So which would you say is economically more feasible. No serious computing. No serious gaming. Just seeking quicker performance.
A Hybrid HDD with 500GB can be had for under 200 (generally speaking). SSD with a capacity of about 180GB-250GB would cost nearly 200.
Would you pay the extra for less capacity and go full SSD, or is Hybrid decent enough? Storage capacity is a determining factor too.
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HHD is little faster than a conventional hard drive, but slower than SSD. for more storage little SSD-Like experience and reasonable price hybrid is good.
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Keep SSD as you master , and add old fashion for extra storage .
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only few laptops have dual HDD capacity, otherwise you have to take out the ODD. Going the USB route is not comparable to the SATA connection.
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I have been sold to SSD. I cannot even think of having a conventional HDD on my laptop anymore.
Couple months ago i picked up a brand new Lenovo T430s. Came with
-Quad core cpu
-8GB RAM
-180 GB SSD
I got a decent deal so i jumped on it. Best. Decision. Evar!
My main purpose is to run virtual machines, at times 5-6 of them in parallel. Initially i thought of upping the RAM from 8 to max 16 but then i saw how super fast VM's run on SSD. The same VM on a conventional HDD with 4 GB RAM runs slower than a VM on SSD with 512 MB RAM.
Since this is the T430*s*, it has an additional goodie. Next to the RAM slot you have a slot for an mSATA drive. This is a SSD the size of a third of a RAM chip. I picked up a 256 GB mSATA drive and now my laptop has 2 SSD's totallying about 400 GB.
Storage for major files (ISO's, Movies) is no issue. I always keep a 1TB USB 3.0 external drive handy. At USB 3.0 transfer rates, large files do not feel so large anymore.
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Is eSata comparable to internal? In terms of transfer rate? Sorry, stupid question. Just wondering.
And mine is a desktop actually. But I may upgrade the hard drives in both the desktop and laptop. It's looking more and more like SSD might be worth the investment, I can probably wipe the other HDDs and use 'em strictly for storage.
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I dont know about eSata but mSata yes is slightly slower than internal SSD. Wait a few month for prices to come down, you may be able to score a 512 GB SSD for $250-$300 in the near future.
Some speed specs for mSata AnandTech | Plextor M5M (256GB) mSATA Review