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Questions about Kingston SNVP325-S2/64GB

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costel78

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I use computer for compile (including OS witch is Gentoo Linux) and virtualization. So I need a fast disk system.

I have to chose between one Intel SSDSA2MH080G2R5 or two Kingston SNVP325-S2/64GB in RAID 0
I know that one to one, Kingston drive is slowest than Intel drive but is cheap and two of them give me more disk space.

The questions are:
1. What to chose: one Intel or two Kingston in RAID 0 ?
2. What controller Kingston SNVP325-S2/64GB use ? It's Jmicron JMF618, it's Toshiba or actually it's a mix of these two companies because I'm very confused here about this aspect ?
3. If I'm going on RAID 0 I'll have to rely on Garbage Collector features. Does this review http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=872&type=expert&pid=10 apply to Kingston SNVP325-S2/64GB ?
4. If answer is not at previous question how good in Garbage Collector implementation is ?

As you can see I'm good at software not at hardware. Any help/clarifications are welcome.
Thank you very much!
 
Given the choice, the best of the two is by far the Intel however I might look around right now at other options. What capacity are you looking for? If its not large, I might consider RAIDing two OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 40Gb Drives for less than 250 if you need RAID. That is def the best bang for your buck I think.
 
Target capacity is 70-80 GB.
I chosen Kingston for RAID because it has Garbage Collector (in hardware) and write speed.
Unfortunately OWC Mercury it's not available for my location.
 
1 The Intel is sure to work as expected- you would have to experiment with the Kingstons in RAID 0 to see if it is faster.

2 The Kingston SNVP325-S2 uses Toshiba's T6UG1XBG controller, while the article you linked reviews a Kingston running a JMicron JMF618 controller.

3 No.

4 IDK
 
Intel will be then. I make my choice due that Intel drives are more tested and, hopefully, more mature. And Kingston drive does not offer/support firmware update. Thank you!
 
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