Hey guys I need some help real quick. I'm looking into buying a new hard drive and I'm also receiving an ssd as a gift. I'm planning on putting the OS as a clean install on the ssd (I believe its a 250 gb, it was in a MacBook pro) and have the hdd I will buy as storage for my steam library(yikes! 60 games and 60 gb's left!). I've done some research and I've come up with 3 possible hard drives(other suggestions are certainly welcome):
1.
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0J22423/dp/B00B4QESVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid...2.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168221783403.
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-7200RPM-Internal/dp/B0097LG9U8/ref=pd_sim_pc_1 (same as first but SATA 2?? Help?)
As you can see I want 1 terabyte and up, and solid performance at a decent price. Capacity is certainly the most important for me. I want to be able to install my entire steam library and some newer games coming out. I'm willing to pay more if there are some good suggestions out there.
My computer is the Asus G75VW-TS71. The only thing that's different is my father added a Hitachi hdd, I think it's 250 gb?
So in conclusion:
-I'm confused about the whole Sata 2 and 3 thing. Which one do I need?
-What is a solid state hybrid? Is it reliable? Fast? Is it good for my purposes(hardcore gaming and ample storage)?
-Are there any better suggestions for a 2.5" hdd 1 tb and up?
-What are the effects of putting the os on an ssd? Is it a really noticeable increase in speed?(os boots quite slowly at the moment)
-Is what I'm planning on doing even make sense? Lol
So yeah I'm pretty new at this and would appreciate any and all advice.
Thanks guys!