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    How much should I overprovision my 512gb M550?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by SpinalTarp, Jun 18, 2014.

  1. SpinalTarp

    SpinalTarp Notebook Consultant

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    1. How much of a percentage should I overprovision?

    2. Should I use that percentage against 512gb or the actual 477gb that I'm getting on the drive during the Windows 8 install?
     
    SpinalTarp, Jun 18, 2014
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    G73S Notebook Enthusiast

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    1) I recommend 30%, if you think that's too much, then OP by at least 20%

    2) Calculate 80% of your actual available disk size.... so...477 GB x 0.7 = (30% OP) means your partition should be 333 GB
     
    G73S, Jun 19, 2014
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    OP according to your needs. If mainly for storage then no OP or 7-10% at most. If as OS/apps, etc I would do 12-15% mainly to keep it from filling up the entire drive to maintain performance, if for intense writing (i.e. video processing on a regular basis) then 30%. It doesn't need to be that exact. If a 512GB drive, in Windows it will be about 476GB, so OP according to that.

    Tilleroftheearth will probably pipe in and say 30-50% no matter what...
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 19, 2014
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