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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 30th Sep 2011 20:44
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I was just wondering about a few things; I may as well ask them or I shall be damned to walk the earth incomplete :

1 - Is SATA 2&3 irrelevant seeing as SSDs still aren't up to 1gb/s read/write speeds (ignoring compatibility)

2 - would having USB3 slots via PCI-e be slower than having them directly on the motherboard

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The Wilderbeast
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Posted: 30th Sep 2011 22:39
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1. While an SSD will not max out even a SATA II connection, SATA III includes various improvements and optimizations which would make it a worthwhile upgrade over SATA II and actually increase the transfer rate.
2. There is no difference as both the PCI-Express and on-board USB slots are connected directly to the Southbridge.


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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 30th Sep 2011 22:42
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much obliged


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Benjamin
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Posted: 1st Oct 2011 01:29
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One of the benefits of SSD technology is that seek times are non-existent, so even if the overall transfer rate isn't as high as the equivalent HDD you'll still benefit.



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PAGAN_old
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Posted: 1st Oct 2011 04:41
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i never tried any SSDs yet they are kind of expensive. For those people who have them, are they worth getting? I didnt get one because for some reason i still fear that SSDs will burn out quickly like when they first came out. Has that changed at all in the last years?

I found this guy selling some 15000rpm SAS drives with serial controller cards for cheap (like 70 bucks for 2 300gig SAS drives, the PCI controller and all the cables and mounts for them) considering how much SAS drives cost these days i thought this would be a bargain. Also i am just curios to try them out.

so my choice now is SAS drives with all their cables and junk, or should i give SSDs a try?

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Indicium
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Posted: 1st Oct 2011 16:23
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I wouldn't trust a disk spinning at 15000rpm to be reliable personally.

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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 1st Oct 2011 17:46
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Quote: " never tried any SSDs yet they are kind of expensive."


they're actually getting quite affordable. I saw a Corsair 60GB one for £60 ($90), which isn't too bad considering how new the technology is, and how awesome corsair is . That's plenty for a boot drive and would be plenty for the net-book I'm after (I was looking at a 2.5" one).


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