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    Any opinions on the Seagate Momentus?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by MarcusFenix, Oct 13, 2010.

  1. MarcusFenix

    MarcusFenix Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys - Just curious if anyone has upgraded to this drive. I can likely get a 500GB 7200 RPM Drive for $65 if I really search but I'm curious if there is an downside to going with the hybrid. 250GB is not cutting it for me in my R1!
     
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    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Lots of people here are using the XT. Plenty of threads on this here already, plus a very detailed and informative one in the Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades forum.
     
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    There is a significant difference between the Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200rpm drive (which is $65), and the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 7200rpm (which is around $130).

    The $65 non-XT version of the Seagate Momentus will not give you any performance benefit over what you're using now. However, the $130 Seagate Momentus XT will give you a nice bump in performance. It is a very popular drive among the NBF users, because of the balance between performance, capacity, and price that it has.
     
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