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Questions re hybrid drive choice and usage
Hey guys,
My current HDD is starting to sound a bit untrustworthy, so i want to get a hybrid drive instead (since i have only one SATA III port, and replacing the MOBO seems too much). Before i do though, i've got two questions:
1: Apparently, when using an SSD, you're supposed to turn off the windows indexing feature to prolong the lifespan of the drive (3 Things You Shouldn't Do with Solid-State Drives - Make Tech Easier). Would such a thing also be neccesary for hybrid drives, or does the software that manages the data distribution prevent this problem?
2: Which hybrid drive should i get? Budget isn't much of an issue, as long as it doesn't get too crazy. 8GB of flash memory seems to come recommended with these things, but i use my pc a lot, so a bigger one would be preferred. The HDD part doesn't need to be any larger than 1TB, but take that as a minimum size. My files have never occupied more than 600GB, but you never know i guess.
I do know what to expect of a hybrid drive in terms of performance, by the way. Pretty much made my choice in that regard.