How do the SSD and HDD work together? Is there any automatic optimization based on use, or do you have to manually set up what you store where?
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I believe it's just to make windows boot faster so it's a storage for windows. You don't select where to store stuff. I pulled it out and replaced with a 256GB SSD and this laptop is fast.
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Hybrid drive designs employ software caching algorithms (rather than relying on the user's brain) to decide which data belongs on the SSD portion and what goes on the drive's platters.These caching algorithms reside in the hybrid drive's firmware, not the device driver. To the computer's operating system, a hybrid drive appears as a single unit with the SSD portion acting strictly as a large cache. The cache is nonvolatile, so the data doesn't disappear when power is absent.
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Steffan is correct. Look up overprovisioning in google. Sandisk and Intel does this for you while companies like Samsung expect you to just partition the drive smaller or use their tool to shrink the drive if you install it using the Max size. You need to over provision an ssd for it to work properly, but some companies want you to see that 256GB on the box and think "Well, that is bigger than 240GB, Ill get the bigger one"
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I think the OS does it automatically. Normally the HHD is for storage and the SSD is for active access.
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Hi!SSD - for System, programs and games (because it's much more quick)HDD - for photos, videos, music, other.
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I was unable to locate any specifications for the system you identified.Make sure motherboard has Sata 3Gps or 6Gps (faster)If you are adding the SSD make sure you have an extra SATA port, cable and a place to mount SSD.** If the drive is configured properly on a 6Gps port, there will be a very notable performance boost over any HDD, this SSD will outperform any 10,000 rpm drive.
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I haven't done that so I can't completely answer but really any SSD should work in it. This laptop really boots up fast compared to a regular HD. I suspect it is one of the new hybrids.
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Yes, You can have to buy the HDD separate, it doesn't matter wich kind.... SSD or Normal HDD. It is one of the best product on the market at this time. success!
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This is not an SSD drive. It is still a standard hard drive. But what it has is that at boot up it has an SSD system that boots up. This is where it's a little faster than regular drives. Plus it memorizes your most used apps so it keeps them in memory in order to start them faster. This happens with usage.This in general without going into full technical details.
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Technically yes, this is faster. However, if you split you User folders up and put them on the 1TB partition like I did (I have a bad habit of dropping large quantities of stuff on the desktop), then overall your system will run about as fast as if you were using a hybrid drive. If you can keep everything situated on the 120GB SSD partition, then your system will run much faster than if you were to use a hybrid drive.
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Thanks..! That makes sense...And thanks for the tip on the 'egg-selent' SSD drive! -- got it...
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This looks like a hybrid drive to me. The 8GB SSD drive is for files that are used frequently. It can provide a speed boost when accessing frequently used files/programs. You won't be able to directly access it.
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I put in an SDD, then reformatted the drive that came preinstalled into a single partition (leaving the hidden partitions alone in case I need to restore later). After that, the drive shows up as 1.8TB, and it performs like a 5400RPM drive. That being said, I believe that in it's original configuration, it performed as an hybrid drive with 8GB of SSD, which greatly improved it's performance over a regular 5400RPM drive. Hope that helps some.
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I haven't messed with the hdd yet, so I don't know about installing a ssd. The 2 blank memory slots are very easy to access and you can quickly plug in more RAM.
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The purpose is that, together with Windows 8 and the otherwise fast HDD, it boots the system completely in 20 (twenty) seconds. With an antivirus system on. I couldn't have imagined it with my earlier computers. So the SSD stores the Windows system files and the normal HDD stores the programs later installed and all other data.
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It takes a few weeks for it to really speed up your work because it "learns" which programs you use the most then stores them on the ssd for faster access. If you really want to speed up your machine you can add RAM too.
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OS is installed on SSD drive, I removed the 750 drive and replaced with 256G SSD. I did not raid the drives since I want to run games from the 256 SSD and keep OS and other programs on the 128SSD.
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You will only need one spot for the installation. The SSD will be configured by default. I had trouble with the HHD configuration. So, I returned it back to Amazon.