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    Will I be happy with a Hybrid drive (new laptop)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hammerdown, Oct 14, 2014.

  1. hammerdown

    hammerdown Notebook Geek

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    My 5 year old Sony VIAO Z540 motherboard died only 10 days after installing a new EVO SSD clean install Win7. For those 10 days, I was AMAZED at the speed of my 5 year old laptop (compared to original HHD clean install Win7). I am parting out the Sony VIAO, minus the SSD.

    I have only 5 days left to return the SSD to Amazon. Or I can keep it and swap it into the new laptop. The new laptop has a 500GB 5400 + 8GB SSHD Hybrid. But the new laptop won't be here until after the return window of the SSD, so I can't play with it to know what to do....

    Will I be happy with the Hybrid drive in the new laptop?
    Would it be worth cloning the new laptop onto the EVO SSD and swap it out?
    Does that void my warranty?
     
    hammerdown, Oct 14, 2014
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    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    The SSD will be waaaaaay faster. You won't be happy with the hybrid, I'm guessing.

    I would personally return the Evo and get a drive without known issues (tiller, where are you with those links?).


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    alexhawker, Oct 14, 2014
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    Once you have experienced SSD, anything else would be unacceptable.
     
    mystery905, Oct 14, 2014
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    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    Hybrid HDD/SSD are a marketing gimmick, a real SSD will blow it out of the water!. Keep that EVO and clone your HDD to it
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 14, 2014
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    The WD Black2 might be worth a look if you need speed and space and you've got a 9.5mm drive.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 16, 2014
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    hammerdown Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for the replies. Decided to to keep the EVO and swap it into the new laptop. Options:

    1. Clone old drive to EVO.
    or
    2. Clean install Win8 on EVO (don't have Win8 disc, so download iso and make usb installer).
    or
    3. I still have the retail Win7 Disc with product key that was used on my no dead VAIO. Can I install that onto the new laptop? Will it need re-auth/new key?
     
    hammerdown, Oct 17, 2014
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    The EVO is known to have issues. I would rather ask you to get the Crucial M550 which costs about the same. Keep the EVO is you can confirm if the tool is the solution.

    I always suggest a clean install of the OS. And you certainly cannot transfer an OEM copy of Windows onto a new laptop.
     
    idiot101, Oct 17, 2014
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    hammerdown Notebook Geek

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    What OEM copy are you talking about? I said I have a retail Win7 Disc with product key.
     
    hammerdown, Oct 17, 2014
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    Sorry, skipped the word retail in your post. You certainly can use the key and reactivate the OS.
     
    idiot101, Oct 17, 2014
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    I just remembered my Win7 disc is 32 bit - blah. Guess I will go the Win8.1 64 bit route...
     
    hammerdown, Oct 17, 2014
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    You can download the 64-bit version of W7 legally and for free, and install it using the same product key.
     
    ajkula66, Oct 18, 2014
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    Good to know. Thanks!
     
    hammerdown, Oct 18, 2014
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    Four weeks from order date, I finally got my laptop. So far I am happy with the speed and responsiveness of the SSHD Hybrid that came with the laptop. At this point, the only reason I might consider swapping the drive out for pure SSD would be to switch from Win8.1 to Win7. So my EVO 840 will be a backup for now...
     
    hammerdown, Nov 9, 2014
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