Optimal SSD/HDD Setup for Laptop Video Editing

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felix83

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  • i have a Lenovo E430 with the following specs:
    ■ i7-3632QM
    ■ 2 x 8GB 1600MHz Memory (self upgraded)
    ■ Built-in Intel HD 4000
    ■ 500GB 7200RPM SATA HDD
  • The Lenovo E430 allows 2 further storage expansion options:
    ■ 1 x mSATA on SATAII
    ■ 1 x SATAII HDD/SSD via the 12.7mm ODD caddy.
I intend to optimize my storage setup to further reduce any potential bottlenecks for HD video editing using Sony Vegas Pro 12.

Based on my research, came up with the following setups and appreciate some opinion/suggestions on the different setups below:

  • Option 1
    ■ 1 x 128GB mSATA SSD (boot drive + applications + source video)
    ■ 2 x 500GB 7200RPM SATA HDD setup as Striped Volume in Windows 7 (scratch disk and rendered output video files)
  • Option 2
    ■ 1 x 128GB SSD replacing existing 500GB HDD (boot drive + applications)
    ■ 1 x 500GB 7200RPM SATA HDD (source video + scratch disk)
    ■ 1 x 500GB 7200RPM SATA HDD (for rendered output video files)
  • Option 3
    ■ 1 x 128GB SSD replacing existing 500GB HDD (boot drive + applications + source video)
    ■ 1 x 64GB mSATA 64GB SSD (scratch disk)
    ■ 1 x 500GB 7200RPM SATA HDD (for rendered output video files)

I'd really appreciate if we can keep the discussion on storage only (hence my post in this sub-forum). I've considered discrete graphics and have decided that my budget will be better spent on getting a mSATA drive + upgraded RAM on the laptop since Intel Quick Sync helps more than any mobile GPU with CUDA.

Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions.
 
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Thanks for the suggestion, it was indeed a good read.
Since it's a laptop, I'm limited to a maximum of 16GB and I'm thinking that only only 8GB as a scratch disk and balance 8GB as available memory is insufficient.
Will definitely consider a Ramdisk for my desktop rig with perhaps 32GB memory


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I use option 2 myself but like this
256gb ssd (OS, some programs/apps, scratch)
2tb (progams/apps/data, source)
2tb (copy of data, destination)

I actually have the two 2tb back each other up when I'm done so my source and completed are on both. (and then I burn the current completeds to dvd's and then another save to the server which will make its own backup of the file as well as sync it to my buddies server (he syncs to mine) for the offsite copy (yeah I'm anal about my backups))
 
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felix83

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Thanks for the suggestion, it was indeed a good read.
Since it's a laptop, I'm limited to a maximum of 16GB and I'm thinking that only only 8GB as a scratch disk and balance 8GB as available memory is insufficient.
Will definitely consider a Ramdisk for my desktop rig with perhaps 32GB memory



Thanks, Option 2 does seem to be the more reasonable setup. Seems that SSD as a scratch disk does not provide a significant enough performance boost.
 
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