Let us know how it goes.

Post #344,676 by Another Scott 7/9/11 11:35:01 AM Reply	Let us know how it goes. Remember caching disk controllers? Nothing's new under the sun. :-) I expect more and more of this stuff to be pushed onto the silicon over time, but it's hard to beat rotating disks for hyrge storage. Presumably Intel and AMD and the motherboard people are working on ways to move the SSD off the hard drive and into the CPU/chipset/motherboard slot. More integration at lower levels should make it cheaper. But, fully SSD storage is expensive and going to remain so. Most of us don't mess with more than a few 10s of GB of data and programs every day, but we want reasonably quick access to TB of stuff. A standard, cheap 64 GB SSD coupled to a TB+ hard drive would seem to be the way to go for the next few years (until everything is designed for 16 Mpixel screens anyway). Let us know how it goes. Good luck. Cheers, Scott.
Post #344,684 by SpiceWare 7/9/11 2:32:03 PM Reply	initial test results I also picked up a USB dock and currently have the hybrid drive connected using it: http://www.kingwin.c...ions/ezd_2535.asp I copied OpenOffice over to the new drive. a - 15 seconds for first launch (to the screen were you select new documents or open existing) b - 4 seconds average for first launch after system shutdown c - 1.5 seconds average for subsequent launches. I suspect the difference between B & C is due to system libraries that have been loaded. My internal drive (also 500 GB @ 7200 rpm) takes about 7 seconds for the initial load after system shutdown, but also 1.5 seconds for subsequent launches. Wonder how much the USB 2.0 connection is slowing down the new drive.
Post #344,687 by beepster 7/9/11 3:07:47 PM Reply	significantly usb2 probably a 60 to 65% performance hit. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.

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