are the standard storage type used by Windows and are the default for new installations. They are compatible with all versions of Windows and are supported by the Master Boot Record (MBR) and GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition styles.
Microsoft has deprecated Dynamic Disks in favor of Storage Spaces . Storage Spaces offer similar functionality (parity, mirror, simple) but with better portability and resilience. Unless you are on Windows 7 or Server 2008, consider Storage Spaces instead of Dynamic Disks.
: Limited to four primary partitions or three primary and one extended partition.
Combine multiple physical drives into one giant logical drive.
