Testseek.com have collected 86 expert reviews of the Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid SATA600 ST-LX003 Series and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid SATA600 ST-LX003 Series.
December 2011
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The editors liked
Build Quality
Form Factor (9.5mm)
Hybrid Drive (750GB HDD 8GB SSD)
Performance (bootup
Load times)
SATA III
Large Capacity
Speeds up booting and commonly used applications
Reasonably priced for what the performance increase
Fast (Even Faster than Momentus XT 500GB)
Learns From You
Affordable
Enhanced StartUp Speeds
No Special Installation/Drivers/Software
6Gbps SATA interface
8GB SSD BuiltIn
Immense Amount of Storage (750GB) for a Laptop Drive
7200RPM
The
Can deliver SSD-like speeds for certain situations
Fraction of the cost of a SSD
Good for laptop owners who only have room for 1 drive
Decent Value
Good Performance
SSD-Like Performance
HD-Like Price
OS Independent
Increases access speeds and reduces boot times. Requires no additional hardware. Works with all operating systems.
Flash memory means faster speeds. Drive adapts to your usage.
The Seagate Momentus XT (second generation) offers performance similar to solid-state drives (SSDs) while being much more affordable. The new drive now supports SATA 3 (6Gbps) and provides 750GB of storage space
Allinone Hybrid storage solution does not require software
Outperforms PCIExpress hybrid solutions in boot and file transfers
Seagate Adaptive Memory tech buffers data for SSD responsiveness
5Year full Seagate product warranty
Large 750GB hybrid storage capacity
Extremely high HDD operational shock durability
Supports Native Command Queuing and SMART
SSD Failure does not effect pre
Significantly faster than a conventional mechanical HD
Significantly more storage capacity than an SSD.
8GB of onboard NAND for caching
Excellent performance gain over last generatin drive
Good price/GB ratio
4K sector
750GB of storage space
5 year warranty
The editors didn't like
Price (For Some)
8GB SLC NAND Flash May Not Be Enough For Everyone
9.7mm high
Not quite as effective as SSD
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Doesn't Run as Cool or Quiet as SSD
Speed boost is not immediately seen
Really only worth it if you boot from it or run applications from it
Limited by performance of the HD when solid state cache not used
Outperformed by other hybrid solutions
Not as fast as SSDs or other hybrid solutions. Benefits don't kick in right away
Moving parts means it’s still susceptible to damage
Just like your regular drive. Speeds up boot times
But transferring files is pretty much the same as traditional drives. Higher cost-per-gigabyte.
The new Seagate Momentus XT is noticeably more expensive than regular hard drives of the same storage space. Its data copy speed is comparatively slower than that of high-end hard drives
Lacks comparable IOPS operational performance to SSDs
Abstract: When I first used Seagate’s Momentus XT drive about a year ago, I was floored by how fast it was. The hybrid drive gave you awesome speeds on commonly used applications and the storage space that allowed you to keep plenty of files on hand. You couldn’...
I suppose it's fitting that Seagate didn't change the name of the Momentus XT in its second generation. Although the new drive is larger, faster and better in almost every way than its predecessor, it's still very much an evolution of the original. If you...
The result of this roundup is that due to the various hardware configurations each Hybrid solution is created for, there is no clear winner. The RevoDrive Hybrid dominates the field, but can only be installed into a desktop class machine. The Seagate Mome...
Abstract: Looking no different than any common 2.5" notebook hard drive, the trick up the Momentus XT's sleeve that it learns what data you frequently use and caches this to its 8GB of internal flash memory. Manufacturer: Category: Published: Author: Sea...
The Seagate Momentus XT (second generation) offers performance similar to solid-state drives (SSDs) while being much more affordable. The new drive now supports SATA 3 (6Gbps) and provides 750GB of storage space
The new Seagate Momentus XT is noticeably more expensive than regular hard drives of the same storage space. Its data copy speed is comparatively slower than that of high-end hard drives
Similar to the original, the Momentus XT (second generation) makes an excellent host drive for any computer, both laptops and desktops. It offers great value in terms of performance and cost, especially when compared to SDDs.
The Seagate Momentus XT 750GB with FAST Factor doubles the cache NAND and adds a 50% capacity boost when compared to the 500GB first generation Momentus XT. While it's easy to look at something like FAST and shrug it off as marketing hype, the new Mom...
The Momentus XT 750GB is a more refined hybrid solution than its 500GB predecessor. The flash memory still only works as a read cache, but it's bigger, faster, and being used to greater effect. Seagate has upgraded the rest of the drive, too, giving it h...
It's been interesting to see Seagate refine its hybrid SSD drives and improve upon the software aspect of things. The Seagate momentus XT is the perfect answer to the speed vs capacity problem that a huge computing population has, namely “they want it all...
