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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The editors liked
Very fast performance
Adaptive Memory technology
Speed improvement upon daily usage tasks
Better price/capacity ratio than SSDs
The editors didn't like
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Not all usage scenarios will benefit from the "hybridness"
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...
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...
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...
Excellent performance for a 2.5" drive, Excellent performance overall when repeatedly using the same small files
4 GB isn't much for the SSD part, Performance improvement limited to two or three pieces of software
It can't match the best pure SSD drives, but the Momentus XT is a great alternative to traditional hard drives and is the new leader in our table of 2.5" drives....
For now, the Seagate Momentus XT is a lone duckling in a sea of options. But now that the drive has proven itself, it will be interesting to see if other drive makers decide to go the route of hybrid technology. If sheer performance is what you want, ...
Excellent performance at a significantly lower price than solidstate drives (SSDs), Larger capacity than SSDs, Generous fiveyear warranty
More expensive than traditional hard drives, Capacity currently tops out at 500GB, Doesn't support the new 6Gbps SATA 3.0 standard
The hybrid Momentus XT is an excellent replacement for traditional notebook hard drives, offering large capacities and SSD-like performance at a fraction of the cost.…
