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    does SSD's save power?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Captain Razer, Jan 14, 2012.

  1. Captain Razer

    Captain Razer Notebook Evangelist

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    I've done a reserch and got mixed opinions about this! the thing is my system is currenty have 2 500GB WD scorpio black in raid 0! I want to save some power for more battery life! so will which one will do better for me? SSD or traditional HDD?
     
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    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    AFAIK, SSD's generally use less power than HDD's. However the main advantages you'll get in addition to power saving are significant speed increase (read/write speeds) as well as reliability (no moving parts).
     
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    SSDs have a rather large impact on battery life, you'd be surprised. Even my battery vampire G73 got a noticeable boost. I'm not saying you'll magically get 1 hour more on a gaming notebook, but now i can at least get three solid hours if i'm careful.
     
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