I read this features "Super RAID" technology and that it has two SSDs instead of one. Is this true?
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This model has only one SSD as you can see from specifications. GS60 is advertised to have two M.2 SATA SSD slots, so in theory, you could buy another SSD and link them in RAID0 to achieve the advertised "Super Raid". However, I'm not sure if upgrading the laptop yourself would void your warranty. Alternatively, just try and find a GS60 model that is specifically sold with two SSDs.
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same hardware except if don't remember wrong the gt 70 DE comes with a raid 0 of ssd
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The description does say the unit is "2TB". That is the TOTAL of the two drives, so they are 1TB each. You will have 2TB usable storage in RAID 0 mode (performance), or 1TB usable in RAID 1 mode (mirroring/backup).
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Mine came with two physical SSD drives and one physical hard drive. They split the hard drive into two logical drives. So you start out with 4 logical drives.I logically combined the two SSD drives into one and removed the partitioning of the hard drive (folk on the ASUS forum told me how to do that). For that matter, I replaced the original 5400 rpm hard drive with a snappier 7200 rpm drive. So at this time my machine has only two logical drives - I like it better that way.HTH
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The RAID feature is the only difference, the choice is do you just want up to 8 individual drives (JOBD) or do you want to protect you data from loss (RAID). I have both units and they both function great.
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I think it is thunderbolt 1. It really won't make any difference. It is only a two mechanical drive enclosure, which can't exceed thunderbolt 1 max anyway. If yoou have two ssd's, raided, that might be a different story.
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The maximum amount of drives that I was able to hook up without any other cards is 3... An SSD for the OS, 2 HDD for storage. I'm not too familiar with RAID setups, but I think you may need a separate RAID controller.
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I just wanted to add that RAID 1 means 2 3TB drives will show up as 3TB (not 6TB) as it is a "mirrored" solution (and what I would recommend). So the MAX capacity in that set up is 4TB.
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I'm not sure either. I've only used mine for 1 drive. I doubt it would work for 2 at once. You would probably need 2 adapters and some software that could reconstruct the data, which is shared between the 2 raid 0 drives.
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That really feels like false advertising - and that is true of all the RAID mirror vendors - not just WD - really gives me a bad taste. If WD are gonna call it a Mirror 4TB then WD should include 2 X 4TB drives and not make us all look for the truth.
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It uses a new technology developed by Microsoft that is far more advanced and flexible than RAID and way less complicated. It provides duplicated data same as RAID. It may not be real-time duped but I have added large data files and it appears to begin duplicating the file before I am through copying it over to the server. In any case it was through duping in a few seconds. Unlike RAID you can add or remove any size HDD (SATA or USB) whenever you want.
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Mine came with two physical SSD drives and one physical hard drive. They split the hard drive into two logical drives. So you start out with 4 logical drives. I logically combined the two SSD drives into one and removed the partitioning of the hard drive (folk on the ASUS forum told me how to do that). For that matter, I replaced the original 5400 rpm hard drive with a snappier 7200 rpm drive. So at this time my machine has only two logical drives - I like it better that way. HTH
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In my opinion, it is best to buy two identical drives at the same time when setting up either Raid 0 or 1. Dell replaced 1 failed raptor in Raid 0 with two new raptors. Speed differences between the two drives can really hamper performance.
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Yes, it comes with two 7200 rpm drives already in place. And it is capable of being set for either Raid 1 or Raid 0. Just remember that if you decide to change between either Raid 1 or 0 that you will lose all data previously saved. So make sure you know which one you want to use before starting.
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I have had this machine for about three months and so far I love it. The SSD is composed of 3 drives at Raid 0 total size when combined is 384 GB. Windows 8 is installed on the SSD as are all Apps and programs, the 1 TB drive comes named "Data", the SSD is named "OS". It is lightning quick and is the fastest booting laptop I have ever owned or seen. I have a Dell 30" ultra sharp hooked up via the Display Port and a Lacie 321 via the VGA so have quite a setup. I use it for Visual Effects (Nuke, Combustion, Moca, Photoshop) but have not used it for gaming at all so can't comment on that aspect but for VFX it kicks butt. I have had this machine for about three months and so far I love it. The SSD is composed of 3 drives at Raid 0 total size when combined is 384 GB. Windows 8 is installed on the SSD as are all Apps and programs, the 1 TB drive comes named "Data", the SSD is named "OS". It is lightning quick and is the fastest booting laptop I have ever owned or seen. I have a Dell 30" ultra sharp hooked up via the Display Port and a Lacie 321 via the VGA so have quite a setup. I use it for Visual Effects (Nuke, Combustion, Moca, Photoshop) but have not used it for gaming at all so... » Read More I have had this machine for about three months and so far I love it. The SSD is composed of 3 drives at Raid 0 total size when combined is 384 GB. Windows 8 is installed on the SSD as are all Apps and programs, the 1 TB drive comes named "Data", the SSD is named "OS". It is lightning quick and is the fastest booting laptop I have ever owned or seen. I have a Dell 30" ultra sharp hooked up via the Display Port and a Lacie 321 via the VGA so have quite a setup. I use it for Visual Effects (Nuke, Combustion, Moca, Photoshop) but have not used it for gaming at all so can't comment on that aspect but for VFX it kicks butt. « Show Less
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MSI has their own version of RAID 0 which they use to boost the performance of read and write speeds on Solid State Drives. They named this technology "Super RAID". The Technology is however based on Raid 0 (which combines two or more drives to act as one). When MSI designed this they built it with two drives in mind. They did not design it for three, so when they did, they made huge upgrades in performance and called it Super RAID 2. Super RAID 2 still uses RAID 0, they just happen to call it Super RAID 2. So to answer your question more specifically, it IS RAID 0, just a higher performing one. MSI has their own version of RAID 0 which they use to boost the performance of read and write speeds on Solid State Drives. They named this technology "Super RAID". The Technology is however based on Raid 0 (which combines two or more drives to act as one). When MSI designed this they built it with two drives in mind. They did not design it for three, so when they did, they made huge upgrades in performance and called it Super RAID 2. Super RAID 2 still uses RAID 0, they just happen to call it Super RAID 2. So to answer your question more specifically, it IS RAID 0, just a higher... » Read More MSI has their own version of RAID 0 which they use to boost the performance of read and write speeds on Solid State Drives. They named this technology "Super RAID". The Technology is however based on Raid 0 (which combines two or more drives to act as one). When MSI designed this they built it with two drives in mind. They did not design it for three, so when they did, they made huge upgrades in performance and called it Super RAID 2. Super RAID 2 still uses RAID 0, they just happen to call it Super RAID 2. So to answer your question more specifically, it IS RAID 0, just a higher performing one. « Show Less
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2 2TB drives. If you want to maximize storage space, choose a different raid configuration.