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    Samsung Momentus XT 750GB - Hybrid HDD/SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by KoukiFC3S, Dec 5, 2011.

  1. KoukiFC3S

    KoukiFC3S Notebook Consultant

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    Have you guys seen this?

    This drive has a 8GB SDD built in, and caches your most used files in it.

    Read speeds improve a lot after 4 runs. So boot times and application loading are almost as fast as an SSD.

    Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Hybrid Hard Drive Review

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    I will be getting mine tomorrow. Anyone else getting this? Or is everyone going with an SSD + HDD?
     

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    FearEffect Notebook Guru

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    I was thinking of getting a 500GB. But I am not getting one soon because of the floods in Thailand.
     
    FearEffect, Dec 5, 2011
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    I thought about it for quiet awhile then decided on cyber Monday to grab an intel SSD that was much cheaper then either of the XT's.
     
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    I installed it and so far so good. I boot from the Alienware logo to the desktop in 18 sec.
     
    KoukiFC3S, Dec 8, 2011
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    I have the 500GB XT in my M11x it works very well, and its great for capacity/speed in a small laptop with one HD slot.
     
    KEEVS, Dec 8, 2011
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