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    SSD sony 160 RAID......FAstest HDD on the planet!!!!!!!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by stonesrubber, Nov 29, 2008.

  1. stonesrubber

    stonesrubber Notebook Consultant

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    A small query...............i'v heard a lot about SATA PATA and SSD but havent heard nytin about the XD.......what is it?...............and people have been posting comments that the SSDs are the fastest hard Drives on the Planet.and shall remain that way 4 some time...............can ny1 back up such statements................as a need help in this regard......i am about to urgrade my 500GB 5400 to a 160 GB SSD SONY.....RAID 0.......a wise decision? or is there a better HDD available..............
     
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just do simple search in google and you’ll find plenty of reviews and benchmarks. Here is one, and here is another.
     
    PhoenixFx, Nov 29, 2008
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    Raid 0 isn't going to help much unless you by two of the drives and have 2 hdd bays. Otherwise, its still one drive. Mind posting laptop specs?
     
    a7x2thedeath, Nov 29, 2008
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    stonesrubber Notebook Consultant

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    Well alright...............but what exactly is the XD????????.is it a series after the SDD.......................
     
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    xD is just another flash memory format, mainly used in cameras. Not very popular though, you don't really hear much about it. And performance is probably a lot worse than any SSD or HDD...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XD-Picture_Card
     
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    So.....SSDs are the replacement for the SATAS and PATAS right??????
     
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I wouldn't say a "replacement" per se, but yes, they primarily come with SATA and PATA interfaces.
     
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    So if they use sata and pata interfaces........why is it that they are so much more expensive................besides can they be used in a raid 0 config?????
     
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    SATA and PATA are data interfaces. They have anything to do with why SSDs are expensive. SSD stands for Solid State Drive, which means no moving disks. They are made up of flash memory. That is WHY they are so expensive, because flash memory costs more than magnetic disks (per MB) right now. I think you should read a little bit more about SSDs.
     
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    SSDs are replacements for hard drives. SSDs can currently max out SATA I unlike any hard drive out there (except server hds.), SATA and PATA are interfaces, they are not types of hard drives lol.

    Raid 0 isn't going to help because without two drives in two hdd bays.. it just won't work lol.
     
    jisaac, Dec 1, 2008
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