HDD vs SSHD as a storage-only drive

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Hey everyone.

I'm getting new hardware for my PC. I want to have one 120GB SSD for my O.S. (and other software I use regularly) and for a 2nd drive I can currently buy a 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 HDD and, for an extra $15, a 1TB SSHD Seagate Barracuda (it's because of a special offer they have at the shop I'm buying this at).

So what's the deal with these hybrid SSHDs? Are they worth it as a storage-only drive? Should I go for it or just get the Barracuda HDD?

Also yes, I want my 2nd drive to be 1TB.

Thanks in advance!
 
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thor220

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SSHD's have a small SSD that it uses as chache. The drive uses an algorithm to determine the most used files and puts them on the SSD portion of the drive. This is only good for a boot drive or games. Other activities won't see a benefit from it.
 
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I see your point here - however wouldn't other software like Photoshop be more profitable on an SSHD? what about big-sized folders (or rather folders with a big amount of files)?
 
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Maybe a little bit. The SSDD learns what files you use most often, and those end up on the SSD portion.
But for $15 and the same space, I probably would.
 
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Indeed, any software would initially load faster. After they are in memory though the advantage is moot. In addition, most SSHDs only have around 16 GB of space at most. That means that it could barely fit the adobe creative suite on it alone. Big folders/Big files won't see much of a benefit. If you use them allot they will end up using up most of SSD portion. In other words, you'd be paying extra just for one or two large files to get the benefit of that speed.

Personally, I stick to HHDs for large files and SSDs for OS and software under heavy use.
 
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