Testseek.co.uk have collected 96 expert reviews of the Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid SATA300 ST9-AS Series and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid SATA300 ST9-AS Series.
May 2010
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The editors liked
Excellent performance for a 2.5" drive
Excellent performance overall when repeatedly using the same small files
Value for money
Almost desktop drive performance
Excellent performance at a significantly lower price than solidstate drives (SSDs)
Larger capacity than SSDs
Generous fiveyear warranty
The editors didn't like
4 GB isn't much for the SSD part
Performance improvement limited to two or three pieces of software
experience in many ways. It's still a little pricey, and the lack of SATA 3.0 interface is a detractor as well. If this were a desktop drive, an 8GB SLC cache would be more the sweet spot for Hybrid drives, to accommodate the larger and larger applica...
Nearly as fast as an SSD, Generous capacity, Comparatively inexpensive
Slow write speeds in some tests
With speed approaching an SSD's and ample capacity at a moderate price, this "hybrid drive" is a stellar choice for boosting a PC's responsiveness on a budget. ...
So you can see a performance increase with your most used files without having to pay the premium that SSD’s currently go for. It’s obvious that this will be the technology that we see filter into our larger drives. Of course, write speeds are no diffe...
Due to the fact I summed up most of my feelings about the Seagate 320GB MomentusXT in my video I will remain succinct in my conclusion. This Products rocks. I recommend this products to anyone looking for a new driver period. Very rarely would I recomm...
Abstract: Seagate Technology this month offered up its second attempt at a drive that combines NAND flash storage capacity with traditional magnetic spinning disk media. The goal is simple: better performance at a lower cost. Seagate has yet to put out a consume...
Abstract: Consider the plight of Seagate, the PC storage maker. The industry is shifting radically from Hard Disk Drive technology to Solid State Drives (SSDs), where competitors include powerhouses such as Intel and Samsung, and it just lost its first-place mar...
Abstract: A few years ago it seemed as if Hybrid Hard Drives were the future. Yet after a bunch of announcements and hope today we find ourselves in a world with two distinct markets: HDDs and SSDs. If you're willing to pay the price premium and limit maximum c...
