SSD OR Hybrid

[Dog Knight]

Ok so im wondering if i should get

 

two 500gb seagate momentus thin hybrid drives {http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st500lt012}

 

 

or

 

one 120gb 840 ssd  {http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7td120bw}

 

or

 

one 750gb momentus xt {http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st750lx003}

 

[sabot]

Ssd.

[Coombzy]

SSD definitely and the prices are going down again by a lot so its a good time to pick an SSD up.

[piplupgao]

SSD if you need bulk storage get a normal HDD

[chromeboy42]

SSD, and then get a hdd when you need more space

[Darell3]

SSD all the way!

[Samdb]

Hello, may I firstly say congratulations in considering an SSD, as for their benefits over standard mechanical hard drives there are many. The read/write speeds a greatly increased when factoring in an SSD, whether it is for a solely SSD drive, or as a cache for a larger mechanical hard drive which uses Intel's Smart Response SSD caching. The benefit of having a hybrid storage solution is that it offers faster speeds, offered by the SSD, and the storage space offered by the hard drive, giving you the best of both worlds. Secondly, SSDs do not make a sound, this is great for a silent system, such as a home theater PC where silence is a key feature. The silence of an SSD is because it has no moving parts, this allows an SSD to be much more reliable that a traditional hard drive which are prone to failure from drops, knocks and bumps, all of which an SSD would likely survive. As for the choice there are many, several companies now make their own skews of SSDs from the like of Samsung, OCZ and Intel but to name a few. Intel offers enhanced data protect on selected products, such as the 520 series SSDs, this encrypts your data before the BIOS, making it impossible to crack unless you have the password, giving it an advantage if your device is ever stolen or misplaced. If you have any inquiries about the encryption of a drive please consult 

 educational video.

 

Sam,

Intel Response Squad member

http://bit.ly/RallySquad

[constanrine5d]

Get an SSD. Then you could make your own "hybrid" drive by caching on the SSD and having another like 1-2 TB drive.

[Undieing_Lust]

SSD!

[terrytek]

Hybrid! They combine the speed of an SSD with the storage space of a true mechanical drive.

[WoodenMarker]

Hybrid! They combine the speed of an SSD with the storage space of a true mechanical drive.

Not really. An ssd is still much, much faster than a hybrid drive.

 

Get the ssd and hybrid drive. It will perform much better. 

[terrytek]

Not really. An ssd is still much, much faster than a hybrid drive.

 

Get the ssd and hybrid drive. It will perform much better. 

 

well, if you want a lot a storage for the money, get an sshd. If you don't mind getting a little less performance but want more storage, get an sshd.

[WoodenMarker]

I just reread the post. Ignore the second part of my original post. 

 

Get the 500GB drives and put them in raid 0.