I have done so much research and as always with the internet, so many different views!!Ĭheers for the help guys, any more info appreciatedI think that sata3 drives will work with sata2 enclosures, (at least my 1tbEVO840 does….), so I wouldn't worry about that, just probably won't be as fast. Im just wondering as SSD's are so fast, if I just got a single 1tb SSD to run everything, would I run into problems, bottlenecking etc? I would like the simplicity of one drive, and to not have any spinning disks. So I would have to get a Sata II hard drive in the optical bay.
I think the problem with Sata III 6gb hard drives of any sort are with certain macbook pros, like mine the 2011 15'' one. Is there any slow down from having a 1tb SSD as opposed to a smaller 256gb ssd for instance? Or any other potential problems Im overlooking? Also, there are various problems with my macbook pro 2011 and Sata III Hard drives in the Optical bay, so I would have to get Sata II, not sure if that matters really. So yes there is a £150 difference.īut can you see advantages to one or the other? My feeling is just to have one hard drive for everything, feels simpler. Or I could get the 256gb version for £115, and then a 1TB HDD for about £80. But that shouldnt be for 5 or 10 years.Īs far as money goes. I know SSD's die too, and instantly, but atleast all the data is recoverable, they just cant write anymore.
It would be nice to not worry about the spinning disk failing, or if I drop/knock it and scratch the platter etc.