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"
Representing a new generation of hybrid storage devices, the Seagate Momentus XT is quite an interesting product. Seagate has got rid of older problems that used to pester its previous series and now its 2.5-inch drive is indeed competitive to rather s...
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Published: 2010-08-09, Author: Darren , review by: engadget.com
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...
