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    Is the quad raid 0 ssd on the Z the fastest?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by blue13x, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. blue13x

    blue13x Notebook Deity

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    I have a very simple question. Is the quad raid 0 512Gb on the Z the fastest setup in the laptop/mobile world?
    How does it compare to the 512GB SSD setup on the new MBP or even the Alienware 15x and 17x?
    I asked this on the Alienware forum; but nobody truly knows much other than that the alienware would demolish the Z and that the ssd on the Z is a dual setup like the mbp and alienware. I know its a quad setup, but is it the fastest option availble?
    I was under the impression tht it was, and it would be extraordinary on such a tiny laptop.
     
    blue13x, Apr 14, 2010
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    b_ambee Notebook Geek

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    I think if it really have something faster than Vaio QuadSSD. I won't notice much difference when uses it.
     
    b_ambee, Apr 14, 2010
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  3. ozbimmer

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    Definitely need some hard data (benchmark) to do the comparison.
     
    ozbimmer, Apr 14, 2010
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    keisuke28 Notebook Consultant

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    I am pretty sure the 512gb ssd option on the macbook pro is only a single disk setup whereas on the vaio z it is 4x128gb ssd drives configured in raid 0 so it will be slower compared to the vaio z.
     
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  6. blue13x

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    The SSD setup on the alienware is a mystery to me, but I have a feeling its a dual.256
     
    blue13x, Apr 14, 2010
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    its looking more and more like the quad on the z is the fastest gun in the west :)
     
    blue13x, Apr 14, 2010
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