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October 26th, 2018 14:00

OptiPlex 5050 vs OptiPlex 7050

Hello,

I am interested in purchasing on of the 2 models. Found the specs for both, 7050 is capable of:

RAID 0 & 1 support on select configurations (Tower/Small Form Factor only).

Does this mean I can use 2xM.2 PCIe SSD's in RAID?

Kind regards,

allein 

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October 26th, 2018 14:00


@allein wrote:

 

 

1. Does this mean I can use 2xM.2 PCIe SSD's in RAID?

2. RAID 0 & 1 support on select configurations (Tower/Small Form Factor only).

 


1. Possibly, but where would you install the second M.2/PCIe/NVMe SSD ? In a PCIe Addin card?

2. I recommend NO RAIDs on desktops these days .
RAID-0 = Use PCIe/NVMe SSDs instead. They are plenty fast (about 5-times faster than a SATA-3/600 SSD)
RAID-1 = Backup or Image instead. Those are not affected by virus infection or even ransomware (especially if disconnected during attack).

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October 26th, 2018 15:00

Thank you for your quick reply. Can I use: RAID-0 = Use PCIe/NVMe SSDs instead, 2 of these in raid0 as boot drive? SSD 960 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB is this good? Can you please link some ssd models which I can use in raid0 as boot drive? Works only with 7050?

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