Testseek.com 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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Not too pricey
Roomy
Decent performance gains
Inexpensive
High capacities
Performance boosts
If you have just one drive slot
This may be the drive to have
Excellent balance of performance
Capacity
And price
High performance drive before adding a 4GB SSD
7200RPM
SATA 3 Gbps
32MB cache
Adaptive memory can provide significant performance boost for common tasks
5-year warranty
Capacity that SSDs can't touch without costing a fortune
60GB MLC SSD costs about the same as the 500GB
A far more reasonably priced option than an SSD
Improved performance over standard hard drives
Good Value
Excellent Performance
SSD-Like Performance
HD-Like Price
OS Independent
Faster than traditional spinning drives. Much less expensive than SSDs. Five-year warranty.
Fast operating system startup and shutdown times
Fast application loading
Large capacity for a 2.5 inch drive
Low cost per Gigabyte compared to an SSD
Whisper quiet operation
Adaptive Memory Technology
Large Storage capacity
Price VS SSD Price
2.5 Inch Form Factor
Better Performance as the drive learns your habits.
The Seagate Momentus XT offers excellent performance at a price that's significantly lower than solid state drives (SSDs). It offers a larger capacity than SSDs and comes with a generous five-year warranty
Published: 2010-07-22, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: As storage goes, the choices for your new drive have generally been pretty straightforward. On the one side there are traditional HDDs, mechanical drives offering plentiful capacity but with performance and ruggedness compromises; on the other, there a...
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...
