ssd or raid 0

masonkian · 11 May 2011 at 16:14

is there much of a difference over the 2 ?

rpstewart · 11 May 2011 at 16:25

Yes. An SSD will have a much lower random access time and probably a better sustained read rate than a RAID0 array. The only thing which a RAID0 array might be better at would be sustained writes of non compressible data.

In general use it's the low random access time of the SSD that makes the real, noticeable difference.

masonkian · 11 May 2011 at 17:06

nice info

thanks

Phil3 · 12 May 2011 at 22:31

Not to mention the SILENT and low power consumption

The churning of a HDD is not something I miss. (OK so many modern HDD's aren't as bad as they used to be...but still)

davieg · 12 May 2011 at 23:16

Or if you cant decide, just do both