Do solid state hybrid drives have a limited number of write cycles?

[Ghould]

I was just wondering since i plan on buying one, and i couldnt find the answer on google. I have yet to search the forum.

[Matsy]

Yes, but under normal use you would never get to the limit in like 10 years.

[miyabwah]

Yes, but it's bigger than your mum.

[Ghould]

so they have a very large number of write cycles? (much much larger than ssd i assume) and can you give me an example?

[alpenwasser]

so they have a very large number of write cycles? (much much larger than ssd i assume) and can you give me an example?

Since the individual cells are the same ones used in SSDs (at least AFAIK), their

cells have the same amount of write cycles. However, under normal usage you will

never write enough data to break them within a reasonable time frame, at least

I've never heard of anyone come across this problem in the past few years.

[Onidi]

The new WD black ^2 Hybrid drive is actually great. A 120 GB SSD and 1 TB HDD you just get a great life cycle because SSD wear out by writting on them and in a hybrid drive they just read things from it and the HDD wears out from reading from it and in the Hybrid drive you just store data there so the hybrid drives are the best for everything for longevity and performance

[alpenwasser]

the HDD wears out from reading from it

Ahem, where did you get that from? Source please.

HDDs age, but load has little effect on an HDD's life span (source: Google study (pdf)).

It's a very interesting read btw. I highly recommend it.

[Onidi]

Ahem, where did you get that from? Source please.

HDDs age, but load has little effect on an HDD's life span (source: Google study (pdf)).

It's a very interesting read btw. I highly recommend it.

OK sorry got this wrong HDD wear out from constant wear and tear thanks by the way

[alpenwasser]

OK sorry got this wrong HDD wear out from constant wear and tear thanks by the way

No problem mate, happy to be of service.

[Ghould]

Oh, alright thanks guys