Here I'm going with Hybrid hard drives since it's a middle ground and the maker has responded that as the flash wears out, it degrades to a plain HDD.
Better long term solution in my opinion.
Bob
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As I've been laptop shopping, with help from the great people on this board I've been able to really start digging into my research.
I've found that a laptop with a SSD adds on a substantial amount of money but for just an everyday computer user - no gaming, graphic editing, etc. - I should be fine with a standard 5400 RPM drive, right?
Thanks! You all have been great! ![]()
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Who told you Bob that the flash degrades, has lost touch. If flash degraded over time, why is the flash chip definitly the future of memory. Get a grip and don't listen to over the top info, it's usually wrong, like you are. I love my 750 hybrid and wouldn't trade itr for ant other kind!!!
SSD drives do degrade with frequent read/write cycles. I would go with the HDD if I could have only a single drive to do all my work.
SSD drives are EXCELLENT, however, for Windows 7 system disks. The Windoes 8 O/S is very nearly read-only and this is ideal for SSD longevity. In my own computer I have an OCZ Vertex 3 128 GB drive as my system drive and home of my O/S and executables. All the rest -- all my data including my app data, email, libraries and everything else, are on my hard drives.
I get truly startling performance and my SSD is still reporting 100.0% life remaining after nearly a year of use.