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    MSI 17in+ Full 1080 HD with SSD+HDD/SSD Raid 1+ HD for $1470 or less?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by GendoIkari, Oct 30, 2013.

  1. GendoIkari

    GendoIkari Newbie

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    Hi all, first post here. I noticed on Newegg that some of the MSI laptops support having an msata SSD and a HDD, so I was looking through them, and found that many of the models are similar, but have less ram whatever. I was going to settle for a 14in model with less than HD resolution, when I noticed a nice 17.3in model with full HD resolution, but it only came with a hard drive (( MSI GT Series GT70 2OC-065US Newegg.com - MSI GT Series GT70 2OC-065US Intel Core i7 4700MQ(2.40GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 17.3" Notebook Win 8 Multi-language )).

    My question is, can I install one or even two msata SSD's in this model, does it have a raid option somewhere in the BIOS with raid 1 (mirror), and of lesser concern, can I upgrade the ram later? I've read about manufacturers soldering in RAM nowadays, but ram upgrade is about my least concern.

    I am more than open to opinions on other models as well.
    Thanks!
     
    GendoIkari, Oct 30, 2013
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  2. Yeep

    Yeep Notebook Consultant

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    That model can support two satalll 2.5'' hdd or ssd, no msata capability.

    You're not going to get into the msata version for less than $1500, you can upgrade the ram on any model at any time. The gt model doesn't have anything soldered, you can replace the cpu and gpu if they go out.
     
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  3. GendoIkari

    GendoIkari Newbie

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    Ah, thank you. I was wondering if the MSI GT Series GT70 2OC-017US, or any of the dual SSD models support Raid 1 (Mirroring)
     
    GendoIkari, Oct 31, 2013
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