These are the two options I'm considering:
1. HDD WD WD40E31X SSHD ~ $205 in my local store.
2. HDD WD Caviar Blue 4TB SATA 3 WD40EZRZ ($165) with SSD 120GB Samsung 850 Evo bulk, SATA3, MZ-75E120B ($75) for a total of $240. Maybe I'll have to buy a 3,5" bracket as well ($5).
So, it's $205 vs. $245.
The first option is obviously a bit cheaper and it comes with a 3-year warranty (regular HDD in the second option provides only 2 years but the specified SSD comes with a 5-year warranty). Since I occasionally play PC games (my favorite 3 are multiplayer-oriented), I imagine that the SSHD would also give me a slight advantage in that regard.
The second option would give me faster OS loading and processing (I'd use the SSD as my C-partition) but my Steam folder would have to be located on my HDD (due to the lack of storage room on the SSD).
Can anyone help me decide? Are SSHD's worth buying?
1. HDD WD WD40E31X SSHD ~ $205 in my local store.
2. HDD WD Caviar Blue 4TB SATA 3 WD40EZRZ ($165) with SSD 120GB Samsung 850 Evo bulk, SATA3, MZ-75E120B ($75) for a total of $240. Maybe I'll have to buy a 3,5" bracket as well ($5).
So, it's $205 vs. $245.
The first option is obviously a bit cheaper and it comes with a 3-year warranty (regular HDD in the second option provides only 2 years but the specified SSD comes with a 5-year warranty). Since I occasionally play PC games (my favorite 3 are multiplayer-oriented), I imagine that the SSHD would also give me a slight advantage in that regard.
The second option would give me faster OS loading and processing (I'd use the SSD as my C-partition) but my Steam folder would have to be located on my HDD (due to the lack of storage room on the SSD).
Can anyone help me decide? Are SSHD's worth buying?