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    Using multiple SSD's...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by doc0075579, May 8, 2011.

  1. doc0075579

    doc0075579 Notebook Consultant

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    I currently have an intel 320 SSD in my M15X, I am upgrading to an M18X which has two harddrive slots. My questions is if I use a SATA 3 SSD for my OS and the 320 for my games and storage do they have to be the same maker? ie, Intel takes advantage of tool box and IRST??
     
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  2. MidnightSun

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    No, they do not have to be the same maker unless you will use RAID, in which case they have to be the same drive model as well.

    One thing to note about RAID SSDs, however, is that TRIM is not supported. Also, it's probably not very cost effective or beneficial to use an SSD for game and data storage (you won't see any benefits aside from the occasional map loading faster), unless you have money to burn--in which case, you can send me the SSD ;)
     
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    No, even for RAID they do not have to be by the same maker and the same model. Even the capacity of both do not have to be the same. If it differs, the capacity of the RAID is determined by the smaller drive.
    It's even possible to combine a SSD with a HDD in RAID. But this does not make sense, as the response time depends on the slowest part of the RAID. In this case there is no benefit of the fast SSD.
     
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