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Reviews of Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid SATA300 ST9-AS Series

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.
Award: Editor’s Choice May 2010
May 2010
 
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The editors liked

  • 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
  • Nearly as fast as an SSD
  • Generous capacity
  • Comparatively inexpensive
  • 22% Faster than 10
  • 000RPM WD VelociRaptor
  • Outstanding price to performance value
  • Extremelyhigh HDD operational shock durability
  • Adaptive Memory tech offers SSDlike responsiveness
  • 5Year full Seagate product warranty
  • Up to 500GB of storage capacity
  • Supports Native Command Queuing and SMART
  • Extremely high HDD operational shock
  • Adaptive Memory works
  • Considerably speeds up mostaccessed files
  • Competitive price.
  • Great performance comparing to SSD drives
  • Highly affordable
  • Adaptive Memory technology

The editors didn't like

  • Not quite SSD performance
  • Does not run nearly as cool as an SSD
  • Far more expensive than other 500GB
  • 7200RPM 2.5" drives
  • High access times
  • Up to a 30 percent price premium over a standard hard drive
  • Solid State Storage Not Always Used
  • Largest Drive "Only" 500GB
  • More expensive than spinning drives at the same capacities. Does not currently support 6-Gbps SATA.
  • Not as robust as an SSD.
  • Price VS other 500GB Drives
  • When compared with traditional hard drives
  • The Momentus XT is more expensive and currently caps at 500GB. The drive doesn't support the new SATA 6Gbps data transfer rate
  • Slow write speeds in some tests
  • Lacks SSDlike IOPS operational performance
  • Not 3rdGeneration SATA6.0 compliant
  • Unimpressive bandwidth for the World's first SSD Hybrid
  • More NAND would be better.
  • None that we could find.

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  Published: 2010-09-10, review by: pcquest.com

  • SSD like performance at HDD price makes this hybrid drive a desirable entity for all. Shikhar Mohan GuptaPage(s) 1 I am interested in more information about this productI am interested in buying this productPrintCommentEmailDiggDel.icio.usRedditTw...

 
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  Published: 2010-08-09, review by: techtree.com

  • Very fast performance, Adaptive Memory technology
  • None
  • The Seagate Momentus XT 500GB exhibits very good performance and is the best amongst 2.5-inch form factor 7200 RPM hard drives. The capacity of 500GB with a good speed does indeed give you the best of both worlds. The drive is priced at Rs.8,100, while...

 
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  Published: 2010-07-23, review by: pcworld.in

  • Speed improvement upon daily usage tasks, Better price/capacity ratio than SSDs
  • Not all usage scenarios will benefit from the "hybridness", Price
  • Seagate's Momentus XT hybrid hard drive adds flash storage to increase speed significantly over a standard hard drive in some scenarios. If you want a performance boost on a budget, and you value capacity too, this second-gen hybrid drive makes a good...

 
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  Published: 2016-01-25, Author: Sylvain , review by: macbidouille.com

  • Abstract:  Voici le test du premier disque dur hybride doté de 4 Go de mémoire Flash Test du Seagate Momentus XT 500 Go Alors que les SSD règnent en maître dans le domaine des performances y compris face aux disques durs les plus rapides du marché symbolisés par l...

 
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  Published: 2010-09-02, review by: presence-pc.com

  • Abstract:  En mai dernier, Seagate a lancé sur le marché une vraie nouveauté, le Momentus XT. Ce disque dur au format 2,5" possède 4 Go de mémoire Flash qui en font un hybride entre un disque dur classique à plateaux magnétiques rotatifs, et un SSD à mémoire Flas...

 
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  Published: 2010-08-11, review by: cowcotland.com

  • Abstract:  Seagate, acteur incontournable dans le secteur des disques durs, a dernièrement lancé une petite bombe sur le marché, le Momentus XT, qui n'est autre que le premier système de stockage Hybride, mêlant HDD et SSD. Quelles sont les performances de ce mod...

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  Published: 2010-08-03, review by: Lesnumeriques.com

  • Excellentes performances dans la catégorie des disques durs de 2,5 pouces, Excellentes performances tout court sur l'utilisation récurrente des mêmes petits fichiers
  • 4 Go pour le SSD c'est peu, Bonnes performances limitées à deux ou trois logiciels
  • Sans rivaliser avec les meilleurs SSD, le Momentus XT offre une bonne alternative aux disques durs traditionnels et se positionne comme le nouveau leader sur le format 2,5 pouces....

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  Published: 2010-07-13, review by: ginjfo.com

  • Seagate innove, et le mot n’est pas trop fort, avec cette nouvelle famille de disques durs hybrides Momentus XT. Au format 2,5 pouces, elle ne s’adresse pas uniquement au marché des ordinateurs portables. La version 500 Go que nous avons testée dispos...

 
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  Published: 2010-07-09, review by: 01net.com

  • Les performances,  Le prix,  Indépendance face aux logiciels
  •  Rien

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  Published: 2010-06-22, review by: clubic.com

  • Performance supérieures au 7200.4, Un gain réel à l'usage, Une évolutivité intéressante
  • Seulement 4 Go pour la mémoire flash, Comportement en RAID 0 inconnu

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