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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96 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Abstract: Seagate Technology this month offered up its second attempt at a drive that combines NAND flash storage capacity with traditional magnetic spinning disk media. The goal is simple: better performance at a lower cost. Seagate has yet to put out a consume...
Abstract: Consider the plight of Seagate, the PC storage maker. The industry is shifting radically from Hard Disk Drive technology to Solid State Drives (SSDs), where competitors include powerhouses such as Intel and Samsung, and it just lost its first-place mar...
Abstract: A few years ago it seemed as if Hybrid Hard Drives were the future. Yet after a bunch of announcements and hope today we find ourselves in a world with two distinct markets: HDDs and SSDs. If you're willing to pay the price premium and limit maximum c...
The Momentus XT wasn't quite what I was expecting from hybrid hard drive. Sure, it combines mechanical platters with flash memory, but Adaptive Memory is a much more one-sided approach than the old ReadyDrive hybrid scheme introduced with Windows Vista...
The Momentus ® XT is an ideal replacement drive for your high-end laptop or small form factor PC or even a external portable drive for those large file transfers with quick transfer speeds. The price point for the Seagate® Momentus XT is very attract...
Adaptive Memory Technology, Large Storage capacity, Price VS SSD Price, 2.5 Inch Form Factor, Better Performance as the drive learns your habits.
Price VS other 500GB Drives
The Seagate Momentus XT provides a real alternative to expensive (and small) SSD's. You aren't going to get the blazing speed of a good SSD but you don't trade wads of cash for a Momentus XT and you don't have to compromise on storage space. We saw mo...
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.…