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
Decent Value, Good Performance, SSD-Like Performance, HD-Like Price, OS Independent
Limited by performance of the HD when solid state cache not used, Outperformed by other hybrid solutions
The Seagate Momentus XTWhen we first took a look at the original Momentus XT mid-last year, we stated in our conclusion that, “While the Seagate Momentus XT doesn't clearly dominate all standard hard drives across every type of usage model, Seagate's hybr...
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
Lacks comparable IOPS operational performance to SSDs, Expensive hybrid storage solution (postfacility flooding), Hard disk would benefit from 64MB DRAM buffer
IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure...
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
Slightly higher power consumption
The first generation Momentus XT impressed us with its ability to improve system performance without sacrificing storage space. Naturally, we had high hopes with the 750GB Momentus XT. The result--the 750GB Momentus XT delivers. The updated 6Gbps SATA...
Hybrid Design, Fast Factors, Large capacity, SSD like Boot times, Adaptive Memory Technology, SLC Flash, Cost per GB Low compared to SSD, No Drivers needed, 5 year Warranty...
Pricing(Market Factors)...
The benefits of the Seagate Momentus XT 750GB drive are not really ones that are instantly obvious in synthetic benchmarks. That being said the drive performance is customized by each user and how the computer is used and by the applications that are ...
In Hybrid drives are odd beasts that rarely display their true colours in synthetic testing and the new Momentus XT is no different. If we had gone about our business and focused upon benchmarks like ATTO and Crystal Diskmark, this conclusion would hav...
Published: 2012-02-18, Author: Matt , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Yes. If you want a taste of SSD speeds but can't afford one, or simply need more storage and don't feel like Frankenstein-ing your rig with a combo SSD/HDD setup. It's not a bad deal at all for $US180, when an SSD for with a third of the storage costs twi...
Good speeds, especially cached data, Low price per gigabyte versus SSDs
Advantage tapers off with large amounts of random reads, More expensive than previous Momentus XT generation, High price
Seagate's latest iteraton of its hybrid hard drive combines 8GB of super-fast flash memory with a traditional spinning hard drive, allowing excellent read speeds for commonly accessed hard drive data like boot files. It's only a small amount more expensiv...
