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What are the Pros and Cons of mSATA SSD, SATA SSD and HDD?

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The main difference is form factor. SATA SSDs tend to be a bit cheaper as well, from what I've seen. 

 

There's the benefit of being able to easily move SATA SSDs from system to system, as they're supported by every motherboard, unlike mSATA.

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Hi guys,

I'm Ribal and I am a new member in this forum so I'm kind of lost here -hopefully this post is in the right place-

 

I was customizing a gaming laptop on xoticpc.com when I noticed that they give you three different choices for the storage unit which are mSATA SSD, SATA SSD and the regular HDD.
I know enough about the SATA SSD and HDD but I have very few information about mSATA SSD, so if you guys can help me out and tell me what are the differences between mSATA SSD and SATA SSD. Also which is best and more reliable to be used as a main storage unit.

Thanks in advance.

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Not much difference between msata and sata other than form factor. 

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mSata vs Sata = Size difference and nothing else. I've yet to see a limitation in any form between the 2

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Thanks for the quick reply guys.

So which should I go with? because I will RAID 2 units any advice?

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The main difference is form factor. SATA SSDs tend to be a bit cheaper as well, from what I've seen. 

 

There's the benefit of being able to easily move SATA SSDs from system to system, as they're supported by every motherboard, unlike mSATA.

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Thanks for the quick reply guys.

So which should I go with? because I will RAID 2 units any advice?

Sata ssds will can be easily moved to another system in the future since it's a common form factor. Msata ssds are smaller and can leave an open slot for a 2.5" hdd for mass storage.

Up to you which option is more valuable.

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You probably aren't looking at mSATA but M2.0 which is faster than mSATA. The big thing in a laptop is that it won't take a drive spot if you go with the M2. The bad thing, besides cost, is that once configured it's a bitch to upgrade. Take a look at Linus's attempt with the iMac. That is a M2 drive based system.

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