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DrSloop

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I am looking into buying this laptop:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/

This laptop is going to be for college use and for gaming.

However, when I go to customize it there are several options that I don't know anything about. First off, would you recommend the No Dead Pixels Insurance?
Secondly, what is an mSATA SSD drive, do I need it, and can it be installed later if I choose not to buy it? Thirdly, do I need a second hard drive and can it be installed later if I choose not to buy it? Please answer every question and thank you for your help.
 
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nukemaster

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Honestly Google would answer EVERY question faster.

1. No dead pixel guarantee means they will replace the screen or system if any pixel(the dots on the screen) is not working(sometimes they cover stuck ones as well such as one that stays green all the time).
2. Msata is a SSD slot(most times the slot is also able to take other cards like wireless), yes you can buy M-SATA SSDs
3. I am 100% sure only YOU will know if you need more than one hard drive. If the laptop has room for 2, you should be able to get on in the future if needed.

All of these things are up to you(SSD's are fast and extra hard drives give you more storage and may also open the options for RAID).
 
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photonboy

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mSATA SSD is usually used with a smaller SSD in conjunction with a hard drive to act as a single "HYBRID DRIVE" where boot files and other important files (for speed) are copied to the mSATA SSD.

If you add a MAIN drive that is SSD it's completely pointless to also have an mSATA SSD.

Since you support multiple drive bays apparently and are also spending a lot, I would recommend you just get the HARD DRIVE, and buy your own SSD (i.e Samsung 840 120GB for about $100) and CLONE the HDD to the SSD (It would likely cost a lot more to have them install an SSD.)

So assuming you have two, 2.5" drive bays:
1. Buy laptop with HARD DRIVE only (no mSATA or 2nd drive)
2. Buy your own 120GB Samsung 840
3. CLONE HDD to SSD
4. Remove HDD to verify it works
5. FORMAT HDD as NTFS (storage drive)
6. Create a BACKUP IMAGE of your SSD to the HDD
 
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