Are hybrid SSD/HDD worth it?

[SaltyNuts]

I've seen traditional rotating disk HDDs that have some SSD storage space on them to supposedly help speed. I'm curious if they are worth it - if the SSD really adds much to performance. A long time ago I remember HDD makers adding cache memory to the drives to improve performance, but don't think it ever helped very much.

Thanks!

 

[Charlie98]

...as opposed to just getting a SSD?

 

[VirtualLarry]

You could read my thread in the the forum, it was just posted recently.

Summary: If you are constrained by number of SATA ports or drive bays, or budget and still need a good amount of storage, then they can work well. I still recommend a separate SSD drive for OS and programs, and a HDD for data and movies, if you can afford it.

Edit: Do the math. $60 for a 120GB OS SSD, plus $50-60 for a 1TB HDD, as compared to $100-120 for a 2TB Seagate 7200RPM 8GB MLC SSHD.


http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2406707