topic Re: How efficient is using a SSD and HHD simultaneously in GIS functions? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707791#M31215 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I agree with Dan, SSDs are a game changer and worth the money.&nbsp; In your case, it sort of depends on how big your GIS files will be on the second drive.&nbsp; If you are working with more than 1 TB of data, the SSD prices get steep so a HDD might be the only practical choice.&nbsp; If you are working with 1 TB of less, I would consider one large SSD.&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Feb 2018 14:37:27 GMT JoshuaBixby 2018-02-11T14:37:27Z How efficient is using a SSD and HHD simultaneously in GIS functions? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707789#M31213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am in the process of planning a computer build for an upcoming MS project involving some image processing and basic modeling, as well as just having a decent personal computer. Because of price, I'm looking at running my OS and ArcPro/ArcGIS 10.5 off of a SSD of about 250 GB and getting a separate HHD for some personal files and GIS data.</P><P></P><P>Does anyone have any experience combining the two and does it improve the performance enough to justify getting a SSD? Or should I fork up a bit more money and just get a bigger SSD?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Feb 2018 01:57:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707789#M31213 RyanHowell1 2018-02-11T01:57:17Z Re: How efficient is using a SSD and HHD simultaneously in GIS functions? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707790#M31214 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Surface Book 250 Gb (portable), and a custom built desktop with 2 SSD (500 Gb(?) <SPAN style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">which I use for my software installations </SPAN>and a convention large capacity drive for storage.&nbsp;</P><P>Quiet... worth the money.&nbsp;</P><P>If you want to waste your time running speed checks, or reading about them you will find opinions on both sides. &nbsp;</P><P>They are worth it in my humble opinion... (did I mention how quiet they are <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/wink.png" />... )</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Feb 2018 02:50:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707790#M31214 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-02-11T02:50:03Z Re: How efficient is using a SSD and HHD simultaneously in GIS functions? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707791#M31215 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I agree with Dan, SSDs are a game changer and worth the money.&nbsp; In your case, it sort of depends on how big your GIS files will be on the second drive.&nbsp; If you are working with more than 1 TB of data, the SSD prices get steep so a HDD might be the only practical choice.&nbsp; If you are working with 1 TB of less, I would consider one large SSD.&nbsp; </P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Feb 2018 14:37:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-efficient-is-using-a-ssd-and-hhd/m-p/707791#M31215 JoshuaBixby 2018-02-11T14:37:27Z