Good summary:
"It is a way to use lower cost to give the computer faster read/write
response." SSD is becoming more affordable, but it's still around $1/GB.
FYI, HD-Tune shows read speeds of this setup at 100MB/s average.
thanks
jez
On 26 June 2013 02:48, C.H.Ling <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Searching a bit from the Net, I believe the 32G SSD is more likely act as a
> cache:
>
>
> http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/nvelo-dataplex-ssd-caching-software-review-seven-msata-ssds-prove-an-amazing-concept/
>
> "Dataplex manages the entire hard drive and caches the ‘hot’ data while
> leaving the ‘cold’ data on the hard drive. The software actually learns
> and
> remembers which applications and data are used most and retains that
> information on the SSD. A great example of this occurs during system start
> up."
>
> Also:
>
>
> http://download.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/intel_smart_response_technology_user_guide.pdf
>
> It is a way to use lower cost to give the computer faster read/write
> response. But I'd prefer a larger SSD for system and temp files as the SSD
> is more affordable now.
>
> What I don't like is the ultrabook, it has poor cost/performance ratio,
> unless you really need a longer battery life and touch screen. The
> ultrabook
> is more expensive, slower and not much lighter than a standard notebook.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> >I don't think I'd like that arrangement. It's not clear what goes onto
> > the SSD and the striping between the two would likely double the failure
> > rate.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > On 6/25/2013 5:45 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> >> The HDD and SSD are organised as Raid0 as one logical C: drive of a
> >> nominal 532GB. (Well not quite that simple, there are some other small
> >> protected partitions for Recovery, swap, etc.) This gives a big speed
> >> increase but not quite as much as by dedicating the SSD to the OS.
> >> This is a new concept to me so I only understand the first few
> >> paragraphs of what I find in Wikipedia etc.
> >> Jez
> >>
> >> On 25/06/2013, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> Is the SSD the boot drive?
> >>>
> >>> Chuck Norcutt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 6/25/2013 12:56 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> >>>> Rather a spur-of-the-moment thing but John Lewis (department store
> >>>> across
> >>>> UK) had a clearance and I plumped for an ex-demo laptop.
> >>>>
> >>>> It's an HP Envy 4-1103ea which means it's an 'ultrabook' (read: no DVD
> >>>> built-in) and has a touch screen, a 3rd-gen i5 processor, 8GB ram, a
> >>>> 500GB
> >>>> harddrive and a 32GB SSD. Sockets include HDMI to drive second monitor
> >>>> and
> >>>> USB 2 and USB3. Of course built-in WiFi and Bluetooth but also WiDi
> >>>> (look
> >>>> it up!)
> >>>>
> >>>> And Win8. If it hadn't been for the touchscreen I'd probably have
> gone
> >>>> back to Win7 but I'm slowly learning Win8 (in other words I'm learning
> >>>> how
> >>>> to make it look like Win7 :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm waiting for my external DVD to come from Amazon so I have some
> >>>> stuff I
> >>>> can't install yet, but I'm having fun playing with it :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> End of news bulletin.
> >>>> Jez
> >>>> (for enquiring minds £595 with 3-yr guarantee)
>
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