Corsair SSD vs VelociRaptors in RAID 0

jevery

jevery

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I'm getting ready to upgrade the slowest link in the chain. Originally was going to put in a Corsair P128 MLC Internal Solid State Drive. Now, after reading a number of reviews, I'm concerned about deteriorating performance over time and slower transfers as the drive fills. I'm now leaning toward a pair of VelociRaptors in RAID 0. Price between the two is close at $375 for the SSD vs $400 for the VelociRaptors plus the VelociRaptors will give me 600 GBs vs 128 for the SSD. Which would you chose?
 
its a personal decision... do you require the extra space?

the question is "performance or storage?"

i bought an intel 80gig ssd and sold my raptor and 1tb drives, now i have 80gig intel ssd and 40gig cheap asse drive for music
 
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unfortunatly most people are missing the point with ssd's

"its the random read/writes" that make these ssd drives fast, sure you tell people that the write performance on the intel ssd i have got is poor 70mb but the random read/write basicly puts the convention drive to shame

granted them f3 drives are very very good they will not stand a chance next to a ssd...

the op needs to decide on what he wants

is it drive space or performance that you require?
 
funkysnair said:
i bought an intel 80gig ssd and sold my raptor and 1tb drives, now i have 80gig sata and 40gig cheap asse drive for music
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No, I don't really need the space. I currently have 42 GB used of 423 available and really have everything I need installed. It's a tough decision. I think I'd love the extremely fast read times and silent operation, but don't want to be disappointed if in six months I'm using an SSD that's filled to 80% capacity and performing no better than the VelociRaptors would. I'm really after performance. Am I interpreting your post correctly - you no longer have the SSD?
 
dam i still got mine.... (woops just realised i put 80 gig sata instead of ssd)

i want another!!!

my pc boots 3 times faster and shutsdown in like 3 seconds, everything is snappy as hell

you buy ssd you need to research, there are very poor drives out there!!
 
funkysnair said:
dam i still got mine.... (woops just realised i put 80 gig sata instead of ssd)

i want another!!!

my pc boots 3 times faster and shutsdown in like 3 seconds, everything is snappy as hell

you buy ssd you need to research, there are very poor drives out there!!
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I've been researching - maybe so much that I've almost talked myself out of it. The Corsair seems like a good middle ground for the MLC SSDs. Wish SLC drives were cheaper. Sounds like you're happy with yours. How long have you had it now?
 
i have had it a few months, very happy with it!

it hard to make the choice i know, its alot of money for something so small...

the look on my face when the box arrived-£200 for that? it is a little bigger than my mobile phone lol.
 
OK, I think I'll stick with the SSD as what I'm primarily after is faster load times. Thanks all
 
funkysnair said:
granted them f3 drives are very very good they will not stand a chance next to a ssd...
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Agree the F3's are Great mechanical drives for the price. Picked up my 500gb F3 for $45 shipped. But, YES SSd's will put mechanical drives to shame. In my opinion, they are way TOO expensive right now and the $ : GB ratio sucks

I personally would settle on an F3 for now, as I have done. Save your money and wait until ssd's get better and cheaper. Which they WILL
 
New Intel X25-M 80 SSD

Boot time - button to desktop from 1:30 to :45

Disk Data Transfer Rate Score from 6.0 to 7.7

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Average Read from 107 mb/s to 222

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Wow, single best upgrade I've ever done. Glad I went SSD. Thanks funkysnair :D
 
Wow....ive been thinking of getting an SSD,That exact intel one...the cost was putting me off but looks like its well worth it!
 
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