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    Seagate Momentus XT 500GB SATA 3Gbp/s Hybrid HD

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by taros, Dec 15, 2011.

  1. taros

    taros Newbie

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    Thoughts on price/performance/compatibility? My boss swears up and down that the hybrid drive he just put in his ASUS laptop is definitely worth it.

    It's available on Newegg right now with free shipping for $90.
     
    taros, Dec 15, 2011
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    I was just taking a look at that right now and was wondering if I should buy it since my hard drive is causing my M14x to stutter. Any thoughts?
     
    Plants, Dec 15, 2011
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    DC87 Notebook Consultant

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    I almost purchased it read tons of reviews/benchmarks I believe it's pretty awesome for the performance you get along with the storage. But I run far to many different programs and went with an SSD + HDD combo instead for a total cost of around $150.

    That was the price of the intel 320 120GB SSD + optical caddy.

    $90 seems like a pretty good deal on the XT though for sure.
     
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  4. sulliboys

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    why not just get the shell shocker today..90 for 90gig
     
    sulliboys, Dec 15, 2011
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