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780blzit
By 780blzit
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Hello, I'm currently shopping for a new HDD and a new SSD.

 

Right now, I'm deciding between: Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB & WD Black 2TB. The Seagate one is $50 cheaper.

 

SSD: OCZ Trion 100 240GB and HyperX Fury 240GB. Somewhat similar speeds, HyperX is about $15 more expensive.

Should I put another $35 down and get the Samsung one?

 

What are your opinions?

 

 

Thank you!

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Get a WD Blue 2TB and a 850 EVO with the money saved. There's no real difference between WD Blue and Black unless you are a content creator.

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SSHDs are dumb unless its for a laptop with only 1 drive bay

get a good HDD like a WD blue, black or red

 

and I would only recommend intel/samsung/crucial SSDs

its not the speeds that matter, its the reliability and life span

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dont get an sshd there is no point i would recommend the wd black

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Hey there 780blzit,
 
SSHD drives are generally very good for certain types of usage. They are basically a regular HDD with a small (usually 8GB) SSD portion used for caching. SSHDs use their own algorithm to see what are the most used applications on the drive and store their files for faster loading and better performance. Everything else work as a regular speed. Those drives age great for single-bay systems as a mid ground between large capacity and faster performance. 
WD Black is a great performance-oriented drive with long warranty and good features for optimized performance. Since you are getting a separate SSD I would go with a HDD rather than a SSHD. :)
 
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