1st Hard drive / M.2 SSD Drive

[spooky23]

Daft question here. I'm guessing that when the laptop I ordered gets built W10 will be installed on the drive I've selected in M.2 SSD Drive? I've got a SSHD as the 1st hard drive and a 256GB SAMSUNG SM961 in M2.

Thanks

 

[keynes]

It should but the configurator shows a warning to confirm where you wish to have the OS. A hybrid drive is not going to bring many benefits if the main drive is an ssd

 

[Stephen M]

As you proceeded in the order process the confiurator should have asked you, it usually goes by default to the m2. If not too late to change your order I would suggest another drive to the SSHD, they are not up to much.

 

[Wozza63]

You should have had the choice when you completed your specification. The default is to put it on the M.2 SSD

 

[spooky23]

Thanks for the quick replies. My order is still in processing. To be honest, I regret not asking these questions before pulling together the specs.


1TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Change to: 1TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 2.5" SSHD - UP TO 5X FASTER THAN HDD!
Partitions: 200GB, 300GB, 500GB

M.2 SSD Drive NONE
Change to: 256GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 1400MB/W)


My original quote had one drive. I then added the SSD and changed the 1st hard drive. The hybrid drive is just for data (mostly family pics, images etc for my site). Am I better off with the original one?

Appreciate any guidance on this.

 

[Stephen M]

The SM961 will be great for the OS and main progs plus a normal drive for data will be fine, a 7200rpm will be a bit quicker if you are moving a vast load of files to it but for day to day use you will not notice a difference. The problem with hybrids is they have a fairly small SSD area and you have no control over what goes on it.

 

[spooky23]

Thanks again.

So ignoring the issue with hybrids (and the small SSD area they have), would their general performance still not match or improve on a normal drive, considering they're meant to be faster? Or is the extra speed only for that small SSD area?

I appreciate the sentiment that there is no point in SSHD if say a normal drive can do the job perfectly well and reach the same level as the hybrid and still cost less.

edit: I guess my thinking was to go with 1TB Hybrid over the 5400rpm 1 TB ATA, as it will be in essence overall faster. Understand that a 500Gb 7200rpm would the best performance choice, but need 1TB.

 

[Stephen M]

I am not sure about the current hybrids but the previous versions had a 5400rpm HDD part which is the same as standard drives. There may be some info online about the Firecuda but I am suspicious when no figures are given, only that it is faster.

 

[spooky23]

Was just reading up and 5400rpm seems likely. Will see what else I can find out. Appreciate the advice.