1tb SSD over Small SSD + Hard Disk

[AStateOfTrance]

So before I built my computer I saw everyone saying get a small SSD to put windows on and a larger Hard Disk for everything else. I went straight with a 1 TB SSD, I can't possibly see any disadvantages to this. Granted I only have 1tb of storage, I think its worth it IMO

[EarthboundHero]

It's wayyy more expensive for the same amount of storage. Price to performance the best way to go is SSD+HDD.

[Juggernautilus]

Do you really need SSD to store music or movies?

[OfficialJsP]

the disadvantage is that its costs a lot of money like around £300 compared a 1TB hard drive that costs £40 but i mean if u have that kind of money go ahead

[SeanAngelo]

Yes, it's worth it. But I'd get a hard drive and an SSD. Hard drive for files, photos, music, games I don't really need to have quick access to, etc. SSD for OS, games I need to access quick, Programs I want to open quickly, Photoshop, Lightroom etc.

[heikkikon]

Yes, it's worth it. But I'd get a hard drive and an SSD. Hard drive for files, photos, music, games I don't really need to have quick access to, etc. SSD for OS, games I need to access quick, Programs I want to open quickly, Photoshop, Lightroom etc.

 

Bought myself a 512GB SSD just for games. I'd say worth it. I have all my media on a 3TB HDD.

[Thebman712]

Its $120 or so for a 1tb hdd and a 256 gb drive for 1256gb of storage and its $400 for a 1tb ssd with 1000gb storage

[AStateOfTrance]

Loving my 1tb SSD right now, I might get a HDD in the future if I fill up my computer, I have mostly games on there and nothing more. Never had a computer open up and close down so fast before lol

[tmlhalo]

Don't feel alone OP. I went with a SSD boot + SSD storage + HDD storage.

[Zyphron]

Personally id have gone 2 500's in Raid 0 for even more speed. sure your going to saturate the bus a Little  but you can usually save a few bucks as well if the drives are on sale.

but to be honest id drop a HDD in there at 1 tb for backup. just incase. it seems like money is no issue for you so why not? if that 1TB SSD bites it for whatever reason you have a backup. 

[Captain_WD]

So before I built my computer I saw everyone saying get a small SSD to put windows on and a larger Hard Disk for everything else. I went straight with a 1 TB SSD, I can't possibly see any disadvantages to this. Granted I only have 1tb of storage, I think its worth it IMO

 

Hey AStateOfTrance,

 

SSDs generally have many benefits over HDDs but have two major disadvantages:

- The $/GB ratio is much bigger especially when you go over 512GB for SSDs. This is why people prefer to get a big enough SSD for their OS and more demanding applications and a HDD for the rest. To be honest, it would make little to none difference if you run a movie or play music from a SSD or from a HDD. Also storing files and media does not require fast speeds so a HDD woul make much more sense.

- If a SSD happens to fail and you have important information, it is much harder to get that data out compared to if a HDD fails. Even data recovery companies have much more trouble extracting information from failed SSDs than from failed HDDs.

 

Games rely on storage only for the loading times, so if you don't mind longer loading times, a HDD would be perfectly good. The 1TB SSD is a great investment, but for larger storage, I would recommend checking out some HDDs.

 

Captain_WD. 

[AStateOfTrance]

I'll definitely be picking up a 3-4 TB HDD for storage purposes, but until i start running out of space I'll keep all of my games on my SSD

[GameDragon]

So before I built my computer I saw everyone saying get a small SSD to put windows on and a larger Hard Disk for everything else. I went straight with a 1 TB SSD, I can't possibly see any disadvantages to this. Granted I only have 1tb of storage, I think its worth it IMO

The only advantage to getting an SSD + HDD setup is that it's cheaper and the drives are seperate; easier to navigate and find your docs and games or whatever you have.