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Hey Padorkous,
 
SSHD drives are great if you mostly use only a few applications. It has a small (usually 8GB) SSD part that stores the boot/system files of the most commonly used applications and enables them to load faster. You, however, have no control over what goes there and the drive itself decides what is mostly used and stores the files. 
WD Red drives are great for RAID0 as they are NAS/RAID class drives and have additional features that enable them to work very safely and smoothly in such environments. 
 
Depending on what you need from the storage, both options are good. If you need more speed in general over everything, I would recommend going with WD Red. Do have backups of it since RAID0 offers zero redundancy. If you only use a few applications, the SSHd can also be a good option. :)
 
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Hello guys! What should I buy a seagate 2tb sshd http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DX001/dp/B00EIQTKAS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1430850126&sr=8-2&keywords=seagate+hybridor 2 wd red 1tbhttp://www.amazon.com/Red-1TB-NAS-Hard-Drive/dp/B008JJLXO6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430850382&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+red+1tb(each) in raid 0?

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Purpose of storage?

Noise or performance?

Why wd red?

The sshd uses it's ssd storage as a cache, so frequently accessed bits of data will be sped up. It is quite nice to have on a drive with frequently accessed data. A raid 0 array will be faster with reads and writes. A typical 7200rpm drive though is likely a better buy (price) than the red for performance. I guess it depends on you intended usage.

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I have 2 Momentus XT's in my system. Thats what Seagate called them before theywere re-branded to SSHD. They are awesome for having as a boot drive or a secondary game drive if you need canot afford a large SSD. As a pure media drive for movies, music etc. I would just recommend a single large HDD.

When in doubt, re-format.

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Hey Padorkous,
 
SSHD drives are great if you mostly use only a few applications. It has a small (usually 8GB) SSD part that stores the boot/system files of the most commonly used applications and enables them to load faster. You, however, have no control over what goes there and the drive itself decides what is mostly used and stores the files. 
WD Red drives are great for RAID0 as they are NAS/RAID class drives and have additional features that enable them to work very safely and smoothly in such environments. 
 
Depending on what you need from the storage, both options are good. If you need more speed in general over everything, I would recommend going with WD Red. Do have backups of it since RAID0 offers zero redundancy. If you only use a few applications, the SSHd can also be a good option. :)
 
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