Hard drive

[atb51]

Windows 8 64
3rd Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 quad-core processor [3.4GHz, 8MB Shared Cache]
10GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs]
1TB 7200 rpm SATA 1st hard drive plus ExpressCache HP 16GB Disk Cache SSD
No secondary hard drive
2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 [DVI, HDMI, DP & VGA via adapter]


Hello, What is express cache? Is it a good choice?

Thanks.

 

[tomatthe]

Looks like they build a small ssd to use as cache basically, from HP, "The ExpressCache SSD option provides users with fast boot-up and application start times."

Sounds very similar to a hybrid drive

 

[inzone]

It's basicly the Intel Smart Response Technology.

http://download.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/intel_smart_response_technology_user_guide.pdf