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    SSD SATA II or wait for SATA III to be fixed

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Charismaztex, May 29, 2011.

  1. Charismaztex

    Charismaztex Notebook Consultant

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    What's the performance difference with practical applications between the SATA II and the III? I'm coming from conventional mechanical drive so any SSD would be fast in comparison.

    Should I go for larger capacity SATA II SSD or go for speed? I've read from the SSD thread that the M14x SATA III has some problems and who knows when they will be sorted...
     
    Charismaztex, May 29, 2011
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There is no noticeable real life performance difference if you have the same SSD over SATA/300 and SATA/600, except for large file transfers. The interface itself doesn't make a SSD inherently faster or slower, though it can cap sequential speeds. The most noticeable speeds, random R/W, are far below SATA/300 and don't even break SATA/150.
     
    sgogeta4, May 29, 2011
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  3. Dukien

    Dukien Notebook Geek

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    So for me who cares about gaming and fast booting, I will not see that big of an difference ?

    Installing games will take longer I suppose. -_-
     
    Dukien, May 30, 2011
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    sata III works with fresh install
     
    Jetbo, May 30, 2011
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