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    R1 w/ Seagate Momentus XT 500GB

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by WookieeFart, May 5, 2011.

  1. WookieeFart

    WookieeFart Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just ordered my R1 and was wondering if anyone else has tried this combination? I have the drive already in my Lenovo x201 i7 Tablet and like it. If you are unfamiliar... this is the drive that I speak of.

    Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid
     
    WookieeFart, May 5, 2011
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  2. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    I used the 250GB version in my R1 for a while
    I disabled the accelerometer/drop sensor
    I ran fine
     
    Alex, May 5, 2011
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  3. AlienTroll

    AlienTroll Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, I use the 500GB XT Momentus with the R1, it's good, except for the part I need more space, but that's a personal problem.
     
    AlienTroll, May 5, 2011
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  4. DrGoodvibes

    DrGoodvibes Notebook Deity

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    Think there's quite a few people running HDD/SSD hyrids in their M11x.

    Seagate specifications

    Momentus XT | 500GB | 7200 RPM | Seagate

    I seem to remember reading that there is a new version of the disk coming with a larger NAND SSD component which ups it to 8GB from 4GB.

    Be nice if that's the case and it's included in the 2.5" drive.
     
    DrGoodvibes, May 5, 2011
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  5. froogle

    froogle Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah it's quite a common combination. I have the R2 (yeah I know, no help to you) and dropped the Momentus in it about 5 minutes after the machine came out of its shipping box. Love it.
     
    froogle, May 5, 2011
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    8GB would be nice. I ran the one with 4GB for a while. Nice drive, but still doesn't compare with a full SSD. The 8GB will help a lot more though, a large chunk of the OS files would be stored on the NAND for faster boots, but didn't leave much for your regular apps.
     
    HTWingNut, May 5, 2011
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