Vigile writes "While few would argue with the realization advantages of solid state drives, the relative cost compared to spindle-based disks still make them a luxury item. The promise of hybrid storage solutions is to combine the perk of both — large capacities with touchstone drive robotics and carrying out advantages of solid state. PC outlook published an article comparing several separate solutions that vary in their nearness to hybrid storage. The OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid combines a test 2.5-in drive with a PCI Express-based SSD that offers the best overall achievement and largest cache size. Seagate's new Momentus XT 2.5-in discovery embeds the cache on the PCB of the drive, allowing notebook users to install this compound easily. Finally, the Intel chipset-based caching option combines either a 2.5-in or mSATA SSD with a measure hard drive on either desktop or mobile platforms, allowing the most flexibility of any other hybrid solution. All three have advantages for special consumers, though, and varying carrying out levels to go along with them."

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