2 in 1 HDD that is mixture of SSD & conventional drives mechanism

As large SSDs are expensive for PC users (especially large ones), I think there should be a 2in1 type of HDD.

For example in addition to normal mechanical architecture, there can be a 40GB SSD module embedded into it. This will help in getting faster boot-up / loading times (using SSD) as well as large capacity for storage (using conventional HDD).

  • When these drives are installed there will be two physical partitions for user, one SSD & one HDD.
  • It can be called DDD or DD Duo (Disk Drive Duo).
  • The issues that will be important are cable interface & what if one of these malfunctions?

Check out Silverstone’s HDDBoost:

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=245&area=

Also, the Z68 chipset now supports SSD caching:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z68-express-lucidlogix-virtu-ssd-caching,2888.html

And, I believe Seagate’s Momentus XT already does exactly what you’ve described

(but, I don’t know if it’s OK to mention Seagate products here;  Moderator, please advise):

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/laptops/laptop-hdd

Hope this helps.

MRFS

What WD HDD is the best one to use with the Silverstone’s HDDBoost? RED drives? BLACK drives? GREEN drives? WD VelociRaptor?

I’m going to be useing a Corsair Force 120GB SSD