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    T410 - windows 7 software raid-0 2 SSD's (1 in ultrabay)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by uhlaw2011, Apr 30, 2010.

  1. uhlaw2011

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    Anyone else interested in this?
     
    uhlaw2011, May 4, 2010
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    wallmage Notebook Consultant

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    this finding is definitely noteworthy: same cost as single intel x25m 80g, same capacity, but faster speed.

    but i still believe single ssd is more practical.

    first, you'll only get faster speed with large file copies, but common users will not copy lots of large files everyday. actually most people won't feel the increased performance in daily life.

    second, an additional disk increase weight, battery consumption. if i don't use 2nd disk, i can put in an empty plastic to have lighter weight; or i can opt for SSD+HDD solution, to have the perfect balance of speed and capacity. the extra battery consumption will drain your battery faster.

    last, raid 0 solution is far less reliable than single disk solution. with two ssds, your risk of disk failure is much higher than single disk: if one of the two disks fails, you lose all your data. the compatibility of SSD raid 0 is also worse. without TRIM support, some problems may occur in the long run.

    I already own an intel x25m 80g ssd, it's fast enough for me. in the future i don't need faster speed, i just hope they can offer more capacity and lower the price tag.
     
    wallmage, May 4, 2010
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    current stock of SSD is usually fast enough for most consumer applications, but the price per gig is limiting their use in many lower end laptops. So instead of 256 gig SSD, lot of people are opting to have small SSD and a large capacity platter hdd combo (provided they have two hdd bay or a removable optical drive).

    This is basically a DIY hybrid hdd...
     
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    Thank you for the responses! Excellent points.

    I think I am leaning towards a single intel x25m 80g now. I just thought it would be a fun experiment to do the raid-0. You are both right in that it is impractical and the benefits would be quite minimal compared to installing a single SSD.

    I will probably move my 500GB drive to the ultrabay and get that dual benefit going.
     
    uhlaw2011, May 5, 2010
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    hceuterpe Notebook Evangelist

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    The only point I could see with raiding SSD is to stick two in a RAID 1 setup, especially in a laptop.

    Though that could just be the server talk in me...
     
    hceuterpe, May 6, 2010
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