SSD RAID on Laptop

[bLiTzJoN]

Some time ago I purchased an Intel G2 for my HP EliteBook 8530P. I've been tossing up the idea of removing the optical drive and adding another G2 with intentions of running striped. Anyone foresee any implications?

 

[bLiTzJoN]

Hmmm.. guess not. I'll have to make sure that while my machine supports RAID 0 it preserves Trim support.

 

[sub.mesa]

Only if you run Linux or BSD will you have TRIM when using RAID. So yes you will lose TRIM support.

Usually it would be better to have an SSD for booting/apps and HDD for mass storage; having two SSDs still means you have little storage space. And one SSD really should be fast enough, if you get a good one (Intel, Sandforce, Micron).

 

[Old Hippie]

I'll have to make sure that while my machine supports RAID 0 it preserves Trim support.

TRIM isn't possible with any drive included in a RAID array running a MS OS.

It'd be a little screamer!