Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Old Mac, New Speed Date: 10 Jul 2014 14:27:25 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <010720142322387235%star@sky.net> <_LudnQGudpmkMSvOnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@earthlink.com> X-Trace: individual.net mNzRi4/7fACXMn2gVwSztwH+pCyu6tFr67vuCZy9OizPygzq2L Cancel-Lock: sha1:gwbmlmRMo3IKjOr9QvsC8qiRPBc= X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:62140 On 2014-07-10, Barry OGrady wrote: >> >>Seagate had the "Momentus" drives. I bought a 500GB one for a laptop. >>The results were good initially, but it quickly was just another hard >>drive. Any speed benefits seemed to evaporate very quickly. >> >>The trouble with a hybrid is you really need to manage what goes on the >>fast part of the disc. >> >>Apple fusion drives (a spinning disc and an SSD bonded into a logical >>volume) is a lot better, but still falls far short of a true SSD. >> >>My next iMac is going to have a large SSD in it. I think I'm done >>booting off a spinning disc. > > Just be aware you will need to accept much slower write speeds and > having to replace your SSD frequently. No more frequently than a spindle hard drive, no. > Make plenty of backups! You should do that regardless of the type of drive you use. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR