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    SSDs: What's the difference between 128x2 and 256x1?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Ichinenjuu, Feb 22, 2011.

  1. Ichinenjuu

    Ichinenjuu Notebook Deity

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    So, I just ordered a laptop that comes with a 256x1 256 GB SSD and I noticed that it costs about $300 more than the 128x2 256 GB SSD. What kind of difference in performance is there?
     
    Ichinenjuu, Feb 22, 2011
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  2. KSD

    KSD Notebook Consultant

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    not sure...i figured it would be 2 seperate drives. Raid maybe?

    EDIT: side note with an SSD i would have bought ti after the fact. No clue on what kind of SSD they put in there. With a purchase like that i would buy it seperate and than install it on my own. Also i avoid SSDs because i think they are still not worth it. Atleast not on my budget
     
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  3. galdre

    galdre Notebook Geek

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    if the second, 2 drive option was set up in RAID 0 it would be faster - otherwise you would just be dealing with 2 separate drives and have no performance difference
     
    galdre, Feb 22, 2011
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