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
(84%)
96 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Unlike certain emerging technology segments, true innovation it hard to come by in mature markets like the one Momentus XT series plays in. Hard drive technology really hasn’t changed all that much for some time but Seagate has designed a product that ...
Hybrid design with SLC SSD and high capacity HDD, Seagate Adaptive Memory Technology, Up to 500GB capacities, inexpensive compared to SSD's, Faster than traditional mechanical drives, RAID 0 performance is on par with SSD's...
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The Seagate Momentus XT has been dubbed around the net as a SSD killer. Would I call it that? No, but what I would call it an HDD killer. The Momentus XT beats out traditional hard drives in just about every test. This drive is the perfect stepping st...
Excellent performance for a 2.5" drive, Excellent performance overall when repeatedly using the same small files
4 GB isn't much for the SSD part, Performance improvement limited to two or three pieces of software
It can't match the best pure SSD drives, but the Momentus XT is a great alternative to traditional hard drives and is the new leader in our table of 2.5" drives....
For now, the Seagate Momentus XT is a lone duckling in a sea of options. But now that the drive has proven itself, it will be interesting to see if other drive makers decide to go the route of hybrid technology. If sheer performance is what you want, ...
