Hybrid Drives

[idjekyll]

I'm thinking of getting a 2.5“ hybrid to replace my 3.5“ as its faster and I can remove the 3.5“drive bay for better cable management and abit more airflow. My question is, why is hybrid drives not used more? All builds I've seen are usually ssd+3.5" hdds. Can someone enlighten me?

 

[jtjt00]

Hybrid drive is in between SSD and HDD, having a small SSD cache for regularly used files. Performance wise, nowhere near SSD. And with SSD failing price, more are opt for SSD as OS and HDD for storage.

 

[idjekyll]

Oh ok. But there's no other issues if I opt to use a hybrid drive I have lying around right?

 

[eddief4]

I have a hybrid drive. While SSD prices are falling, the price for an SSD above 500gb is still a lot so I use an SSHD 1TB for gaming. For my new rig, planning to use a 2TB SSHD for storage. Find that they're more reliable than the traditional mechanicals but just my experience.

 

[kandinsky]

My question is, why is hybrid drives not used more? All builds I've seen are usually ssd+3.5" hdds. Can someone enlighten me?

Hmm... I think as SSD capacities increase and prices become more affordable, hybrid drives will become less and less relevant. IMO, the only reason to use a hybrid is if you only have one available bay to spare, and/or you can't afford a SSD with the capacity you need.

 

[ykgoh]

SLS got sell SSHD?

I thot they mostly only sell HDD or SSD.

 

[jtjt00]

SLS got sell SSHD?

I thot they mostly only sell HDD or SSD.

Laser has .....

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Laser has .....

Cybermind also got....

 

[idjekyll]

yeah bought mine from tradepac. 1tb for about $115.

 

[ykgoh]

Btw, is a SSHD or SSD safer for long term data storage or archiving?

Like it is less likely to go kaput and the data becomes irrecoverable due to bad media or dead controller/firmware.

 

[jtjt00]

Btw, is a SSHD or SSD safer for long term data storage or archiving?

Like it is less likely to go kaput and the data becomes irrecoverable due to bad media or dead controller/firmware.

SSHD is partial SSD/HDD nature, so the mechanical part may suffer like normal HDD.

SSD marks the era of technology advance to break the speed of sata3. Right now, high end SSD is in the form of PCI-E or M2. So depart from sata connection for SSD is in the beginning.

SSD as long term storage is an untested area.