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Thread ID: 134703	2013-07-30 09:55:00	PCI-e SSD vs SATA SSD ??	Geek4414 (12000)	Press F1

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1350191	2013-07-31 00:55:00	Yes, and in this case, the backup saved our bacon! It was a full system image, as even the recovery partition was corrupted due to the RAID0 striping! Anyway, another client had no backup and the ultrabook had to be sent away for repair (won't even power up), so can't get any data out of it before sending it away!	Geek4414 (12000)
1350192	2013-07-31 01:59:00	IMHO these "huge" differences are mostly theoretical and only show up on benchmarks. In the real world the way most people use computers I'd describe the performance difference as "very difficult to notice" Many reviews I've read have pointed out the difference between a mechanical hdd and an ssd is very obvious and immediately beneficial but that the difference between a fast new SSD and an older "slow" one is much smaller by comparison. If you are using applications that can take advantage of the speed difference there may be a case to be made for the fastest SSD available. If you just want your PC to boot up, shut down, and launch programs quickly almost any current SSD will give a near identical experience and I'd venture capacity and reliability are more important than max speed.	dugimodo (138)
1350193	2013-07-31 02:43:00	IMHO these "huge" differences are mostly theoretical and only show up on benchmarks. In the real world the way most people use computers I'd describe the performance difference as "very difficult to notice" Many reviews I've read have pointed out the difference between a mechanical hdd and an ssd is very obvious and immediately beneficial but that the difference between a fast new SSD and an older "slow" one is much smaller by comparison. If you are using applications that can take advantage of the speed difference there may be a case to be made for the fastest SSD available. If you just want your PC to boot up, shut down, and launch programs quickly almost any current SSD will give a near identical experience and I'd venture capacity and reliability are more important than max speed. I agree, that's why I am hoping for someone with real world experience between the two type of SSDs. I am very keen to go the Pro 11, but really have to go check out the screen again to see if it is too small or not. The PCI-e SSD would just be another reason for me to consider the Pro 13 vs the Pro 11. With 8GB of RAM, hopefully Windows should try to fill the RAM with things it thinks we need anyway instead of having to access the drive all the time.	Geek4414 (12000)
1350194	2013-07-31 02:55:00	Well I haven't tried a PCI-E SSD but I have switched from a intel 320 120Gb 3Gbps SSD to a Samsung 830 series 6Gbps 256Gb SSD and I can tell you what difference I noticed between them. (yes I have the appropriate SATA port for the samsung) Noticable differences; The new one is twice the size, the end. According to benchmarks my Samsung blows away my old intel, I can even prove it myself at home with benchamrking software. But never do I actually see that speed benefitting me in the real world. Having room to install more software is nice though, meaning more things load really fast.	dugimodo (138)
1350195	2013-07-31 02:59:00	Well I haven't tried a PCI-E SSD but I have switched from a intel 320 120Gb 3Gbps SSD to a Samsung 830 series 6Gbps 256Gb SSD and I can tell you what difference I noticed between them. (yes I have the appropriate SATA port for the samsung) Noticable differences; The new one is twice the size, the end. According to benchmarks my Samsung blows away my old intel, I can even prove it myself at home with benchamrking software. But never do I actually see that speed benefitting me in the real world. Having room to install more software is nice though, meaning more things load really fast. Thanks Dugimodo, good to hear the real world experience!	Geek4414 (12000)
1350196	2013-07-31 03:15:00	I agree, that's why I am hoping for someone with real world experience between the two type of SSDs. I am very keen to go the Pro 11, but really have to go check out the screen again to see if it is too small or not. The PCI-e SSD would just be another reason for me to consider the Pro 13 vs the Pro 11. With 8GB of RAM, hopefully Windows should try to fill the RAM with things it thinks we need anyway instead of having to access the drive all the time. As per my original reply, the noticeable difference for most users is negligible. You'd have to be frequently dealing with massive sequential file copies or extreme IO requirements for it to make a significant difference.	inphinity (7274)
1350197	2013-07-31 03:55:00	As per my original reply, the noticeable difference for most users is negligible. You'd have to be frequently dealing with massive sequential file copies or extreme IO requirements for it to make a significant difference. Yes, thanks for your reply too, Inphinity ;-)	Geek4414 (12000)
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