1Tb SSD or SSD & HHD
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- Mar 16, 2013
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1TB SSD's are still pretty expensive.
Look to a 250GB or 500GB, and add a large HDD.
More space, less money.
Eventually, SSD prices will come down enough that an "SSD only" PC is reasonable. My main system is almost there.
But not quite yet.
Look to a 250GB or 500GB, and add a large HDD.
More space, less money.
Eventually, SSD prices will come down enough that an "SSD only" PC is reasonable. My main system is almost there.
But not quite yet.
Tom Tancredi
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I do not think you worded that right. SSHDs do /not/ provide the same /performance/ as a SSD. They are SSD Cache to a slower 5400RPM drive to make it cheaper for the manufacturer to produce, and market as less power demanding to a normal 7200RPM drive. It is more marketing hype than actually providing a solution to anything (yes I am the owner of a SSHD and a HDD and a SSD, and I can speak from experience).
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1. I worded it right. I said "almost same performance", which is true. Cold boot is hdd speeds, a reset is SSD speeds, as are any repeated use files, coming from the working files in the cache. After boot, Windows working files are resident in the cache so are used at cache speeds, much faster than hdd, same as SSD.
2. SSHD is much easier to use. It's C drive, period. Can't tell you how many times I've had to uninstall/relocate stuff from C that my daughters/wife have dl'd / installed straight to C default, instead of F, which is my storage hdd, which fills up my C 128Gb SSD rather quickly.
3. You can also buy 7200rpm SSHD, not all SSHD are 5400rpm, so thats a moot point, its a moot anyways as any saves are saved to cache and written to hdd at leisure, same as working from ssd/hdd combo.
4. Yes I've used SSHD before, and from personal experience they are the best value for money when dealing with the pc illiterate, small form factors, limited budget, limited motherboard availability users. My daughters Sony Vaio mb has 4x Sata, hdd, 2x optical, and card reader and yes she uses them, so a SSHD would be the best upgrade and still retain usage of the other parts.
It may not be the perfect solution, but sometimes it is the best.
Edit: 2Tb 7200rpm SSHD is about $110. For a 2Tb 7200rpm Hdd and any SSD, you are looking at @$160+
2. SSHD is much easier to use. It's C drive, period. Can't tell you how many times I've had to uninstall/relocate stuff from C that my daughters/wife have dl'd / installed straight to C default, instead of F, which is my storage hdd, which fills up my C 128Gb SSD rather quickly.
3. You can also buy 7200rpm SSHD, not all SSHD are 5400rpm, so thats a moot point, its a moot anyways as any saves are saved to cache and written to hdd at leisure, same as working from ssd/hdd combo.
4. Yes I've used SSHD before, and from personal experience they are the best value for money when dealing with the pc illiterate, small form factors, limited budget, limited motherboard availability users. My daughters Sony Vaio mb has 4x Sata, hdd, 2x optical, and card reader and yes she uses them, so a SSHD would be the best upgrade and still retain usage of the other parts.
It may not be the perfect solution, but sometimes it is the best.
Edit: 2Tb 7200rpm SSHD is about $110. For a 2Tb 7200rpm Hdd and any SSD, you are looking at @$160+
Karadjgne...
With respect to your initial query (keeping in mind I'm not a gamer)...
I've yet to meet a PC user who complained that the SSD he/she purchased was too large. On the other hand, I've encountered a fair number of users who bemoaned that fact that if they could do it over again they would have surely purchased a larger-capacity drive.
With respect to your initial query (keeping in mind I'm not a gamer)...
I've yet to meet a PC user who complained that the SSD he/she purchased was too large. On the other hand, I've encountered a fair number of users who bemoaned that fact that if they could do it over again they would have surely purchased a larger-capacity drive.
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@ artpog.
I agree. When I bought my 128Gb SSD 2 years ago, it was over $100, the 256Gb was closer to $170, and I couldn't justify that expenditure. I wish I could have gone with the 256Gb, as it's currently a constant battle in my pc to try and keep my 128 at @100Gb or less with what I have on SSD and what my wife needs with her job/Photoshop etc. I'd personally love to grab a new mx100/200 250 or 500 Gb, but how to justify that expense to my wife on my 'new' and perfectly working pc is beyond me.
I agree. When I bought my 128Gb SSD 2 years ago, it was over $100, the 256Gb was closer to $170, and I couldn't justify that expenditure. I wish I could have gone with the 256Gb, as it's currently a constant battle in my pc to try and keep my 128 at @100Gb or less with what I have on SSD and what my wife needs with her job/Photoshop etc. I'd personally love to grab a new mx100/200 250 or 500 Gb, but how to justify that expense to my wife on my 'new' and perfectly working pc is beyond me.
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@USAFret.
I agree there too. I personally prefer the multiple discrete drives on my pc. But, having the fastest, strongest, best looking pc in the house means I'm, rather unhappily, not the only user. If I ever can get the cash to build my wife a pc for work, guaranteed it'll have an SSHD, she'll not really notice any difference in performance times, and everything she dl's, uses, plays around with etc will all be on 1 C drive which will illeviate my responsibility regarding constant monitoring of exactly where Windows decided to install, how much room do I have left, and just how long is it gonna take me to uninstall all that and move it all back to the storage drive.
She runs Office, Photoshop, Citrus etc like a champ, but if it's got anything to do with hardware, she's absolutely clueless, she just wants it to work.
I agree there too. I personally prefer the multiple discrete drives on my pc. But, having the fastest, strongest, best looking pc in the house means I'm, rather unhappily, not the only user. If I ever can get the cash to build my wife a pc for work, guaranteed it'll have an SSHD, she'll not really notice any difference in performance times, and everything she dl's, uses, plays around with etc will all be on 1 C drive which will illeviate my responsibility regarding constant monitoring of exactly where Windows decided to install, how much room do I have left, and just how long is it gonna take me to uninstall all that and move it all back to the storage drive.
She runs Office, Photoshop, Citrus etc like a champ, but if it's got anything to do with hardware, she's absolutely clueless, she just wants it to work.
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Okay seems the performance changed from the original design as I had for mine / improved? Here is a demo showing the three very interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iBhf8rpobo and How to Geek also backs up the video with their same opinion as Kasadjgne http://www.howtogeek.com/195262/hybrid-hard-drives-explained-why-you-might-want-one-instead-of-an-ssd/
It might be because I am still on SATA-II on my legacy Alienware M17xR2 , which I notice lag when I am doing alot of HD type activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iBhf8rpobo and How to Geek also backs up the video with their same opinion as Kasadjgne http://www.howtogeek.com/195262/hybrid-hard-drives-explained-why-you-might-want-one-instead-of-an-ssd/
It might be because I am still on SATA-II on my legacy Alienware M17xR2 , which I notice lag when I am doing alot of HD type activity.
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