HDD GURU FORUMS

Hi, I'm doing some experiments to have the cheapest GB/$ solid memory while keeping flexibility to a maximum.
I would like to buy a MSATA to SATA disk adapter to duplicate (with a duplicator) a 2.5 HDD (boot drive) to a MSATA SSD drive using the sata duplicator interface.
Would that work seamlessly? IMO it would but maybe I'm missing something.
Also, for those with the experience, would it be much faster than in the case of HDD to HDD? (I'm kind of trying to speed up the backup process too).
Thanks

Yes, that does work. But I doubt that an msata ssd is cheaper than a 2,5" SSD
- so I dont see the advantage for an msata ssd.
Also take be aware that if you would clone/duplicate an XP system to an SSD
one should realign (i.e. with Paragon software) the SSD - and most probably
need to rebuild the mbr (with the original XP-CD) of the XP system.

Is it a Vista, Win7, Win8.x system on a modern drive set up in AHCI, then it
should work instantly.

Its just not so clear what you mean with "duplicator" - hardware or software?

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If you are talking about a sector-by-sector duplication, if you duplicate empty / unused sectors to the SSD, the SSD might think those empty sectors have data in them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_collection_(SSD)#Free_user_space

Thank you for the answers.

It is a hardware duplicator for windows 8 and above. It works indeed seamlessly with 3.5 or 2.5 hdd.
For XP (older systems), I typically upgrade the HDD for a bigger one and resize after boot.

I would like to know if it's possible to use a duplicator from a big HDD to a smaller SSD and still get a bootable drive?

Why msata?
For the MSATA it can be put into a MSATA to SATA disk enclosure or standalone in a MSATA port in a laptop (hybrid ssd).
Therefore it is more flexible than a regular 2.5 SSD that cannot be converted to MSATA.
There are both SATA port for full size 2.5 and SATA taking advantage of RST on Intel chipsets.
This allows to have a SSD in MSATA and a 2.5 in SATA at the same time on one laptop.
There are options like the Samsung 840 that takes advantage of the ram, but as I cycle the components through several systems, hardware performance and flexibility issues are my sole concerns.

GC on ssd
Would running some VHDX (NTFS compressed) on the SSD help to reduce the wear and tear or amplify it?
Also the does write amplication specification are available in SSD's specs when buying?
I plan to use the SSD for "write once read often" type of data and programs so the impact would be somewhat limited.

Thanks.