Hi Dwayne,

You are most probably right that there seems to be only "disk combos" which
I mistakenly thought it was one single hybrid drive.

This is what Apple using, but the article speculates that Apple is using an
external 128GB SSD for the cache and not actually using a Hybrid drive:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232802/Apple_announces_hybrid_drive=
_technology_in_Macs

This is clearly a hybrid drive combo with 100GB SSD:
http://www.buy.com/prod/ocz-technology-revodrive-hybrid-1tb-solid-state-dri=
ve-pci-express/223864744.html

BTW I guess you can use a smaller SSD for placing the operating system,
temp folder and the most often used applications and data on it and then
use a normal HD or a hybrid one for data.

Tamas



On 6 November 2012 12:32, Dwayne Reid <dwayner@planet.eon.net> wrote:

> At 09:13 AM 11/6/2012, Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> >If you want "faster" disk, then check out the new hybrid drives instead =
in
> >my opinion. Those has an 64GB or 128GB SSD "cache" in it and places the
> >most often used blocks to the SSD part instead of the mechanical disk,
> >making the performance experience close to an SSD only one -- in the
> >meanwhile it has the same capacity as a pure mechanical drive.
> >
> >Tamas
>
> Hi there, Tamas.
>
> I don't mean to hijack Russell's thread, but can you mention who
> makes hybrid drives with as much as 64 or 128GB of SSD cache?  I am
> familiar with Seagate's Momentus XT 750GB 2.5" drive with 8GB cache
> (I have one) but have not yet found anyone who makes a large-size
> 2.5" drive with more than 8GB SSD cache.
>
> I'd love to find a 1TB or larger 2.5" drive with 64GB SSD cache for a
> rational price - but have not yet found one.  Can you suggest some
> suitable candidates?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> dwayne
>
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