SSD or HDD for secondary?

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I currently have a 500gb SSD for storing my win OS and other key stuff on my laptop but i need more space for my misc stuff like games, media etc.

Should i go for another SSD or just a simple cheap HDD? Whats the performance diff between the two and is it worth the 100 bucks extra to splash on a smaller SSD?
 

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not sure if this is a trick qns or TS is not tech savvy???

SSD definitely have better performance and of cos if u need that performances and its definitely worth.

next as storage definitely go for hdd, as they can be store for quite some time. not that ssd cant but their life expectancy is different from hdd.
 

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I currently have a 500gb SSD for storing my win OS and other key stuff on my laptop but i need more space for my misc stuff like games, media etc.

Should i go for another SSD or just a simple cheap HDD? Whats the performance diff between the two and is it worth the 100 bucks extra to splash on a smaller SSD?

You can get a HDD 7,200rpm which is quite ok.
 

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I currently have a 500gb SSD for storing my win OS and other key stuff on my laptop but i need more space for my misc stuff like games, media etc.

Should i go for another SSD or just a simple cheap HDD? Whats the performance diff between the two and is it worth the 100 bucks extra to splash on a smaller SSD?

Get a mechanical drive as your secondary drive for files like videos, pictures, music and documents. SSD only benefits OS, games and applications.
 

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not sure if this is a trick qns or TS is not tech savvy???

SSD definitely have better performance and of cos if u need that performances and its definitely worth.

next as storage definitely go for hdd, as they can be store for quite some time. not that ssd cant but their life expectancy is different from hdd.

Not sure if you even read my question correctly.... i ALREADY said my PRIMARY boot drive for OS is an SSD. Im just asking if its more efficient to get a second SSD for games/media storage or just a plain HDD in terms of 1) overall performance 2) Heat.

Cuz i read online SSDs dont heat up as much, more efficient etc. But from what i gather, SSDs only rlly affect data transfer rates so maybe open world games are affected, but most games dont benefit much from it. But if i store my secondary programs and files on a plain HDD file processing times may lag alot worse. So i'm still stuck on the fence on this.:s22:
 

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In the real world measurement, even the most lousy SSD performance is at least 2x to 3x of that of hdd. So will it be more efficient? There goes your answer.

2. overall performance
It really depends on your game. Does it trash your hdd I/O when you run your games.
If it don't , then you won't feel any diff even if you use a SSD.

How can you check that ?
Very simple, just launch your Task Manager , click on your disk that store your game and run you game as usual. During the game , press Alt+tab to switch between the Task Manager screen and your game. Does your hdd always stay at 100% and also check the "Disk Transfer Rate" graph.

Low disk Active time and low transfer rate , usually means no hdd trashing. Just get a mechanical hdd.

Hope this help.
 

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Secondary , a 1TB or more hdd

I currently have a 500gb SSD for storing my win OS and other key stuff on my laptop but i need more space for my misc stuff like games, media etc.

Should i go for another SSD or just a simple cheap HDD? Whats the performance diff between the two and is it worth the 100 bucks extra to splash on a smaller SSD?
 

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SSD do not heat is fine.
But don't forget datas do read, write, overwrite, etc; very fast and often.
This may cause more wear n tear to the components.
As there would not have any defrag on SSD itself.
Hence long run may not benefit on using SSD.

I trash my SSD with plentiful videos.
Although i did partition the OS in front while data behind.
I do feel my SSD act strangely as minor heat is there when i could feel with my hand but will disappear a while later.
Besides the noise sudden become loud and then gone.
Although i am not running any tedious process but only surf internet.

In conclusion i am preparing to add HDD >1TB in the optical drive (remove dvdrw) as i am using laptop.
With the same $$ you can have bigger size HDD.


Cuz i read online SSDs dont heat up as much, more efficient etc. But from what i gather, SSDs only rlly affect data transfer rates so maybe open world games are affected, but most games dont benefit much from it. But if i store my secondary programs and files on a plain HDD file processing times may lag alot worse. So i'm still stuck on the fence on this.:s22:
 
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Not sure if you even read my question correctly.... i ALREADY said my PRIMARY boot drive for OS is an SSD. Im just asking if its more efficient to get a second SSD for games/media storage or just a plain HDD in terms of 1) overall performance 2) Heat.

Cuz i read online SSDs dont heat up as much, more efficient etc. But from what i gather, SSDs only rlly affect data transfer rates so maybe open world games are affected, but most games dont benefit much from it. But if i store my secondary programs and files on a plain HDD file processing times may lag alot worse. So i'm still stuck on the fence on this.:s22:

Heat output from hard drive is nothing to be concerned about. If you are using it for storage, typically it will go back into idle mode after you finish using it.

SSDs is not just about transfer rate. It is really a combination of transfer rate and response time that really makes a SSD magnitudes better. Unlike a mechanical drive that reads the platter to locate the data, the seek time on a SSD is almost instantaneous. In games, it does not really affect frame rates, but it certainly makes the game load faster.
 

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There is no straight forward answer. It all depends on how much your budget and the amount of memory u can live with.

Amount of memory could also be influenced by your network infra. E.g. my files are all stored in my home NAS and cloud storage, hence I have no problems living with a small 1TB secondary storage. The 1TB space mainly to store games only. So 1TB is a plenty
 

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What is it important to choose 2.5''? is 150 for 2TB hdd a good deal?

I feel you are looking at a mechanical drive or the product is a fake. There is no SSD out there that is 2TB and yet cost 150. Its too good to be true at this point.
 

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if u want the luxury of better speed.... by all means buy a new 1tb ssd...

can wait for black friday.... maybe can get $250~300 1tb ssd...


btw once tried SSD... u will never turn back for traditional hdd
 
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What is it important to choose 2.5''? is 150 for 2TB hdd a good deal?

cos for most laptop can only use either a 2.5" ssd or a m.2 ssd/nvme support and beside that 3.5" is much thicker and heavier than 2.5"...so do u intend to lug a large drive along :s22: some more the power requirement is slightly higher.

next u have to see if this hdd is from which brand, seller from overseas or local and also does it comes with warranty coverage, etc (like reputation of the drive, the seller, trust able reviews.)
 
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