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Old 07-17-2012, 08:41 AM   #1
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A second HD for laptop
Hi, I want to manage a large database on my laptop and understand I need a SSD. I don't want to replace my 500gb 7200rpm HD so I have found two options;

1) Replace optical drive with a drive caddy and install a SSD like this: http://www.justop.com/catalog/techni...bay-caddy.html

2) Have an external SSD.

I have a Vaio-VPCF22C5E, running windows 7 64 bit.

What do you guys think?
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I'm not sure an external SSD makes sense. USB is much slower than SATA ports
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Old 07-17-2012, 02:21 PM   #3
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Re: A second HD for laptop
Option 1. You'll want to install windows onto the SSD because it will super speed up your computer.
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:01 PM   #4
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I'm not sure an external SSD makes sense. USB is much slower than SATA ports
I'm not sure how much this matters for a poker database :/
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Also, what are the pro's and cons of running windows off the SDD instead of only HEM+pokersites ?
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If Windows is on the SSD your computer will start very fast and Windows will be very snappy.
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