**Official Clevo P170EM / Sager NP9170 Owner's Lounge**

[praetorianx]

Im not too worried about Ivy Bridge just yet, although Ill be open to upgrading if I see big performance benefits besides in the iGP. The most I see is in the graphics department, which I see as fairly irrelevant in my situation.

You can also opt for SSD instead of optical drive. Oh, and 680M comes out this summer, not sure though if we can upgrade..

[Networkgamer]

Id want to wait on the 680m, just because the differences in the desktop Keplar core from Fermi and the mobile variants seem a lot different, mainly the mobile Keplar core has just as many cuda cores as Fermi. As far as memory & bandwidth I wont be doing much at all above 1080p, so 2gb seems plenty at the bandwidth the 675m has.

[Networkgamer]

As for a ssd, I just cant much justify the price for the performance vs the storage. Apps start up and load fine for me as it is, so I imagine going to raid 0 7200rpm drives will be plenty, and Id prefer the ODD, although depending on how things are with the apps I use and a ssd I might look into it.

[jaug1337]

As for a ssd, I just cant much justify the price for the performance vs the storage. Apps start up and load fine for me as it is, so I imagine going to raid 0 7200rpm drives will be plenty, and Id prefer the ODD, although depending on how things are with the apps I use and a ssd I might look into it.

Why not get two "cheap" SSD's and pair them up, works perfectly.

[Heihachi_1337]

As for a ssd, I just cant much justify the price for the performance vs the storage. Apps start up and load fine for me as it is, so I imagine going to raid 0 7200rpm drives will be plenty, and Id prefer the ODD, although depending on how things are with the apps I use and a ssd I might look into it.

Honestly, you really won't notice much difference going to RAID 0 from a single HDD.

I can't blame you for foregoing an SSD at this time, but you can always watch prices on some builder sites like newegg to see if they run any special sales again on SSDs that might be within a more reasonable price range for you.

One thing I can say, once you go SSD you don't want to go back to HDD.

[Networkgamer]

Why not get two "cheap" SSD's and pair them up, works perfectly.

I would if it wasnt for my storage needs. Im never home or in 1 spot enough to even consider a desktop, so my laptop has all my stuff, so 2 traditional hard drives are crucial. I might consider a ssd in the optical bay if I can find good convincing articles that itll be that much more beneficial.

[Networkgamer]

How would the Intel 310 ssd do in the mSata slot as far as crucial apps + os?

[Jere726]

Does anyone know if this laptop comes with the SATA connectors needed to install another drive? Also, the SSD should be put into the primary drive correct?

[Networkgamer]

Does anyone know if this laptop comes with the SATA connectors needed to install another drive? Also, the SSD should be put into the primary drive correct?

I havent dealt with a ssd yet but I recall it going in the primary drive, especially if you wanna use it for c:\. It has the sata connectors and all, but Im not sure if it requires/comes with a caddy or 2.

[Heihachi_1337]

Does anyone know if this laptop comes with the SATA connectors needed to install another drive? Also, the SSD should be put into the primary drive correct?

I believe it did come with some screws and pads for the 2nd HDD if that is what you are asking about.

Both the main HDD and secondary HDD bays have the SATA connectors already built in.

If you are looking to install a 3rd HDD, you will need to get a HDD caddy to install one in the ODD bay.

Also, please bear in mind that these laptops do also offer an mSATA slot as well for an mSATA SSD. They are a bit on the pricey side though.
Theoretically, you could have 4 SS/HD drives installed in this machine if you really wanted to do so.