Hello kindly folks, I'm back for my bi-monthly obsessive laptop spec questions (I should really just buy the damn thing already, but mulling over potentials has become a pretty neat hobby in itself, who knew?)
Considering a Defiance II, I have a couple of questions about upcoming features and the pros/cons of opting for a single large-ish SSD, say, a 500GB Samsung EVO, or going the marginally cheaper (and more spacious) route of a 250GB SSD with a bog standard 5400rpm HDD for bulk storage.
1 Given that heat is a much-discussed issue for gaming laptops, would running two drives make a difference? Does the HDD just sit quietly while not in use or is it going to be whirring around taxing the cooling system? Also, what about power draw, device life-span and suchlike? I'd be willing to pay a bit more for a larger SSD if it was going to have an impact on this.
2 This will probably sound like an incredibly dumb question, but is there any hassle involved in managing two drives that I might not have considered? This is my OCD talking, but I quite like the idea of just having everything all neat and in the one place... does this feeling have any basis in reality, or should I just stop being weird?
3 According to what I've read online, I'm aiming to get a Samsung EVO SSD as there seems to be a general consensus that they're 'the best', but as someone who's never had one before are there any other (cheaper? reliable?) brands I should consider?
4 The Defiance chassis is, I believe, now shipping on other sites like MYSN with G-Sync. Will this feature be coming to PCS and, if so, is it worth waiting for?
I'm looking forward to your input! Thanks,
Tom
Considering a Defiance II, I have a couple of questions about upcoming features and the pros/cons of opting for a single large-ish SSD, say, a 500GB Samsung EVO, or going the marginally cheaper (and more spacious) route of a 250GB SSD with a bog standard 5400rpm HDD for bulk storage.
1 Given that heat is a much-discussed issue for gaming laptops, would running two drives make a difference? Does the HDD just sit quietly while not in use or is it going to be whirring around taxing the cooling system? Also, what about power draw, device life-span and suchlike? I'd be willing to pay a bit more for a larger SSD if it was going to have an impact on this.
2 This will probably sound like an incredibly dumb question, but is there any hassle involved in managing two drives that I might not have considered? This is my OCD talking, but I quite like the idea of just having everything all neat and in the one place... does this feeling have any basis in reality, or should I just stop being weird?
3 According to what I've read online, I'm aiming to get a Samsung EVO SSD as there seems to be a general consensus that they're 'the best', but as someone who's never had one before are there any other (cheaper? reliable?) brands I should consider?
4 The Defiance chassis is, I believe, now shipping on other sites like MYSN with G-Sync. Will this feature be coming to PCS and, if so, is it worth waiting for?
I'm looking forward to your input! Thanks,
Tom