Product Review

The best of both worlds - HDD capacity meets SSD-like speed.

Western Digital 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drives (SSHD) combine a generous amount of NAND flash SSD technology and massive HDD storage capacity into a single drive. The best combanation of SSD and HDD to produce a hybrid that can increase overall system performance - resulting in quicker system boots, faster application loads, and improved responsiveness when compared to traditional hard drives.

1TB SSHD hybrid drive provides an optimized, all-in-one solution which synergizes SSD-like performance, and massive HDD storage capacity in a single device.

8 GB NAND flash for blazing performance - An optimal amount of built-in NAND flash SSD technology enables WL 1TB SSHDs to perform at up to four to five times faster than traditional 5400 rpm HDDs.

Utilizing an advanced set of algorithms, WD 1TB SSHDs track SSHD data usage, prioritizing frequently used data for fast access in the solid state portion of the device, learning and optimizing as new applications and command requests change over time.

Power users such as digital artists, photographers, and gamers will welcome WD 1TB SSHD's ultra-fast read and write speeds when it comes to their large creative and multimedia files.

WD 1TB SSHD is equipped with the optimal amount of NAND flash to deliver fast, SSD-like performance over high-capacity storage, significantly lowering the $/GB compared to the higher cost and lower capacity of standalone SSDs.

Features:

Capacity: 1TB (1000GB)

Buffer Size: 16MB Cache + 8GB NAND (Flash memory)

Rotation Speed: 5400RPM

Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s (SATA 3)

Form Factor: 2.5" SSHD Hybrid Drive

7mm height (Slim)