT]

Dell AIO went from 3 minutes to boot with fast boot on to exactly 8 seconds with fast boot turned off. Throwing a SSD in my 10. Fantastic little computer that I mainly use to run Mitchell OnDemand and other car diagnostic programs. Great video.

[@jonathansantosdasilva445]

I have the same Dell mini... and later that I saw this video get encouraged to do a upgrade. Thank you for sharing. I would like to increase the memory, but the stick is rare.

[@morganb900]

Ye mine has 1gb Im able to get a 2gb for cheap. 4gb is like $50

[@krlos_amg]

You helped me I lot! Thank you very much, great vid!

[@CocoMark]

LETS GET THIS BREAD!!

[@LossyLossnitzer]

I put windows 10 20H2 on mine a similar on which I think is a inspiron Mini 10 1010, it works but It took years to do a windows update from 1909 and it takes so much time to even click on the start menu

[@bbkr2063]

Oh, I still use this too! Mine has maxed out upgrades - 2GB or RAM, 512GB SSD (unfortunately not running at full speed because this computer has only SATA2), 6 cell aftermarket battery, Intel 5GHz Wi-Fi card and white lid for more blink value. Running OpenSuSe Linux + KDE desktop. This machine has the best small size keyboard ever. I have no idea why it is so good, but I can literally reach lightning speeds while typing on it. Unfortunately OS selection is damn low for 32bit CPU. Windows XP and MacOS Snow Leopard are no good because they cannot run any modern software like new browsers. Android projects went 64 bit only or have very hard to fix issues. Most lightweight Linux distributions looks like 1995 all over, all serious distributions went 64bit. OpenSuse Tumbleweed is currently best choice for this machine IMO.

[@jhnokayu6077]

full 300MB/s read and write speed?

[@bbkr2063]

@@jhnokayu6077 It can achieve nearly 300MB/s synthetic speed (like dd /dev/zero to file) but real usage has spikes. CPU is trash and even displaying copy progress in file manager can slow down actual copying. Probably last month of service for this faithful notebook - GPD Win MAX 2 ordered :)

[@rachel-dc4ti]

hi! i found an old mini at m aunt's and i was wondering how do i know which wi-fi card to buy for an upgrade?

[@bbkr2063]

@@rachel-dc4ti Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260. Code "7260HMW AN". Still widely available. Works out of the box in Linux.

[@arturojg5476]

Thanks so much, i need that video!

[@EVRLYNMedia]

such a cute little compter

[@thomassirack3896]

yep, 10.1" really is small. if i were to hold my hands in the right position for typing they'd be hurting :/

[@josephdragan7734]

I have the same Mini. Have installed SSD now which version Windows makes most sense to install? Thank you for all the effort putting this video up.

[@bbkr2063]

None. Windows 10 is painfully slow even with maxed upgrades, Windows XP works reasonably fast but there is no modern software for it (which can be bummer for many tasks like simple web browsing). Lightweight Linux or Android OS are the only options to squeeze something out of it today.

[@piyushnigam9437]

Win 7 would be good i guess

[@2u263]

What ssd did you use? Is it worth the price of upgrade? Dell inspiron mini 1012. I won't be installing windows

[@bbkr2063]

@@2u263 In mine I have Plextor. But literally any SSD will work and it completely does not matter which one you buy performance-wise because this machine only supports SATA 2 which will limit disk transfer speed to 300MB/s.

[@2u263]

@@bbkr2063 🙏 Precisely the info I needed No point in wasting $$ on data transfer SPD's not supported. My intentions are to experiment finding or building a Linux version for convenience of writing & research based internet browsing. Much appreciated👍

[@sumannayak332]

Is it still working well ??

[@PowerPlayersMagazine]

I got a brand new one free in the box from a company that was throwing out old computers. Its painfully slow. Omg. I added Win 10 to it and that made it slower.

[@RandomFandomOfficial]

Throw Lubuntu 18.04 on it and it’ll be much faster. LXDE is lightweight and fairly snappy.

[@pedrohenriquemaiadeoliveir6439]

SSD SATA II or SATA III?

[@nsxproperties560]

When I upgrade the Hardrive on my Acer Aspire E3111-C0QT, I got into the 300 MbPS, but maybe that's because it's Sata 3.

[@DigiRN]

Is this a mini 910?

[@Rob_Morrison_GB]

Set the SSD to AHCI mode in the BIOS and upgrade to Windows 7 or 10, see how well the SSD performs then

[@nara1574]

olá você tem vídeo trocando o sistema operacional para um mais atualizado esse notebook com um usbreboot?

[@purnamasidik9939]

how do you boot first, is it 2 clicks? Please help

[@tianna7150]

Hey i have like the same exact laptop. Mine is a 2012 version I believe, and I have it updated. It seems to have updated close to windows 10(but i dont even know). Does getting a new ssd help it play videos like on youtube, Netflix, Hulu, etc? Because currently, my laptop won't allow netflix nor hulu to play, and it keeps stopping with trying to play youtube videos.

[@MarstedR]

Lol, my xp desktop booted like twice as slow as that. (although that is extremely slow for an ssd)

[@arturojg5476]

Hey, this laptop can upgrade to windows 7?

[@jpartieda]

Yes

[@pankoza]

Even to 10 32bit

[@FutureOfGames.]

i know that this laptop max support 2gb but what if we put 4gb i really need to upgrade to 4gb but should it boot??

[@DylanduX]

Sorry for ask, but you know if this model can upgrade the ram from 1gb to 2gb ? i appreciate so much your answer, bcz i was thinking if it can, do it xD and hope you can make a tutorial of that in t his case xD, TY

[@paulholmes6856]

I have one of these can you still download Windows 10 on to it now that xp no longer has supported back up ???? Or is laptop now ready for bin

[@crownvictoria7787]

What is the maximum Ram that you possibly can install in this laptop ?

[@thomassirack3896]

Crown Victoria 2 GB, although i don't have the correct sticks for that at the moment

[@xMIGUELnet]

Póngale una USB y la ajusta para q te dé más ram eso hago yo y ayuda muchísimo

[@sargera1]

this used to be one of cheapest netbook that can run hackintosh if im not wrong

[@aminkodri85ify]

Hai, i have the same laptop to upgrade. May i ask if the dell mini ram can be upgrade to 4gb ram. Thank you.

[@thomassirack3896]

It can be upgraded, although unfortunately only up to 2 GB. Plus, according to the service manual, I would basically have to take the whole thing apart to get to it, so...

[@JonhySalas01]

what Thomas said is correct, it can be upgraded to 2GB Maximum, and it's quite complicated, I just did it following this video tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/laWxpZ59r9ahac0

[@bruhmoment0]

jee that is one tiny laptop

[@thomassirack3896]

my chromebook feels gigantic by comparison

[@bruhmoment0]

@@thomassirack3896 As a former chromebook owner, I can confirm that lol

[@japanesemickeymouse6694]

Ubuntu and Windows 10 works well for it

[@kielagut]

I have the Mini 10 1010 ,which has soldered RAM. Mine's limited to 1 GB.

[@jpartieda]

Same here

[@aaaaea9268]

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[@jjohnson71958]

no need to remove the keyboard only the hdd bracket

[@jurgengunthner7683]

If you do not remove the keyboard, how can you reach the hdd?

[@jjohnson71958]

look for the hdd cady door w removable screws @@jurgengunthner7683

[@jjohnson71958]

netbook design

[@kailenhoward4764]

I want you to know I picked the video because of the thumbnail