Choosing High Performance Storage Is Not About RPM Anymore | Seagate
Just a quick share of an article from Seagate about the evolution of drives for your notebook or desktop. Since the costs are relatively the same as standard Hard Disk Drives (HDD), I highly recommend considering hybrid Solid State Hard Disk Drive (SSHDD) where more size is needed than can be cost effective using Solid State Drive (SSD) technology alone. What I wasn’t aware of, that comes through in this article is how big the improvement is over the last (2nd) generation of these drives. Choosing High Performance Storage Is Not About RPM Anymore | Seagate.
I am currently using Seagate 2nd Gen SSHDDs and Samsung Evo 840 SSDs. Depending on what you are doing and how much storage you need an SSD or 3rd Gen SSHDD is going to be a huge improvement for your system.