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So I've been thinking about getting just a SSD in my new computer I'm building. I only have a couple games and no videos/music to store, so I think I might be able to get away with just a 250g SSD to start with. I would like to avoid reloading windows from a HDD to a SSD later on. But it is expensive, and I will most likely have to add a HDD within the next 6 months.

Would a Hybrid HDD be a good option? I know a $50 HDD would probably been good enough, but I want to use whatever is going to give the best performance for the price. And the Hybrid HDD are only

But I'm curious what you guys think of a Hybrid HDD?



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Hybrids are an excellent option. We conducted the hybrid challenge in my office:

A. Desktop test - Single box (2) SSHDs and (2) SSHDs ... three tests (UEFI Windows USB install):

a. Twin 256 GB Samsng Pros in RAID 0 - Boot time = 15.8 seconds
b. Single 256 GB Samsng Pros - Boot time = 15.6 seconds
c. Single 2 TB Seagate SSHD - Boot time = 16.5 seconds

B. Laptop test .... two identical lappies except:

a. 128 GB SSD + 7200 rpm Seagate 750 rpm HD
b. 750 GB Seagate 7200 rpm SSHD

Everyone in the office used them, no one could tell which one was which w/o a stop watch or benchmark.

I had decided never to get another lappie with a SSD and then Seagate stopped making the 7200 rm jobs.... SOBs :)


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Hybrids can be nice and save you money. If you do get a hybrid though, make sure to get a model with the HDD portion running at 7200rpm. The fastest solution is a SSD + HDD, but if you don't have the money or don't want to spend the money, hybrid's are a nice option. I am running a hybrid in both my laptop and desktop and I have no complaints.
 
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Hybrids are an excellent option. We conducted the hybrid challenge in my office:

A. Desktop test - Single box (2) SSHDs and (2) SSHDs ... three tests (UEFI Windows USB install):

a. Twin 256 GB Samsng Pros in RAID 0 - Boot time = 15.8 seconds
b. Single 256 GB Samsng Pros - Boot time = 15.6 seconds
c. Single 2 TB Seagate SSHD - Boot time = 16.5 seconds

B. Laptop test .... two identical lappies except:

a. 128 GB SSD + 7200 rpm Seagate 750 rpm HD
b. 750 GB Seagate 7200 rpm SSHD

Everyone in the office used them, no one could tell which one was which w/o a stop watch or benchmark.

I had decided never to get another lappie with a SSD and then Seagate stopped making the 7200 rm jobs.... SOBs :)


Most pepes neve rthink of an SSd + an SSHD but the combo reallyy kicks tail. The algorithym puts stuff you use on most on the SSD portion .... so w/ 8GB of SSD on the SSHD the game you have played the last 4 nights is pretty much all on the SSD portion ..... change to a new game and it might take a few sessions to reorganize but soon you will again be pretty much pulling most of it off the SSD portion....so it's like having a 2nd SSHD for ya games w/o the hassle of swapping them back and forth from slower storage
 
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