Hi,
I am looking at laptops that seem to have a 1 terabyte HDD with 8GB of SSD--some sort of hybrid. It looks like they are trying to make that big HDD faster even though it is only 5400 rpm. But don't SSD drives wear out? I would be using it for work, 6-8 hours a day of research and news gathering, so LOTS of websites, lots of copy/paste etc. I'm not sure how a hybrid works. What happens when the SSD wears out? Does it just slow down to the 5400 speed or do I need a new drive? Can I still defrag the HDD part of the drive?
Thanks very much. I am still on XP so I really need this laptop and I can't afford a mistake! Your advice is appreciated
I am looking at laptops that seem to have a 1 terabyte HDD with 8GB of SSD--some sort of hybrid. It looks like they are trying to make that big HDD faster even though it is only 5400 rpm. But don't SSD drives wear out? I would be using it for work, 6-8 hours a day of research and news gathering, so LOTS of websites, lots of copy/paste etc. I'm not sure how a hybrid works. What happens when the SSD wears out? Does it just slow down to the 5400 speed or do I need a new drive? Can I still defrag the HDD part of the drive?
Thanks very much. I am still on XP so I really need this laptop and I can't afford a mistake! Your advice is appreciated
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