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Crucial M4 and Intel 320 running Linux and Win7

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kefegg

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Hi guys,

I have a question about configuration SSD using multiple OS.
My config now is:
Asus P8P67Deluxe, I5 2500K, 16GB Ram, Intel 320 120GB, some HDD and and a GPU.
My Win 7 runs from the Intel SSD and my Linux (Ubuntu 11.10) is running 3 partitions on classic Samsung F3 HDD's. System, Home and Swap.

What I'm planing to do is:
Buying a Crucial M4 128GB only for running Win7, Adobe packet, Office and Steam and daily use.
Reformat my Intel 320 for running Linux.
And here's the problem.

I reserve 20GB for the System, around 40GB for Home and 4GB for Swap. This will leave me something like 48GB free space.

Is this kind off partitioning usefull, good or bad? Maybe put the Swap on classic HDD, I guess swapping would be minimum.
Can I use the free space for extra "Win7" space. Like extra program-folder or something like that?

Any advice is good advice.

Thanks in regard.
 
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I actually have an intel 320 and Crucial M4 in both my laptops 😀

Unless you have specific uses/reasons for partitions I don't see the point of having excessive partitions etc...it's just more drive letters, more hassle. Having an OS partition too small can get annoying and all my data is stored on my server unless i have it temp. on the laptop etc.

The 320 is just one big 128GB partition for windows 7 on my main thinkpad beast. On my smaller thinkpad i have just enough partitions for Windows 7 and Ubuntu.
 
If your distro of choice needs a small partition for boot, then have a /boot (50-100MB) and a /.

That's it. No need for swap, no need for /home, etc.. Just one big /, unless GRUB needs a small beginning partition. Linux supports swap files, just like any other good OS, and I have never understood why most distros didn't use them by default (file > partition).

For Windows, you leave the drive blank, put in the disc, and let it do what it wants.
 
zephxiii: Is there a noticeable speed difference between the M4 and the 320?
And what is your partition layout for the dualboot configuration? (If you want to share you're settings for Ubuntu's wear issues, feel free. SSD and linux is pretty new for me)

I just prefer a separate partition for Ubuntu's System and the Home folder.
If I mess up the System there will be no problems on my Home folder. Cerb has got a point: one partition is possible but I prefer the other way.

I was just thinking that a small amount of SSD memory could offer more than just one OS. Windows doesn't like to have the system running on multiple partitions but Linux doesn't mind. So The fastest SSD would be for the OS that boots most of the time and the slower Intel320 would go for Ubuntu.
But you guys prefer one partition for Ubuntu, right?
Where do you put the Swap or just ignore swap and don't reserve space for it?
 
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