Well, to put it in perspective, a Raptor can do I think around 100-150 random writes @64K, a 15K.5 SAS drive does ~300.
Given that any good SSD today will surpass both of these in reads (all sorts), the SSD should at least match the random writes of a Raptor.

That doesn't mean that less would not be flying speed for most users, but we aren't talking average Joe sixpack when it comes to buying SSDs, they are still expensive, and only a (fairly) minor part of users consider them over more space unless the speed is much better.

SteadyState as bonus speed is a nice thing to know, but it mustn't be required to get something working.
Also, while most people won't think of changing BIOS/RAID options, if it matters, you should put in the manual?
I'm not saying you didn't, I don't know... I just wonder?

Quote Originally Posted by Tony View Post
you guys need to get away from needing 5 gazzilion IO/s 4k random writes, you don't need that to have a good experience...Im trying to find just what you DO need to have stutter free untweaked and tweaked.
Going by what i feel this drive is performing like its not that many..maybe just 1 gazzilion...