[Question] RAID SSD/HDD

[J.Dre]

Hey everyone,

As a way to save money and optimize performance, which would be the best route:

1. Purchase 1 TB RAID 0 (2x 500 GB HDD SATA III @ 7,200 RPM), replace both HDD's with SSD's and install RAID 0 / 1?

Or

2. Purchase the 1 TB RAID 0 (2x 500 GB HDD SATA III @ 7,200 RPM) and install a single SSD, and keep one of the HDD's as a storage drive? Is this even possible with "one" of the RAID HDD's?

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I assume, in order to make SSD's RAID, you enter the BIOS settings on the first start-up, correct? (hit F2)


Hope to read some good stuff, thank you for your time.

 

[Zap]

How much disk space do you need? Why are you purchasing 2x500GB HDDs only to replace one or both?

2x500GB costs $130 right now, and that's for some WD drives which are probably not suitable for RAID (the TLER issue). "Official RAID Edition" drives will cost $200 for the pair.

$200 will get you a 256GB SSD that RAIDed HDDs will never match in performance.

You would RAID SSDs exactly the same as HDDs. Unless you are using old hardware or operating systems, you can treat SSDs exactly the same as HDDs for everything except defrag.

 

[J.Dre]

I need at least 512 GB's (preferably SSD) of space on my laptop, I do a lot of programming, editing, etc.

I'm configuring a laptop, not purchasing the hardware separately. The two HDD's configuration in RAID 0 is the cheapest option, so I can have an SSD + storage drive later on when I purchase an SSD separately for cheaper.

I believe I've basically answered my own question.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.