I was wondering, would this combination work? the ssd for a fast boot up etc and the main programs, but then a hybrid drive to contain the majority of stuff such as games. Would i still see a benefit with the hybrid drive booting my favorite games ect? couldn't see anything about this on the web.
SSD for boot and hybrid drive for data?
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Should be a noticable difference from standard HDDs
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-283-SE
for example
"Seagate® Laptop and Laptop Thin SSHDs fuse the lightning speed of SSD with the high capacity of a hard drive. Powered by Seagate Adaptive Memory™ technology, SSHD improves boot times and application speed dramatically, unleashing your system’s performance.
- Boots up and performs like an SSD
- Up to three times faster than a traditional HDD"
So I'd imagine there'd be a noticeable difference in opening some applications/games, not sure how noticeable though
Most reviews so far seem to focus on the boot time when comparing rather than actually giving a speed
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-283-SE
for example
"Seagate® Laptop and Laptop Thin SSHDs fuse the lightning speed of SSD with the high capacity of a hard drive. Powered by Seagate Adaptive Memory™ technology, SSHD improves boot times and application speed dramatically, unleashing your system’s performance.
- Boots up and performs like an SSD
- Up to three times faster than a traditional HDD"
So I'd imagine there'd be a noticeable difference in opening some applications/games, not sure how noticeable though
Most reviews so far seem to focus on the boot time when comparing rather than actually giving a speed
put both prices together and see what you get money wise, a 500gb hdd would be better for me, not as big mind you, but the slowest samsung 500gb would be quicker, i use 2 x 256gb adata sdd's then a 3tb hdd for data storage only, not putting games on it, all games and apps on sdd's
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I would choose a normal HDD instead of a hybrid, but the SSD for the OS and main progs will give you the biggest boost so spec a good one.
I am thinking about buying one of these for my games and storage hdd, as the only other hdd that can beat it speedwise are the VelociRaptor's, not even the WD Blacks can beat it
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-378-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=2270
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-378-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=2270
You have to treat the Hybrid drive exactly the same as a SSD because you will not get any support from Seagate when it goes down if you treat it like a mechanical drive.
As for the WD Black Drives, you will not find a more reliable drive on the market. Even the Reds are rubbish compared to these queens of mechanical data storage.
As for the WD Black Drives, you will not find a more reliable drive on the market. Even the Reds are rubbish compared to these queens of mechanical data storage.
