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Review on Dyconn PCIE Hybridcard: Amplify PC Performance by up to 6X Faster with Required SSD (SSD Not Included) by Philip Davenport

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Windows software is not mature.

Windows software is not mature. Another story is if you're running Hackintosh with Apple Fusion software, but you don't need that card to do it. I ran a series of tests to verify the manufacturer's claims and its usefulness. For example load time, application load time, file copy, file archive extraction (decompression) and standard read/write tests. Testing was done with Windows 10 on an i7 5960x running an MSI X99A with a 1TB HDD and a 32GB MSata SSD. During my tests, I also encountered a blue screen caused by the hybrid card's software driver, which annoyed me a lot. BEFORE AFTER Boot Time 50s 17s (Note: it took 2 reboots before improvements were noticeable). Application Download 2s 1.9s (no change) 100MB Read/Write 87MB/s 340MB/s (BETTER) ZIP Extraction 100MB/s 70MB/s (WORSE) File Copy 85MB/s 85MB/ s (no change) In short, other than boot time and file read time, I really don't see any significant improvement over a regular hard drive. Of course, these are small improvements, but they're not significant enough to justify the map. Rating from 1 to 5 stars for the following Hardware quality: 5 Ease of installation: 5 Software quality: 3 Utility: 3 my rating. I received this product at a discount to test and review the product. I am under no obligation to provide positive feedback and have not received any promotions or rewards for doing so. My goal is to highlight the features and cons that I want to know as a buyer and not to promote the product to the manufacturer to increase sales. My comments are sincere and correct. I work very hard to write insightful and thoughtful reviews for each product. I hope these reviews are helpful to others. While it is true that many items are discounted or free, my reviews are completely unbiased and honest and reflect my personal experience and opinions about the product. Again, this is just my own opinion and experience with the product, your own opinion and experience may vary. I have not received any monetary compensation and am under no obligation to give a good review. This disclosure is in accordance with FTC guidelines on testimony and publicity.

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