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| Thread ID: 120861 | 2011-09-29 21:04:00 | Has anyone used a Solid State Hybrid drive? | wratterus (105) | PC World Chat |
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| 1234503 | 2011-09-29 21:04:00 | Thinking about getting one for my new Asus... on paper it looks like a good idea, just wondering if anyone has used one and can comment on the performance. www.seagate.com Thanks. :) |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1234504 | 2011-09-29 21:30:00 | Only 4 Gig SSD? | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1234505 | 2011-09-29 21:37:00 | Yeah it's not a lot - the idea is the controller throws the most commonly used data there, so when you think about it 4GB would be adequate for a quick startup and then a few of the most commonly used apps, firefox, outlook, antivirus, etc. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1234506 | 2011-09-29 21:44:00 | I put one in my macbook pro. I have noticed a slight increase in start up time but I have forfeited battery life. I noticed that some apps do work a little quicker. On reflection I probably hadn't gained enough extra performance to justify the price difference compared with a standard drive. This could have possibly been because the original was 5400 as opposed to the 7200 of the ssd hybrid. |
sam m (517) | ||
| 1234507 | 2011-09-29 21:52:00 | I thought SSD were solid - ie they contained no moving parts :( :( | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1234508 | 2011-09-29 21:57:00 | Hybrid SSD. Not a standard SSD drive. Have a look at the link in the first post. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1234509 | 2011-09-29 21:59:00 | I thought SSD were solid - ie they contained no moving parts :( :( Hence the word hybrid. I don't like the concept, significantly more chances of something going wrong? As I understand it, this basically two hard drives in a RAID1-ish configuration in the firmware that pretends to be one HDD to the system?? I wonder if this works well when using multiple file systems... |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1234510 | 2011-09-29 22:26:00 | It does have a 5 year warranty... You've just about talked me out of it...better save for a real SSD methinks. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1234511 | 2011-09-29 22:31:00 | It looks as if Zippity only read part of the original post. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1234512 | 2011-09-29 22:52:00 | Just had a look at the pricing of them -- Not to bad actually, a 500GB, certainly a lot cheaper than a SSD drive. Might have to get one when I have some spare money :lol: |
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