[illumos-Discuss] SSD vs "hybrid" drive - any advice?

[Blake Irvin]

My hybrid sucks.  Bad caching algorithms, I think.  I have the Seagate.



in haste,
Blake

On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:21 PM, Gordon Ross <gordon.w.ross at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm looking to upgrade the disk in a high-end laptop (so called
> "desktop replacement" type).
> I use it for development work, runing OpenIndiana (native) with lots
> of ZFS data sets.
> 
> These "hybrid" drives look kind of interesting, i.e. for about $100,
> one can get:
>  Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS 500GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s
> with NCQ Solid State Hybrid Drive
>  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591
> And then for about $400 one can get an 250GB SSD, such as:
>  Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State
> Drive (SSD)
>  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443
> 
> Anyone have experience with either one?  (good or bad)
> 
> Opinions whether the lower capacity and higher cost of
> the SSD is justified in terms of performance for things
> like software builds, etc?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gordon
> 
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