Raid 0 SSDs on Sata II?

[Nick A]

I have a 2010 MacBook Pro which I believe only supports Sata II, correct? Will I see a major performance increase with two Samsung 840s in RAID 0 appose to just one?

 

[T5BRICK]

I upgraded my mid 2009 MBP from the stock 5400RPM HDD to a Crucial M4 and the performance difference was huge. Adding a second drive would technically make it faster but I don't know if it would be noticeable for most users.

What do you use your computer for? How are you measuring performance?

 

[Nick A]

It's more for messing around, my laptop is mainly used for web browsing, social media, etc.. But I want to play around with SSDs. Would there be a noticeable difference in opening and closing apps with the RAID?

 

[mokeiko]

It's more for messing around, my laptop is mainly used for web browsing, social media, etc.. But I want to play around with SSDs. Would there be a noticeable difference in opening and closing apps with the RAID?

In short, yes.

mokeiko

 

[T5BRICK]

It's more for messing around, my laptop is mainly used for web browsing, social media, etc.. But I want to play around with SSDs. Would there be a noticeable difference in opening and closing apps with the RAID?

It would be faster opening apps but it may not be noticeable in normal usage.