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OT: Can a computer wiz help a guy out with a purchase really quick?
Hi,
Buying a gaming laptop for music production/performance and casual gaming. I've narrowed my options down to the six-core model of this MSI laptop, since Reason/Ableton recommend more cores for higher performance and the 8750H is benchmarking really well. My question is about the SSD - what is the difference between a SATA SSD and regular SSD (M.2)?
Here are two links for comparison:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?reviews=all&Item=N82E16834154814
And
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIAAPK7BF9145
Thanks for your time and input!
Comments
Would go for this one
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?reviews=all&Item=N82E16834154814
Dedicated graphic card, more USB ports, better speakers.
SSD M.2 drives are faster because they're connected on PCIE.
The "old" SSD are SATA connected.
The latest SSD M.2 (on a desktop PC) can write/read around 6 times (!!!) faster than regular SSD SATA drives.
I'd be most concerned with the size of the SSD vs the specific attachment mechanism. M.2 is more current but typically older technology implies a low cost. Put your money on the resources you want to optimize... cores and storage size would be my top priorities. I'd also prefer something that tends to run quietly for recording with mic's.
SATA is mature and transfers up to 6Gbits/sec and M.2 allows multiple PCI-E and 1 SATA channel. So, the specific transfer specs of the SSD's should be compared but that won't be the limiting factor as much as CPU/RAM considerations so getting more cores is wise. Just remember hot chips need loud fans and that might be a problem you grow to hate and wish you'd scaled back for a little quiet when working.
256 is fine for what I need, plus I can run external later if I need to, and clearly CPU and RAM aren’t going to be a problem with hexacores at 16G RAM. Just trying to decide if, between SATA and M.2 how I can future proof a bit.
The difference of thirty bucks is literally some goodies, lol
Go for the M.2 SSD to be future ready for sure. SSD's will get larger and SATA will likely be phased out overtime.
While this laptop might possibly support NVMe storage, this specific configuration in the Newegg link does not seem to come with an NVMe drive. M.2 is just the form factor of the drive, not the interface. If you look at both the summary and the specs tab it mentions M.2 SATA SSD, which is no faster than a 2.5" SATA SSD
The difference in that price range is minimal , go for the M2 .
It doesn’t mean that it’s faster than the sata drive , I recommend it mostly for future proof .
I did, in fact, go with the M2. Thanks!