Is an SSHD worth it?

[Fortress]

I recently saw a sale in my local computer parts retailer, 10% off on SSHDs. Are they worth it? Or buying a separate SSD and HDD is much better? I don't know any information about SSHDs so I think it's much better to ask the community.

 

Help will be appreciated! 

[SageC]

Not really, a SSD and HDD combo is way more effective and not much more expensive these days.

[dragoon20005]

it helps with faster boot up time since it caches the boot items in the SSD part without the drawbacks of low capacity

 

 

also if you open a application frequently

 

it will cache part of the programs

[blueballs]

better than 5200rpm Hd's and worste than ssd's

 

but it's all about loading times and how much your time really worth for you I guess

[191x7]

As an SSD & HDD user I would say that the SSHD-s complement the SSD-s and HDD-s. They like fill the gap.

What I mean is, if you can't afford an 512GB or bigger SSD you are best off using a scenario like this:

- Use an 120-256 GB SSD for you OS and programs.

- Use an 500GB to 1000 GB SSHD for your games (modern games take up much space and most of them have crazy loading times when run from a HDD).

- Use HDD-s for storage (for example downloads, videos, first-line backups, Steam game backups, ...).

You can go without an SSHD if you don't play many games or if you don't care about the loading times. You can go without an HDD if you don't need the storage space. Just don't go without an SSD, weather you have an SSHD or HDD.