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A Hybrid Approach For SSD Speed From Your 2TB HDD

Posted by timothy on from the bottleneck-feedback-loop dept.

Claave writes "bit-tech.net reports that SilverStone has announced a device that daisy-chains an SSD with a hard disk, with the aim of providing SSD speeds plus loads of storage space. The SilverStone HDDBoost is a hard disk caddy with an integrated storage controller, and is an easy upgrade for your PC. The device copies the 'front-end' of your hard disk to the SSD, and tells your OS to prefer the SSD when possible. SSD speeds for a 2TB storage device? Yep, sounds good to me!"

4 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. Just a cache? by Erich · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Haven't disk manufacturers been doing this forever, using faster memories to cache disk? I guess the difference now is that the memory is slower than DRAM and non-volatile so it isn't lost in the event of power failure? Or maybe you can get more flash storage at a low price point?

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  2. Pick the false statement by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No software or driver update is required

    Some software is needed to achieve the magic

  3. Impressive is that it works with Windows by tepples · · Score: 3, Insightful

    There is nothing new or impressive about this device.

    Other than that it is compatible with applications and peripheral drivers designed to run on the majority operating system for home and office PCs, which has no support for ZFS.

  4. Re:Your sig by KlomDark · · Score: 3, Insightful

    // You sound jealous...