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    Hybrid SSD in M17x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by DocBurN, Nov 17, 2011.

  1. DocBurN

    DocBurN Notebook Consultant

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    On the dell website.. At one place they say the M17x come with 2x 500gb raid 0 ssd drive which i find hard to beleave according to the price an ssd is. Then i see on the same site.. Hybrid ssd..

    What are the hd that come with it? Or.. Wth is an hybrid ssd vs an regular 7200rpm one ?

    Thx for your help guys!
     
    DocBurN, Nov 17, 2011
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  2. SlickDude80

    SlickDude80 Notebook Prophet

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    its the seagate momentus xt hybrid 7200 rpm drive

    Its a regular HDD but they added 4 gigs of nand memory to cache often read data

    They are far superior to regular 7200rpm drives, but they aren't as fast as real SSD's

    You can read more here: Anand is very high on these drives

    AnandTech - Seagate's Momentus XT Reviewed, Finally a Good Hybrid HDD
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 17, 2011
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