Hi all,
New member here to say hello, and of course, ask for help! I'm planning to install MX Linux version MX-21.2.1_x64 on a lenovo thinkpad t470 (i5-7th gen, 32 GB memory), and I was wondering if the hard drive configuration will cause any issues. I'm planning to run two hard drives (SATA and M.2). I have to have Windows installed on one for work, and it already has windows 10 installed on its smaller (128 GB) SATA drive. Originally, I was going to clone this to a new 256 GB M.2 drive, and then install MX on a new sata 500 GB drive. However, since I'll rarely be using the windows drive, and it will be less effort to just install MX on the new M.2 drive, will that configuration work just as well? Meaning that can I expect the same performance from MX if it is installed on either drive?
Thanks!!!
Hello and question about MX on a thinkpad t470
Re: Hello and question about MX on a thinkpad t470
Welcome. m.2 drives are typically quite a bit faster than regular SSD's , so if you will probably find a better speed by using that M.2.
As an example, (And IF your motherboard can properly work them!)
- a Samsung 870 SSD Sata is approx 560MBps read & 530MBps write
- a Samsung 970 M2 NVME is approx 3,400MBps read & 2,500MBps write.
As an example, (And IF your motherboard can properly work them!)
- a Samsung 870 SSD Sata is approx 560MBps read & 530MBps write
- a Samsung 970 M2 NVME is approx 3,400MBps read & 2,500MBps write.
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Re: Hello and question about MX on a thinkpad t470
Hi handyandy,
like CharlesV already told, the throughput of the M2 is significantly faster.
However it depends on what you are planning to do with your installation I would guess.
If you are moving large files regularly, do some disk-heavy work on it (video/graphics editing) the M2 would clearly be a better solution to take as primary.
If you are doing just some everyday computing like surfing, doing some documents and stuff I find the read/write advantage can be neglected - at least as far as my experience with this difference goes.
As you already mentioned you plan on using MX as your main OS (which I can thoroughly recommend) I would install it on the M2... leave the Win10 on the less frequently used SATA.
like CharlesV already told, the throughput of the M2 is significantly faster.
However it depends on what you are planning to do with your installation I would guess.
If you are moving large files regularly, do some disk-heavy work on it (video/graphics editing) the M2 would clearly be a better solution to take as primary.
If you are doing just some everyday computing like surfing, doing some documents and stuff I find the read/write advantage can be neglected - at least as far as my experience with this difference goes.
As you already mentioned you plan on using MX as your main OS (which I can thoroughly recommend) I would install it on the M2... leave the Win10 on the less frequently used SATA.