<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">If you have the option of mSATA and Sata in general i would use the mSATA for pretty much everything, and then a hybrid or std drive for the 1TB volume. The system will be very fast and snappy, and then you can save a few bills on your general storage. I have been really keen on the new Crucial SSD's they are releasing over the Samsung. if you have access m.2 is a fantastic thing to consider as it is PCIe instead of SATA. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">m.2: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2</a> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">
Crucial SSD: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148793">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148793</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Mark Phillips <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark@phillipsmarketing.biz" target="_blank">mark@phillipsmarketing.biz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I am looking at a new Linux laptop, and I have the option of a mSata SSD drive or a conventional drive. I am considering a 1 TB Samsung 840 EVO mSata SSD for the OS and all my partitions. <div><br></div><div>
1. Are there any reasons not to use a SSD for the full disk, as opposed to just for the OS? Other than saving money, as a small SSD would cost a lot less!</div><div><br></div><div>2. I have seen recommendations on the net to backup the drive to a spinning drive. The laptop has a couple of bays, so I could put a back up drive in one of the bays. Does this make sense, or have SSDs matured enough that they will last like a spinning drive?</div>
<div><br></div><div>3. Anything else I should be aware of when moving to the world of SSDs?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div></div>
<br>---------------------------------------------------<br>
PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org">PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org</a><br>
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br>
<a href="http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.<br>
<br>Stephen<br><br>
</div>