Basically, these are regular 7200 RPM mechanical drives with a bit of NAND attached, and a controller that swaps your most regularly used files to the flash component. They've started appearing in the States, so I was wondering when Overclockers was going to be getting them in?
Hybrid SSD Drives?
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I have just logged on to ask them the same thing 
Im currently looking at the Seagate Momentus XT 250gb....and from the reviews ive read (engadget and anandtech) they seem really good and good alternative to SSD's...if you look around you can find them
google shopping ....but i too would prefer to buy from OCUK.
Im currently looking at the Seagate Momentus XT 250gb....and from the reviews ive read (engadget and anandtech) they seem really good and good alternative to SSD's...if you look around you can find them
google shopping ....but i too would prefer to buy from OCUK.
I have to admit in using a Momentus XT 320gb, it felt faster than then the older vanillan 7.2k HD it replaced, but wasn't earth shattering. Maybe I was expecting too much from it, or maybe its too early to tell, but it definitely wasn't in the same league as an SSD
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How interesting.
Hard Drives that are
Big enough, but
1.) not as fast as SSD
2.) are expected to fail quicker than both an SSD or mechanical.
3.) as noisy as a mechanical.
4.) more power hungry than mechanical
5.) have the same shock ratings as mechanical
6.) have the same heat/size problems as mechanical.
7.) and can't be used in extreme environments - just like a mechanical.
Yet, because they are simply (slightly) faster after a few boots - and have the GB advantage - they can be called hybrids (and the next big thing)
Give me a smaller, simple SSD anyday (and not these new single flash chips strapped onto a donkey of a mechanical drive) - the few £ extra is well worth it.
Hard Drives that are
Big enough, but
1.) not as fast as SSD
2.) are expected to fail quicker than both an SSD or mechanical.
3.) as noisy as a mechanical.
4.) more power hungry than mechanical
5.) have the same shock ratings as mechanical
6.) have the same heat/size problems as mechanical.
7.) and can't be used in extreme environments - just like a mechanical.
Yet, because they are simply (slightly) faster after a few boots - and have the GB advantage - they can be called hybrids (and the next big thing)
Give me a smaller, simple SSD anyday (and not these new single flash chips strapped onto a donkey of a mechanical drive) - the few £ extra is well worth it.
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To be honest I'd still go for a standard SSD. Although they are slightly quicker than a 7200RPM drive you still have all the other disadvantages of a mechanical drive and don't get anywhere near the speed.