Best SSD Configuration

[Stuman1]

What's the best SSD setup?

2 500GB Samsung 850 Evo's for $388, a 1tb Samsung 850 Evo for $350, or a 1tb Samsung 850 Evo msata for $380? Should I just go with 2 for Raid 0, or pay $30 for an msata drive that doesn't fit my colour theme?

[xnoobftw]

GO with 1tb 850 evo msata. Less footprint, no sata cable and sata power cable required

[guyf2010]

It depends what you are using it for. RAID 0 should offer the highest performance, but least convenience will probably be the first to fail. 1TB mSATA drive is probably the easiest to install, but doesn't suit the colour theme. 1TB 2.5" will be somewhere in the middle in terms of installation difficulty, about the same speed as the mSATA drive, and I suspect the last to fail.

 

If speed is the biggest concern, I'd go for the RAID 0 drives, and backup reasonably often.

If you don't enjoy installing the drives/configuring for RAID 0, grab the mSATA drive.

If you don't mind installing a single drive and want to make sure everything is going to last as long as possible (And save $30-$40), pick up the 2.5" drive.

 

That said, I do run RAID 0 SSDs, and I'm sure some people will disagree with parts of this.

[Stuman1]

K, thanks guys.

[BrandonTheCat]

I really like Raid 0. It offers virtually double the performance and the same storage at half the cost. The only downside is risk of killing it is 2X but honestly theses are SSD's. They are meant to be driven hard.