1 ssd or 2 mechanical in raid 0

[PyROphantasie]

I've been looking to setup a new system and I was wondering what's faster, having 1 ssd drive or two other drives, let's say two raptors or any other drives that would do well compared to one SSD

[Metallica]

I've been looking to setup a new system and I was wondering what's faster, having 1 ssd drive or two other drives, let's say two raptors or any other drives that would do well compared to one SSD

If you can afford it, I'd go with a SSD. Then later on you can grab another and RAID them together :D

From what I've heard the SSD's are much snappier, but I'm sure two raptors in RAID 0 would be a bit faster than a single SSD, but I think two SSD's in RAID 0 would be a good bit faster than the raptors.

[fritzman]

If you can afford it, I'd go with a SSD. Then later on you can grab another and RAID them together :D

From what I've heard the SSD's are much snappier, but I'm sure two raptors in RAID 0 would be a bit faster than a single SSD, but I think two SSD's in RAID 0 would be a good bit faster than the raptors.

The way I read the reports... SSD's beat mechanical drives end of story. I don't believe you're right when you say two raptors will beat an ssd.

[PyROphantasie]

Does anyone have statistics or a link to testing that's shows a single SSd speeds and a link to two velociraptors in rAid 0 and it's speeds, I was lookn around but I'm using an iPhone and Its taking way too long to load pages

[Metallica]

The way I read the reports... SSD's beat mechanical drives end of story. I don't believe you're right when you say two raptors will beat an ssd.


Two raptors in RAID 0 are faster I believe in transfer speeds, but not as quick in random access, or w/e it's called. But two SSD's in RAID 0 are faster in all area's. This is just what I have read around the forums.

[jmdixon85]

I would definatly go with a single SSD over any 2x HDD RAID array. The only way 2x Raptors would be faster than a single SSD would "MAYBE" when copying large files to/from the disks. The faster access times (virtually 0ns) of a SSD makes it much better as a system disk.

[visbits]

SSD, raw read write speeds are useless. SSD can seek to the file instantly and can burst it real fast.

Mechanical Storage devices will be dead rather soon. :)

[genec57]

Going to SSD was the single most dramatic upgrade I have made in years - FAR faster than any mechanical drive/s - nuff said.

[isp]

I was thinking about doing the same, until I read this article.

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101

[hinderpits]

I was thinking about doing the same, until I read this article.

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101

ssd's barely existed when that article was written lol

[Metallica]

I was thinking about doing the same, until I read this article.

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101

Was written in 04 :screwy:

[JackNSally]

SSD, raw read write speeds are useless. SSD can seek to the file instantly and can burst it real fast.

Mechanical Storage devices will be dead rather soon. :)

You can't beat mechanical hard drives for pure storage. Wonder how much a 2TB SSD would cost? Or even a 1TB one?:screwy:

[Metallica]

You can't beat mechanical hard drives for pure storage. Wonder how much a 2TB SSD would cost? Or even a 1TB one?:screwy:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/oczs-1tb-colossus-ssd-gets-a-price-and-launch-timeframe/

[JackNSally]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/oczs-1tb-colossus-ssd-gets-a-price-and-launch-timeframe/

$2200 for 1TB? No thanks.

[Metallica]

$2200 for 1TB? No thanks.

You're crazy, that's a steal!

*complete sarcasm* ;d

[DohDoh]

The winner seems be to SSD.

Has anybody here experienced SSD premature failure?

[BenF]

I think it makes sense get a good SSD and then a 500gb-1tb mechanical drive for storage. That way you have the speed increase of the SSD for the system files and applications but still have space to backup movies, music, pictures etc...

[Daddyjaxx]

I had 4 x 72 gb Rapors in RAID0 in the past and no way did it boot into Windows this fast. Remember, the HD isn't doing anything in the post and boot phase until Starting Windows begins. It's about 20 seconds after that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-X1Fw6USq8

[Marshmallow64]

I would go with the SSD unless you can get some raptors for really cheap. I got both of mine for 90 shipped on ebay a little while back. But I cant really stand the clicking noises sometimes lol, so I am definitely gonna upgrade to SSDs in the near future once prices become more reasonable.