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#3984430 - 07/22/14 02:32 PM Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ?  
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I've seen it for notebooks, but i'm wondering to get it for my PC, it say its faster then normal hds, but i wonder if its faster for notebook 5.400 or also for pcs hdd 7.200 rpms. Anyone tried them out on a pc for testing ?

edit : found my answer, not worth for me or anyone using video editing tools, or design work....mostly for common users.

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#3984479 - 07/22/14 03:58 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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It's one of the most worthwhile upgrades available. I deal with lots of large files which are stored on magnetic hard drives (or even servers, at work), but would hate having to use a computer which doesn't have the OS and applications on a solid state drive.

#3984481 - 07/22/14 04:05 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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SSD for the win. Highly recommended!

#3984501 - 07/22/14 04:46 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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Yes i recomend SSD, what i was talking about is SSHD, a hibrid between ssd and hd, its basically a hdd with some nand memory alocation for most used aplications,i've seen it on notebooks and was wondering if it was worth for PCs.

#3984523 - 07/22/14 05:50 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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I only use SSD's now. I have been using them since 2008, and exclusively since 2010.

They are the single largest performance enhancing factor to a system that you can perform right now. Having a good-sized SSD as your C:\ and a large SSD or a RAID array of SSD's as your main storage is literally like owning a supercomputer. File I/O is DRAMATICALLY increased, and that frees up your CPU to execute other tasks faster.

It makes a HUGE difference to just about any system.

SSHD's, a hybrid between SSD's and HDD's, will also gain you a small performance increase, but I do not believe that their performance increase is worth the price, or the complexity. Stick to SSD's.

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#3984524 - 07/22/14 05:52 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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OP is asking about SSHDs, not SSDs. SSHDs still have regular hard drives combined with SSDs. From what I understand they load the most used files/programs (Windows?) onto the SSD portion and keep the rest on the HDD.

I do not have much experience with them, aside from on a cheap ($500 Dell) laptop. It did not seem any faster than a regular 5200RPM HDD although I only used it for a few months. I doubt it was the best example though.

That being said SSDs need to become cheaper. Installing a large game on my SSD takes about 1/3 the time than it does on my HDD.

#3984558 - 07/22/14 07:09 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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IMHO Hybrid Drives are a Gimmick...

As the Solid State Portion is usually so Small (like 8-16 GB),
And it's not a "TRUE" Partition, it's an Extension to the Drive Cache.

The Software places some system files and the Pagefile/temp folder on the SSD Portion.

TBH,

The ONLY "Combo" Drive worth it is the WD Black 2, it's Marketed as a "DUAL DRIVE" not a SSHD.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236642

Comes with 120GB SSD and 1TB 5400RPM Drive, Transfer Software and Instructions on WD's Site on how to setup so that non essential software is saved to the 5400RPM Drive.


Both "Dual Drives" and SSHD tend to overheat.

For my Laptop, I run a 128 GB SSD for O/S and 1TB Drive Externally (Velcro'd to the back of the Screen).

When I dont need data on it (ie just web browsing etc) I unplug it to save power.
I also run a 4GB RAMDrive on the Laptop for TempFolder.

My laptop boots up crazy quick and copies data faster than anything I've seen (even my RAID Array).

My Next System after my current one will be 100% SSD For sure, if I have no reason to build new I'll upgrade current system to SSD Only.

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#3984723 - 07/23/14 02:01 AM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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I thought he was asking about secure shell daemons.


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#3984784 - 07/23/14 04:53 AM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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What Skate said.
On SSD's, one of the most noticeable single upgrades I've ever made, a lot of bang for the buck if going for a small OS drive.


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#3984832 - 07/23/14 09:37 AM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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Put one in my Mac. Boot time went from over a minute to 18 seconds.

Data still on the old drive. Used OWC's upgrade package which replace the optical drive with the SSD

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Air-Retina/Apple-MacBook-Pro-Retina-2012-Drive-Internal-Flash


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#3984918 - 07/23/14 03:50 PM Re: Anyone using SSHD, is it worth it ? [Re: Blade_RJ]  
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^ I also took the optical drive out of my Laptop.


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