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RAID0 on mismatched SSD's

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jabelsk

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So here's my situation. Awhile back I purchased a Samsung 830 256gb thinking it would be plenty of space and of course it wasn't. Now I can't find another 830 at a reasonable price and got to thinking why not use a Samsung 840 Pro to create a RAID0 array.

My concerns are, is it possible to create an array with two mismatched SSD's? I'm looking at my original 830 256gb paired with a new 840 256gb Pro to create a 512gb RAID0 array.

Then my other concern is TRIM and garbage collection. I know there's new algorithms built in that are supposed to keep working even in a RAID setup but will I be in any trouble using two different SSD models? I'm running Windows 7 Professional SP1.

If anyone could answer these questions I'd appreciate it before I go blindly spending money.
 
Normally I wouldn't recommend raiding two different controllers due to the proccesor and related firmware strengths/weaknesses.. but those 2 drives seem to be similar enough to avoid issues.

I'd surely consider it if I wanted faster speeds and a larger volume. As usual, I'd back that OS up to another spinner just in case.. but I'd still do it.
 
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