Hybrid Storage

[ShadowDeity]

Was thinking of buying a hybrid SSD/HDD and was wondering if they are good or if I should just stick with buying seperately.

Here's the one I was considering buying by Western Digital. 

 

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_215_217&item_id=085020

 

Good idea? 

[Amazingasian]

Buy a seperate SSD and HDD if you have the room for it.

[Aytex]

if money is an issue then yes

[ShadowDeity]

Buy a seperate SSD and HDD if you have the room for it.

I absolutely have the room for it.  Was just wondering if it reduced speed/performance at all? 

 

 

if money is an issue then yes

Money is not an issue as long as it's >$250 CAD....

[Aytex]

I absolutely have the room for it.  Was just wondering if it reduced speed/performance at all? 

 

 

Money is not an issue as long as it's >$200 CAD....

then get a SSD and a HDD. much better

[Amazingasian]

I absolutely have the room for it.  Was just wondering if it reduced speed/performance at all? 

 

 

Money is not an issue as long as it's >$250 CAD....

Buy a 120/250 gig SSD and a 1TB HDD depending on the price.

[ShadowDeity]

then get a SSD and a HDD. much better

 

Okay, so that maximizes performance of writing/reading?

[Enderman]

unless you absolutely need it for a laptop with only 1 drive bay, get a separate SSD+HDD

[Aytex]

Okay, so that maximizes performance of writing/reading?

SSD>hybrid>HDD

[ShadowDeity]

Okay, got it!

 

Thanks guys!

[Captain_WD]

Was thinking of buying a hybrid SSD/HDD and was wondering if they are good or if I should just stick with buying seperately.

Here's the one I was considering buying by Western Digital. 

 

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_215_217&item_id=085020

 

Good idea? 

 

Hey there ShadowDeity,

 

SSHDs are great solutions for single-bay systems (usually laptops) that are mostly used only for a few things. They use an algorithm to determine what is mostly used on the system and store the load files of those applications (including the OS) on the SSD portion of the drive (which is usually 8GB) for much faster loading and smoother operation. The rest of the things work normally just as on any other HDD. 

Combining a standalone SSD with a separate HDD can have more benefits as you will have the freedom of choosing what to install and store on the SSD, have some redundancy of the data (of one drive fails, the other would be still healthy and accessible) and you will have much more space on the SSD at your disposal. 

What are you going to use the storage solution for? 

If you have a single-bay system and still need more performance, I can also suggest checking out WD Black2. It's a dual drive and, unlike hybrid drives, it consists of separate 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD part all in the same 2.5" form factor. The two parts of the drive work separately and are treated just as regular two separate physical drives. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=ccHFm2

 

Feel free to ask if you happen to have questions

 

Captain_WD.

[ShadowDeity]

 

Hey there ShadowDeity,

 

SSHDs are great solutions for single-bay systems (usually laptops) that are mostly used only for a few things. They use an algorithm to determine what is mostly used on the system and store the load files of those applications (including the OS) on the SSD portion of the drive (which is usually 8GB) for much faster loading and smoother operation. The rest of the things work normally just as on any other HDD. 

Combining a standalone SSD with a separate HDD can have more benefits as you will have the freedom of choosing what to install and store on the SSD, have some redundancy of the data (of one drive fails, the other would be still healthy and accessible) and you will have much more space on the SSD at your disposal. 

What are you going to use the storage solution for? 

If you have a single-bay system and still need more performance, I can also suggest checking out WD Black2. It's a dual drive and, unlike hybrid drives, it consists of separate 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD part all in the same 2.5" form factor. The two parts of the drive work separately and are treated just as regular two separate physical drives. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=ccHFm2

 

Feel free to ask if you happen to have questions

 

Captain_WD.

 

 

Hey Captain_WD,

 

My desktop rig has more than one bay.  I currently have one 1TB Western Digital Black drive installed.

 

I would be loading my OS onto the SSD and using the HDD for everything else.  Was just wondering if it's a better buy for an SSHD on a desktop.

[Captain_WD]

Hey Captain_WD,

 

My desktop rig has more than one bay.  I currently have one 1TB Western Digital Black drive installed.

 

I would be loading my OS onto the SSD and using the HDD for everything else.  Was just wondering if it's a better buy for an SSHD on a desktop.

 

I wouldn't imagine so. Having two separate drives (SSD+HDD) on a desktop would be what I would prefer. Having your data on two separate drives gives you some safety in case something happens with one of the drives and needs replacement or if you need to simply move it on another computer. Moreover, you have the freedom to choose what to go on the SSD, regardless of how often it's used and you have much more space there while with a SSHD you can't decide what to be cached and you are limited to quite a small amount of fast storage. 

You plan seems pretty good (putting the OS on the SSD and use the HDD for everything else) this is what I would do. 

 

Captain_WD.