ROG RAIDR: Does it worth it?

[Sotti]

Hi there guys,

 

I was pretty sure of buying the ROG RAIDR till I read this Hardware.info review where they say that.... well... it almost sucks.

 

Right now I own 2 x Samsung 840 Pro (256GB) and I was thinking that the RAIDR was even better than 2 x 840Pro in RAID0 (The 840 Pro lose TRIM), but actually it seems that's even worse than a single Samsung 840 Pro.

 

The RAIDR is hitting the shelves right now and that review is from April, I don´t know if anything has change.

 

Anyone already has it? Anyone thinking in getting one? Any other thoughts?

 

It's expected that the future 480 model comes with 4 RAID0 modules (4x120 instead of 2x120) which (if the price is good) could improve performance and be more interesting.

 

Thanks

[naca1227]

It probably won't be worth it right now as two Samsung 840 Pro's are very fast as it is and Sata 3 is barely any slower than PCI-E SSD's 

[Volbet]

The reviews from April are of the engineering samples Asus sent out to reviewers. As far as I have heard they had some massive problems with UEFI compatibility, and that is why they took so long before releasing it. 

 

I don't personally think it is worth it over your 840 Pros.

[Andi]

why would you want to buy that asus thing? There are manufacturers out there building  PCIe SSDs for years...they do a better job than Asus. I would wait 1-2 generations befor buying something like this from an inexperienced brand.

 

Mushkins Scorpion Deluxe 480GB costs 600€ and reads/writes with 2GB/s, or OCZs RevoDrive 3 is a bit cheaper and slower. Samsungs 1TB 840 EVO goes for 500€

 

I don't see the point of buying a PCIe SSD as a normal consumer

[Sotti]

why would you want to buy that asus thing? There are manufacturers out there building  PCIe SSDs for years...they do a better job than Asus. I would wait 1-2 generations befor buying something like this from an inexperienced brand.

 

Mushkins Scorpion Deluxe 480GB costs 600€ and reads/writes with 2GB/s, or OCZs RevoDrive 3 is a bit cheaper and slower. Samsungs 1TB 840 EVO goes for 500€

 

I don't see the point of buying a PCIe SSD as a normal consumer

 

My reasons were:

 

- Announced as faster than SSD's.

- Trim support

- PCIe, no cables.

- Reasonable price: 300€.

 

Would be like a SSD RAID0 but with trim support, all in one and PCIe interface (no cables)

 

My disappointment is that it isn't like a SSD RAID0 in performance. Actually it seems worse than single high end SSD.

 

I would like some PCIe 800+ MB/s but 600€ it's a little high priced.

 

BTW, the others PCIe units are UEFI compatible too?

 

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