Can you raid Intel X-25 SSD G2? 160&80 GB

So I am curious if I'm able to Raid two Intel X-25 SSD's 80GB & 160GB? without any performance issues are I am just better off Raiding two 160GB's

And a simple question... what the hell is Raid?

 

You will be able to RAID both drives but you'll be losing 80GB on the 160GB SSD since they need to be same capacity.
What is RAID? Wow, very big question; Redundant Array of Independant Disks is the way you set up multiple disks to work together. They can be used to increase performance, to safeguard data etc.
Performance users will usually want RAID 0 which is probably what you want because it pretty much doubles performance and the capacity of all disks adds up when all disks are the same size; if they're different sizes, you lose the difference between the highest capacity drive and lowest capacity drive. In RAID 1, all data is mirrored so you're pretty much duplicating everything that goes on on disk 1 to disk 2, no performance gain there.
Then there are hybrids such as RAID 0 + 1 to get the best from the two worlds. You should google RAID if you want to see all different possible RAID setups.

 

Yeah SSD is just like HDD as far as how the computer uses it.

Same RAID rules apply. If you RAID 0 (probably what your asking about) two drives it can only split data according to size of the smallest drive.

But raid for SSD does not make too much sense to me anyways since they are so fast already, your just adding a risk to lose data for little more than some fancy benchmark scores.

 

oh I see.. thanks for the info

and Ughhhh... two 160 GB ssd's are expensive. ebay here I come

 

1. Yes. 2. Better off with two 160GB.

RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

hmm really?, so it would be a better idea to just have 1 SSD, and 1 HDD (seagate momentus XT) for storage which was my original plan

 

No, get a big cheap drive for storage since speedy access isn't exactly a priority. And besides, the way the momentus XT operates will not give you benefit over any other 7200rpm laptop hard drive when used in that manner.

Also, two SSD's in RAID 0 work great. People do it on the desktop all the time. It is probably rare on laptops because they usually just have one drive, and if they have two, they need to use the second drive for more space since they are constrained by only having spots for two drives.

 

Intel X25M in RAID review:
Intel X25-M and X25-V RAID 0 Review | StorageReview.com

 

I see what your saying, I was going to use the momentus XT due to it's low power consumption

The Laptop in my sig, I gave to my mother so planning on getting another Studio XPS.. (i7 720QM)

 

if you're talking about RAID'ing two intel SSD's on your laptop, won't the speed be faster than your SATA II can handle?

I surely wouldn't think the extra cost would be worth the performance increase. Keep your SSD now, add a 2nd large HD for storage. But unless this is on a desktop and you really, really want the speed increase, don't waste the coin.

 

Hmm, I have the slightest idea, but you guys convinced me

and Phil thanx for that review

I'm just gonna get the 160 GB, but can anyone recommend a high capacity HDD with a very low power consumption?.. The momentus XT is the only one that comes to mind

 

There are several SSDs that offer better price/performance than Intel G2.

For power consumption of hard drives see:
Benchmarks 2009 2.5? Mobile Hard Drive Charts

 

lol, care to elaborate between 120GB - 160GB is the target i'm looking for

 

256GB with roughly the same performance:
Buy.com - Crucial 256 GB Plug-in Module Solid State Drive

If you want 120GB: Vertex 2, Agility 2 or Corsair Force.

 

that is a fast drive.. thanks!!!

 

i suggest u get 2 seperate drives... really RAID is not good as without TRIM which can't work in RAID , performance drops.

 

No, if they are using separate sata II interfaces. The bandwidth limit is per drive, so the total bandwidth of an array can go beyond the bandwidth of an individual sata interface.

 

Separate sata interfaces.. as in using the ODD's interface and the one in the HDD/SDD bay rite?

Doesn't the Gen 2 X-25's have trim?

 

It does but TRIM doesn't work (yet) in RAID.

 

oh i see, eh then I'll pass on that

 

Or whatever. If you aren't plugging multiple drives into one sata port you're fine.