Is a SSD and a Hybrid drive a bad idea?

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James Mason
A hybrid is an uncertain mix between the two that can create new problems.
The only thing a Hybrid really solves is making it easier for frequently used programs to load up faster, and non frequently used ones to load slower.
Hybrid drives usually only have a very small SSD portion as well, so bigger software won't work as well either way.

It's usually easier to just decide yourself whether you want something installed on your SSD or HDD.
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James Mason

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A hybrid is an uncertain mix between the two that can create new problems.
The only thing a Hybrid really solves is making it easier for frequently used programs to load up faster, and non frequently used ones to load slower.
Hybrid drives usually only have a very small SSD portion as well, so bigger software won't work as well either way.

It's usually easier to just decide yourself whether you want something installed on your SSD or HDD.
 
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Okay well whats a fast HDD that you would recommend?
 
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George Mulligan

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Horrible. Rotten. Don't do it. You have two failure points within the same device. The "SSD" portion of the hybrid is too small to be of real good use. It would be better to get a small SSD (if you only want to put OS on it, or of course you can get a large SSD for everything) and a nice sized HDD for data/media, and perhaps some programs.
 
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George Mulligan

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Really, any WD or Seagate 7200 RPM HDD of the size you need (stay away from WD Green, as they idle down often to conserve minimal power).

 
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Tom Tancredi

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A hybrid.. aka a SSHD is using a SSD cache mechanism to 'cache' data transfers for slower 5400RPM drives to make them as 'fast' as a more expensive, more heat, more power consuming, heavier 7200RPM. Both are still MECHANICAL drives, not RAM based drives like a SSD. A SSD uses ONLY RAM-like chips that can LONG TERM store data, even when powered off (your RAM Memory your PC uses doesn't do this, it clears itself every-time it shuts down). A SSD has NO MOVING PARTS, so there is 'instant' access to the stored code (Windows, Drivers, etc.) and is very light weight, takes up less room, uses barely any power to do the SAME job as a HDD, and creates relatively no heat. Thus making it perfect for portable systems like your Smart Phones, Tablets, and then Laptops.

Desktops can use them as a 'side effect', which thus turned open a whole new market with the virual videos showing 7second from COLD OFF PC to Full Desktop and icons loaded and ready for use Windows PCs.
 
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James Mason

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Yep, a 7200 RPM is the ideal speed for an HDD. It only loads about 30% slower than an SSD, but in reality that's a difference between a load time of 15 seconds or 20 seconds.

And specifically, this is just about the best price/gb/warranty drive you can get: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
 
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Tom Tancredi

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The point of a SSD is remove the 'slowdown' impact Windows has when it is asked by programs (like games) how do I move the mouse? How do I make a BOOM sound? I need a font to show these subtitles? Windows has to 'look' for it on the HDD, then load it, pass the code to the game then close out of that if it still isn't needed, all that takes increased time as more and more 'things' happen in the program and becomes one reason for delays and lags.

A SSD will NEVER improve the gaming itself, i.e. I was getting 30FPS before now I get 75FPS all the time. Only investing large sums of money in HIGHER end hardware resolves that, IF that if your goal.
 
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