Hi!
I had a Samsung 850 Pro 256GB and I wanted to expand storage with another SSD.
I am working on a laptop, so it was either a new and larger SATA SSD or a M.2. Luckily enough my new Lenovo Y520 has a M.2 slot.
Many people would argue that in this case I should just put a 1TB HDD and utilise only the M.2 for SSD, but I have the 850 Pro already and 500GB suits my needs quite well.
I bought the "new" Samsung 960 EVO and installed it.
Now I am going for a format and a clean windows install and I was curious:
Which drive should I use for what, so I have better performance?
I don't game and use mainly software that handles big files - Photoshop, Illustrator, 3ds max etc.
The M.2 is way faster than SATA, so my first guess is that windows should go to the M.2.
Then comes the question: should I install all my programs on the M.2 as well? Maybe intensive software mentioned above on the M.2 and light or constantly "Online" software (dropbox, skype, winrar etc) on the SATA. Or maybe Windows on M.2 and ALL software on the SATA.
I think big files from Photoshop/3Ds max (500MB+) should be stored at the M.2 and the software that runs them on the SATA.
I know that performance will be amazing anyway I configure it, but since I have the option to choose and make it as I wish, why not optimise it till the very max.
What do you think?
Cheers!
I had a Samsung 850 Pro 256GB and I wanted to expand storage with another SSD.
I am working on a laptop, so it was either a new and larger SATA SSD or a M.2. Luckily enough my new Lenovo Y520 has a M.2 slot.
Many people would argue that in this case I should just put a 1TB HDD and utilise only the M.2 for SSD, but I have the 850 Pro already and 500GB suits my needs quite well.
I bought the "new" Samsung 960 EVO and installed it.
Now I am going for a format and a clean windows install and I was curious:
Which drive should I use for what, so I have better performance?
I don't game and use mainly software that handles big files - Photoshop, Illustrator, 3ds max etc.
The M.2 is way faster than SATA, so my first guess is that windows should go to the M.2.
Then comes the question: should I install all my programs on the M.2 as well? Maybe intensive software mentioned above on the M.2 and light or constantly "Online" software (dropbox, skype, winrar etc) on the SATA. Or maybe Windows on M.2 and ALL software on the SATA.
I think big files from Photoshop/3Ds max (500MB+) should be stored at the M.2 and the software that runs them on the SATA.
I know that performance will be amazing anyway I configure it, but since I have the option to choose and make it as I wish, why not optimise it till the very max.
What do you think?
Cheers!
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