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Seagate 750GB Momentus XT 2.5 7200 RPM 32MB 6GB/S SATA SSHD Hard Disk / Drive @Amazon (Free Super Saver Del)
£76.29Amazon Deals
Prices have risen in the last month, but now back down, stil £101.09 at Ebuyer though, at time of posting.
Seagate 750GB SSHD back down to circa £78 (previously £77.99@Amazon,Lowest at Ebuyer £74.99), now £101.09.
This drive is being superceded by a 5400RPM 1TB Version, Amazon is pricing these new drives at £130, with 1-2 Month waiting time.
Update: Ebuyer has 1TB Version cheaper at £99.99
There will also be a 500GB 5400RPM Version, which will probably come in around this price (£75-£80).
This is a part mechanical/part SSD known as an SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drive), unlike others its doesn't require special Windows/Mac Drivers to work.
Not super cheap, but still might be useful to someone as a posting.
18.04.13:08:00-Update: new lower price, now £76.29
Seagate 750GB SSHD back down to circa £78 (previously £77.99@Amazon,Lowest at Ebuyer £74.99), now £101.09.
This drive is being superceded by a 5400RPM 1TB Version, Amazon is pricing these new drives at £130, with 1-2 Month waiting time.
Update: Ebuyer has 1TB Version cheaper at £99.99
There will also be a 500GB 5400RPM Version, which will probably come in around this price (£75-£80).
This is a part mechanical/part SSD known as an SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drive), unlike others its doesn't require special Windows/Mac Drivers to work.
Not super cheap, but still might be useful to someone as a posting.
18.04.13:08:00-Update: new lower price, now £76.29
ebuyer.com/321…003
Update: The new SSHD is also listed on ebuyer. 1TB 5400RPM (Note the slower RPM) SSHD is £99.99 at Ebuyer/Amazon £130. So Ebuyers price should come down. Still not a bad price for the 750GB, but as said not super cheap.
If you want one of the 7200RPM drives, this might be your last chance to buy one, both new and old drives have the same cache size.
18.04.13:08:00-Update: new lower price, now £76.29
Well worth the extra few pounds over a 2.5 750GB drive.
amazon.co.uk/Sea…_ce
I am really tempted to get one of these to make a super fast USB3 external drive using a caddy.
Yep, found the 1TB SSHD 5400rpm is at Ebuyer for £99.99. So the new 1TB is coming in below the Momentus XT 750GB 7200rpm Ebuyer price.
ebuyer.com/480…014.
The increased density of the data stored on the 1TB, 2x500GB platters means they should be similar speeds though.
Paid 89 quid just a month ago for the 750GB one. Could have got a TB drive for 10 quid more.
Anyway have some heat
I checked Seagate website, there's only 5400rpm 1TB version.
He's referring to the previous version which has a 7,200 rpm drive.
Should have checked here before then. Posted a similar deal last month for this drive.
Great bit of kit, use mine as my storage drive on my gaming rig along with my two Vertex 4's.
Also anyone with a Laptop/Notebook who wants speed and large storage without paying over £300 for a full >500GB SSD.
In my opinion it would not be ideal for use like that. You only see the speed increases by using the same files over and over again, such as the OS.
Thanks for the feedback. I need to investigate. I tried a spare SSD in the caddy and the performance difference was huge. I don't use it often enough to waste an SSD in it though
You can't get an SSD "for the money". These aren't supposed to compare to an SSD. A small capacity SSD and a 500gb+ HDD at 6gb/s would set you back a fair amount more. As mrpipster said, these are more suited to laptops and notebooks where you don't have the option of adding multiple drives, but with SSD capacity and prices at this moment in time, these aren't a bad compromise for most average users.
It's not an SSD. It has a very small amount of Solid State Memory and the controller inside learns what files you use regularly and stores them in that cache of memory.
This is good for things like operating system file where the same files are accessed every time you boot but will not be a big help with randomly stored files and accessing things like films from an external drive.
If that is your plan just buy a bigger HDD for the same money or save some money on a similar sized drive.
so if you want SLC the time is now..
Could you still use TRIM on the SSD 'bit' though doing that?
In this case... no. This drive stores in it's SSD memory applications that are used the most. It learns this through computer use and so every time you shut down and start up it "recalls" these apps from memory and therefore provides much superior start up times for those programs & the operating system.
So the more you use your computer, shut it down and start it up response times become quicker.
Have you gone through a start up and shut down cycle? This is when you'll notice it speeding up.
Give it a few days of use then report back
Looks a similar design to the HP DV9000 Series, i.e two SATA drive bays, will be SATA2.
If this is the exact model shown in the video, you should be fine.
youtube.com/wat…VB8