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It's a very dumb, pointless drive which has no worth for a desktop and it's proprietary technology makes it useless for operating systems other than Windows.

 

Get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda and a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO for the $300.

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Personally I would recommend just an SSD for a gaming machine. If you really need ridiculous amounts of storage then maybe buy a WD Velociraptor but the two in one drive seems like it is not worth it to me unless you are getting it for a laptop.

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It's a very dumb, pointless drive which has no worth for a desktop and it's proprietary technology makes it useless for operating systems other than Windows.

 

Get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda and a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO for the $300.

^This. You could change that 2TB to 3TB and maybe even 4TB. For a desktop, its a terrible option, unless you have something like an Arc Mini R2 with a full loop, everything removed and you have your drives mounted on the back of the motherboard tray. Then it is kind of practical. It isnt really a a good deal. 

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It's a very dumb, pointless drive which has no worth for a desktop and it's proprietary technology makes it useless for operating systems other than Windows.

Get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda and a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO for the $300.

A bit harsh but I agree. 

It should be reserved for when you only have a single drive bay in a laptop that doesn't have a msata slot or optical drive bay that you can put a ssd in along with the hdd you already have.

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It's a very dumb, pointless drive which has no worth for a desktop and it's proprietary technology makes it useless for operating systems other than Windows.

 

Get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda and a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO for the $300.

WD must have surveyed a bunch of morons, if their statement is true about asking "tech savvy" people their preferred configuration when it comes to mech+nand combo drives.   I would have liked a Seagate approach but with a larger than 8gb flash.

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WD must have surveyed a bunch of morons, if their statement is true about asking "tech savvy" people their preferred configuration when it comes to mech+nand combo drives.   I would have liked a Seagate approach but with a larger than 8gb flash.

I like the idea of 2 drives in one but if they lowered the price maybe I would get it. 

They have to start somewhere. It will get cheaper with time.

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