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Which SSHD for Desktop
darkjedimaster
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Hi all,
I am interested in getting a SSHD for my desktop computer, to give it that little bit of new life as the current drive is showing it's age. I know that as my Desktop is only a Core 2 Duo, that it won't have the top SATA transfer rate, but thought that an SSHD would give it slightly more speed with decent capacity.
I am looking to get either a 1tb or 2tb & have around £100 to spend.
Can anyone suggest a reliable one ?
Many thanks
I am interested in getting a SSHD for my desktop computer, to give it that little bit of new life as the current drive is showing it's age. I know that as my Desktop is only a Core 2 Duo, that it won't have the top SATA transfer rate, but thought that an SSHD would give it slightly more speed with decent capacity.
I am looking to get either a 1tb or 2tb & have around £100 to spend.
Can anyone suggest a reliable one ?
Many thanks
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Sata-inch-Internal/dp/B00M8ABHVQ/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1484424273&sr=1-9&keywords=1tb+ssd
https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/hard-drives-internal/35-sata3-sshds
BUT....
JUST A FEW QUESTIONS.
What type of drive do you have in at the moment?
what do the connections look like
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hard+drive+connections&client=ubuntu&hs=vRC&channel=fs&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi90bnVuMLRAhVjAsAKHYHAAY8QsAQIOQ&biw=1863&bih=983
What operating version do you have running?
Have you the ability to load it all back onto your PC?
Think the OP is after Hybrid?
Thanks for the link
(1+2) have a 650gb SATA II drive inside of it, my Asus mainboard has SATA II capabilities, from what I understand a SATA III drive will work on a SATA II connection, but at a slower speed.
(3) I have Windows 10 on the desktop
(4) Yes should be easy enough, after all I built the desktop that the new drive is going in, back in 2009 & have maintained it pretty well, in fact it has near enough been constantly on since the day I built it, as it is my media centre PC. So backing up & restoring Data shouldn't be too much of an issue.
I am mainly considering SSHD as I bought one as a secondary drive on my Elitebook and it runs great, so am considering one for the desktop.
The other reason I like this arrangement is that if I reload the operating system I don't lose any data as that's on the other drive.
Your existing disk, assuming that it is OK, can be used for your data/music etc. If not, then buy a 2 TB disk for about £70.