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I have a Toshiba Qosmio x870-144 gaming laptop. It has a 128GB SSD and a 1TB 5400 RPM HDD. I have a spare Seagate 750GB Hybrid 7200rpm.
Can I replace the 1TB HDD with the Seagate? Will I get better performance? Can the laptop handle this combination of SSD and Hybrid drive? Will this affect the temperatures of the unit? Thank you iam new to this forum sorry if i posted this in a wrong section
Yes. Many laptops already have the hybrid drives already installed. My Lenovo has it and boots to a fully functional windows screen within 15 seconds.
because the ssd is small (128 GB) i will use the hybrid for some applications that need lot of space such as games so i suppose that i will use frequently a small number of applications so i will have a small improvement from the adaptive memory..
Do you thing that the psu of the laptop will have any problem to feed both the ssd and the hybrid?
because the ssd is small (128 GB) i will use the hybrid for some applications that need lot of space such as games so i suppose that i will use frequently a small number of applications so i will have a small improvement from the adaptive memory..
Do you thing that the psu of the laptop will have any problem to feed both the ssd and the hybrid?
The hybrid drive, being 7200 rpm, likely produces more heat and draws a little more power. Look at the specs for the exact power consumption numbers. I'm sure the power supply can handle the difference but it will shorten your battery life. The extra heat may or may not be a problem depending on how well cooled the laptop is. Unfortunately the heat question is something that only the people who designed it can really answer.
The hybrid drive, being 7200 rpm, likely produces more heat and draws a little more power. Look at the specs for the exact power consumption numbers. I'm sure the power supply can handle the difference but it will shorten your battery life.
My newish i5 Lenovo weighs a little over 3 lbs and has longer battery life. So far its been averaging around 5 hours. Its heaviest load is streaming. We're basically back in the old days when smart manufacturers did three partitions. One for programs, one for data and one (sometimes hidden) for system restore.
My newish i5 Lenovo weighs a little over 3 lbs and has longer battery life. So far its been averaging around 5 hours. Its heaviest load is streaming. We're basically back in the old days when smart manufacturers did three partitions. One for programs, one for data and one (sometimes hidden) for system restore.
The problem with shipping a machine with a separate partition for data is that 95% of users will have no idea its there and fill up their small C drive.
The problem with shipping a machine with a separate partition for data is that 95% of users will have no idea its there and fill up their small C drive.
Not entirely their fault. There are times when a salesperson/literature should cover it, but it rarely is. I used to use Partition Magic during the interim when it wasn't done by manufacturers.
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