Is this Firecuda worth it?

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nathanj_15

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On Ncix (I'm in Canada by the way) one of their extreme deals of the day is this Seagate Firecuda ST1000LX015 SSHD 1tb sata 6GB/S 128MB Cache 2.5 inch Solid State Hybrid Drive OEM. I was wondering if it's reliable and fast or if there should be any compatibility issues with my MSI B250M PRO-VD LGA 1151 Intel B250 SATA 6GB/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard. I will pair it with an SSD later.

Thanks: Nathan
 
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Martell1977
The HDD portion runs at 5400rpm, so anything that runs off of it will be slow. Programs you run often will get cached in the SSD portion and start or load quicker. They used to make 2.5" drives with the HDD portion at 7200rpm and they were great, but they have since stopped producing them and all 2.5" SSHD's from Seagate are 5400rpm. I had one briefly and before they changed the name to firecuda and was very disappointed as I was replacing a standard 7200rpm drive...I ended up buying another 7200rpm drive to replace it, everything that runs off the HDD portion was too slow.

IMO, the 2.5" SSHD's are not worth the money, overall a standard 7200rpm drive is better. The 3.5" SSHD with the HDD part at 7200rpm are great and I can recommend...
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WyomingKnott

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If you are going to pair it with an SSD, and put the OS on the SSD, I don't see any advantage to having a hybrid drive. The hybrid part will ideally cache your most-loaded data, like the OS. Just put that on the SSD and you lose the advantage of the hybrid.
 
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Martell1977

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The HDD portion runs at 5400rpm, so anything that runs off of it will be slow. Programs you run often will get cached in the SSD portion and start or load quicker. They used to make 2.5" drives with the HDD portion at 7200rpm and they were great, but they have since stopped producing them and all 2.5" SSHD's from Seagate are 5400rpm. I had one briefly and before they changed the name to firecuda and was very disappointed as I was replacing a standard 7200rpm drive...I ended up buying another 7200rpm drive to replace it, everything that runs off the HDD portion was too slow.

IMO, the 2.5" SSHD's are not worth the money, overall a standard 7200rpm drive is better. The 3.5" SSHD with the HDD part at 7200rpm are great and I can recommend them.

No compatibly issues, the interface is standardized. As for reliability, it is as reliable as any other drive. Mileage will vary.
 
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