8 GB SSD is that large enough?

I am looking at a new laptop, one option comes with an 8GB SSHD is that large enough to make a difference? The main HD is a 1TB.

I am assuming I would need to put LR and Photoshop as well as the images I am editing on the SSD and then move the image files off after editing is complete?

Uhhh...what new laptop has an 8GB SSD? That's super small. Is this a hybrid Seagate? Where it has 8GB SSD cache on top of a 1TB platter drive?

BTW if it's a hybrid, then I don't think you get to choose what goes on the SSD portion - it's software controlled and it automatically puts the most used files in that as a cache.

Looking at this one

http://www.tigerdirect​.com …?EdpNo=9168624&​CatId=7669

It sounded very small, its one of the reasons for looking at this one as I believe the main HD is only 5400rpm

Yeah that's a hybrid drive and I believe Seagate is the only company that makes them. Pretty sure you don't get to pick what goes on SSD and it will just cache stuff used the most - so the OS will end up on there and if you use PS/Lightroom some of that stuff might end up on there as well. But it isn't like you can tell your LR Catalog to live there or anything. Maybe there is a hack to get around that but I haven't seen anything - though I haven't looked either.

Hmm well that makes it a little less of a plus on my comparison list.

It will boot and start programs quickly, but things that matter like images and catalogs won't be accelerated. Buy a machine with a standard disk and put a big SSD in.

Or buy a desktop which is cheaper and has more power.

FYI, Seagate has one of the highest fail rates of any drive out there. Just something to consider.

njstacker22 wrote in post #17223587
FYI, Seagate has one of the highest fail rates of any drive out there. Just something to consider.

If your referring to the BlackBlaze report that came out, Yes I would agree that seagate green drives coupled with a harsh enterprise server environment do not perform well. But Seagate along with all the other hard drive companies (which there are not many of them) are all prone to the same number of failures especially with OEM drives.

I've been using Seagates since I started building PCs when I was a kid, never had one fail on me. Half were re-furbished units from Newegg and even those are still running strong.