http://hothardware.com/cs/search/SearchResults.aspx?s=12&o=DateDescending&tag=VelociRaptor,Ubuntu,Corsair&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'VelociRaptor', 'Ubuntu', and 'Corsair'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/61778/430517.aspx#430517Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:43:43 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:430517mhenriday<p>Thanks for clarifying that point, <b>realneil</b> ! That means, if I intrepret you correctly, I could partition the 750GB HDD on the hybrid drive, install each OS on a dedicated partition, and then sit back and let the cache do its job. Sweet ! I&#39;m definitely going to have to give this a whirl !...</p> <p>Henri</p>http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/61778/430514.aspx#430514Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:37:44 GMTba4e517a-01ef-48a6-b096-821b95afe388:430514mhenriday<p>As my questions above probably reveal, <b>realneil</b>, my practical experience with hybrid drives is limited to none at all. My understanding, gained from sources like Anand Tech (http://www.anandtech.com/show/5160/seagate-2nd-generation-momentus-xt-750gb-hybrid-hdd-review), is that frequently accessed programmes, data, etc are automatically stored in the cache - the conclusion I&#39;ve drawn from this is that in a dual-boot system, both OSs would be stored on the cache. But perhaps I&#39;ve misunderstood....</p> <p>As I understand it, hybrid drives are designed to be used mainly in portable machines, laptops, notebooks, etc. I&#39;d very much like to hear if any <i><b>HH</b></i> reader has experience of running two such drives on one machine....</p> <p><b>Joel</b>, you don&#39;t mention just <b>why</b> you &laquo;despise&raquo; dual-booting ; myself I find it useful as I far prefer Ubuntu to Windows, but the retirees from our club who ring me when they encounter computer problems universally use Windows, as, for some strange reason, that OS is always pre-installed on the computers they purchase. Thus, to help them, I need to access Windows. I&#39;ve found that by keeping Ubuntu on one HDD and Windows on another on my main machine, I&#39;ve managed to avoid all the inconveniences that could be coupled to dual-booting, with one exception : it takes me a few extra seconds to boot up, as I have to use GRUB to choose which OS to boot. That is a price I&#39;m more than happy to pay....</p> <p>Henri&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p>