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@Cliff S, my thinking of RAPID mode as of no use to me up until now has been based on the writings about their about it being of benefit only at queue depths of 32 or greater and my only SHORT TERM (hours at most) observation of perceived performance on my machine.
I WILL however, give it a go over the course of a week, as you suggest, and will see if I perceive any change in how my system performs for me. Nonetheless, it'll still be apples versus oranges in the sense that you probably use your machine differently than I do mine.
Most interesting to me will be if my wife observes any performance difference with RAPID mode active on HER laptop. Hers is oly SATA 2 and I installed SSD identical to mine (850 EVO 500 GB) - she only gets half the sequential rates on the Magician benchmark that my SATA 3 laptop does - she's nonetheless pleased with the better responsiveness than her old 5400 RPM 1 TB spinner gave her. I won't explain RAPID to her (not that she'd care to hear it) and just ask her if she notices any difference in the coming week. (We both have 8GB RAM).