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 , in reference to your questions.
(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.