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Anyone know if this drive is any good? I have a chance to pick one up for less then half the selling price. Just not sure if I should.

WD Black Duel Drive 120GB SSD /1TB HHD.

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From what I recall, it's LITERALLY a dual drive, not a hybrid. So this one drive appears as two separate drives in the OS ie C: and D:. You can't combine them unless there's some sort of software-based striping, but then the standard HD will slow it down to make the SSD pointless.

I think it's mainly a space-saver for systems with room for only one HDD. Pop it in, load the OS on the SSD side, apps/data on the standard side.

 

The ones that use SSD and HDD together for improved speed (like striping but with far more intelligent logic about where to place things) are called hybrid drives.

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