- Jul 13, 2011
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While this is a question about storage on a notebook/tablet, it is also about storage types and data, so I'm hoping it's the right forum.
I'm looking at various storage options of a particular tablet/notebook combo (Asus T100) which here in France at least is offered in various combinations of SSD and 5400rpm SATA HDD but always with microSD, USB 3.0, and microUSB 2.0. Basically, to not bore you too much with the details, I can get...
1. less SSD for the main storage and Win8 Metro apps, have more HDD space OR
2. more SSD with no HDD
Both have a USB3.0 and microUSB2.0 port and in both cases, one can apparently (according to the community) use the microSD for running programs using really fast microSD cards.
Everyone talks about how to use the microSD for programs, how fast the cards need to be, etc etc but what I need more technical advice with for making my decision is: will microSD really be able to fluidly run Windows programs (photoshop, office, media players) as well as they'd run on a HDD? Fine, it can be done, but can it be done reliably? How do I determine whether Photoshop running off a microSD card will take 30 seconds to apply a simple colour correction or whether Office will grind to a halt whenever I open a 100 page document? I know that a lot of this has to do with system specs and program requirements but assume fast Class-10 microSD media or higher, 5400rpm SATA for the HDD, and the internal memory is SSD.
Thanks for any help understanding this.
I'm looking at various storage options of a particular tablet/notebook combo (Asus T100) which here in France at least is offered in various combinations of SSD and 5400rpm SATA HDD but always with microSD, USB 3.0, and microUSB 2.0. Basically, to not bore you too much with the details, I can get...
1. less SSD for the main storage and Win8 Metro apps, have more HDD space OR
2. more SSD with no HDD
Both have a USB3.0 and microUSB2.0 port and in both cases, one can apparently (according to the community) use the microSD for running programs using really fast microSD cards.
Everyone talks about how to use the microSD for programs, how fast the cards need to be, etc etc but what I need more technical advice with for making my decision is: will microSD really be able to fluidly run Windows programs (photoshop, office, media players) as well as they'd run on a HDD? Fine, it can be done, but can it be done reliably? How do I determine whether Photoshop running off a microSD card will take 30 seconds to apply a simple colour correction or whether Office will grind to a halt whenever I open a 100 page document? I know that a lot of this has to do with system specs and program requirements but assume fast Class-10 microSD media or higher, 5400rpm SATA for the HDD, and the internal memory is SSD.
Thanks for any help understanding this.