SSD vs SSHD

[doomsriker]

I just ordered a used ASUS Q304UA 2 in 1 laptop on eBay. The installed drive is a (likely slow) 1tb hard drive. I really want 2tb of storage and something that will be faster especially in terms of boot time. Should I go ahead and get this SSHD now

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07H2F3741/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_div

 

or should I make due with the slow hard drive for a bit, while I save up for this proper SSD? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07L31K2MK/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

 

[GoldenLag]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QccRsY/seagate-barracuda-compute-2-tb-25-solid-state-drive-za2000cm1a002

 

get a TLC drive or

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nF8j4D/crucial-mx500-2tb-25-solid-state-drive-ct2000mx500ssd1

 

or this other sata drive. 

 

SSHDs really arent what you would want. 

 

[5x5]

Do not buy SSHDs - they're over-glorified normal drives with a bit of cache that, once full, ends up making the drive feel slower than even a normal 5400RPM one. Just don't.

[mariushm]

No to SSHD.

Ideally get a MLC or TLC based SSD, for example

Adata SU800 : https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-SU800-3D-NAND-Speed-ASU800SS-2TT-C/dp/B07GBRG2G8/

or

WD Blue 2TB : https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-2TB-SSD-WDS200T2B0A/dp/B073SBRHH6/

 

Note you could also just pull out the optical drive and install a second SSD in its place.

 

You can buy "covers" for the optical drive from eBay for a few dollars and probably even adapter trays (fake optical drive cases with screw places for hard drive) but even if you don't find one, you could probably use double sided adhesive tape to "glue" the 2nd SSD in place and prevent it from moving around.

 

Search for "asus optical drive cover" for example.

 

Here's some example of adapter things:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Optical-Bay-9-5mm-SATA-2nd-HDD-SSD-Hard-Drive-Caddy-Adapter-for-laptop/261480737058

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SATA-2nd-HDD-SSD-Caddy-Adapter-for-Laptop-9-5mm-Optical-Hard-Drive-Bay-US/311651549172

https://www.ebay.com/itm/9-5mm-HDD-SSD-Caddy-Adapter-for-Laptop-CD-DVD-ROM-Optical-Bay-Drive-Slot-AC1326/192938350172

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2nd-HDD-SSD-Hard-Drive-Optical-Caddy-Adapter-swap-9-5mm-Laptop-SATA-CD-DVD-ODD/261480744399

 

these are 9.5mm tall ... it's standard height, there's a thicker 12.7mm size but yours is probably the standard thin one considering the sata drive sits on top of the optical drive.

 

[Super Spartan]

in my experience, SSHDs were not different than a regular HDD, slow as hell with some marketing fluff added. Either get an SSD or don't bother