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Is it a good idea to get a high storage HDD for primary drive?

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May 15, 2013 2:01:38 AM

Usually, is it better to keep the primary HDD of a higher storage size? What would be a good storage size for the primary HDD?

I'm not sure if I should get a 1TB or 2TB HDD for my primary drive. I won't need even 1TB for now, but I'm thinking if I need, would it better to store the files on a secondary HDD instead of keeping everything on a single huge primary drive?

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a b G Storage
May 15, 2013 2:49:38 AM

consider 120-256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD.
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May 15, 2013 3:57:51 AM

Agree with dish_moose, get at least a 120GB SSD as the primary boot drive. If you can, get a 256GB SSD with a good warranty. While you're at it, make sure every HD or SSD warranty is at least 3 years. I've had OEM 1 year warranty drives fail right over that 1 year mark.
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May 15, 2013 4:03:02 AM

I am not sure if it is worth paying extra for that little extra speed with an SSD. I'm getting the usual mechanical HDD, which is why I am struggling between a 1TB and 2TB one for the primary boot drive.

If I'm going to just get the mechanical HDD, is it better to keep it at 1TB and then have another secondary drive for storage, or is it better to get a huge 2TB HDD for the primary drive and lump everything into that single primary drive?
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May 15, 2013 4:15:34 AM

Its always better to have multiple drives, as then you are distributing the load among multiple disks rather than a single one. But then it comes down to whether the significantly raised $/GB is worth that extra speed.
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May 15, 2013 4:54:57 AM

I prefer a smaller boot drive, 500GB max, and a larger secondary storage drive. This helps keep backing up my OS & programs take less time. This also gives you a different drive to store your backups on. So, I'd say a 500GB primary and a 2TB secondary storage drive. Others have different preferences.
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a b G Storage
May 15, 2013 5:56:22 AM

If you have never owned an SSD - I can see how you would be ok with mechanical. If you try ssd you will wonder how you lived without them.
-Bruce
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May 15, 2013 6:35:09 AM

If you don't want an SSD, go with the best storage space per price ratio.
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