As for the question of yours, regarding hybrid disks.
Some have claimed this to be a solution. The idea of it all is, that every time you write to an SSD, it wears a little. Older models were more vulnerable. Today the technology has greatly improved, and getting an SSD from well-known manufacturers, will ensure you can literally write to the disk millions of times. Next argument for the hybrid, is that people are afraid of the SSD to fail. In daily usage, for the general user, I would say the chance is low. Performing regular backups might be a good idea for everyone, and it will ensure just as much of reliability for your data. The whole idea of a hybrid, is that it has a minor SSD - often only 16, 32 or 64GB - and a huge harddisk of anything from 128GB, to more like 1 Tetrabyte. You would install all your programs on the fast SSD, and then save all your data on the slow hard disk. Great idea. Only here we get to a bit of choice making. First of all, are we talking laptops, I don't know if I have seen any hybrids for that market. A laptop that runs on a bigger SSD, and which would have a USB connected harddisk or even a USB stick, will be just as fast, and you would have your data directly on an external media, should such be the wantings of yours. As for a desktop, again I am ready to claim the hybrid to be a bit of an outdated idea. Most desktops would have trays for more than one hard drive. If your worries are that an SSD would not be reliable enough, and you stiff-necked refuse to do regular backup of your sensitive data, I have a much better idea. A bit more costly, but still. Why not buy one bigg SSD, for daily usage, and then a cheap and huge harddisk for all your worries. Or, even better, independent on whether you run laptop or desktop: How about simply geting your new computer with a pretty SSD. Get it as big as you can afford, anything from 128GB for a light user, and from 250GB and up for the general user. Then, as your savings compile, you might simply pick up an external USB harddisk, which now aday can be had for anything from around the 100 dollars and up. You even can get external hard drives now aday, with as much as 2, even 4, tetrabytes of capacity. This way, you will have a fast daily experience with your new computer and its SSD, without anything to slow it down. And, best of all, you have your external backup media right there, with the USB harddisk, which can save as a backup even should you go to another system at a later time, or should your SSD ever fail on you. Like I said, go for as big an SSD as your means can aford. You will have the best experience from that. Hybrids are from a time when SSD's were expensive, and less reliable. Modern versions are generally no trouble. And you will simply just enjoy SSD driven computers. It is amazing how fast they work compared to harddisks. They also consume far less power, meaning less heating. Your fan will spin less. And on a laptop, you will see the battery life extended with anything from 30% and up. Again, hope any of this will prove helpful to you. David On 11/24/2017 3:00 PM, Carol and Roger via Talk wrote: > Hi, > > I must get a new PC. I am looking for suggestions for one that will > meet the best use criteria for speech. Is 8g ram enough or should I > get 12? Should I get both SSD and SETA frives? If I neeed SSD, how > large should it be? Generally, which would be the best brand? I know > this is a personal choice. I have had Dells for the last two > computers and am wondering if something else would be better. I have > Office 2007. Can I use 2007 on a win10 system or Should I get 2016? > My current PC is almost 8 years old and is beginning to do some wierd > stuff, so I thought I had better take care of getting a new one before > this one gives up. > > Finally, does anyone use a hybred and what do they think of it. I > know I do not want a notebook, so it must be either a hybred, a decent > laptop or another desktop. Thanks for any suggestions. Oh yes, I > would like to get one on sale today, grin. > > Carol > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%40hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > . > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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