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    500gb Hybrid SSD cheap, but is it any good?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by no1up, Nov 1, 2011.

  1. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

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    Any thought on this, as I found that they sell them on ebay for about $150 or so..
     
    no1up, Nov 1, 2011
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Do you mean the Seagate Momentus XT?
     
    namaiki, Nov 1, 2011
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  3. diggy

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    its a good drive; I had it in my old 17" and didnt have any issues with it
     
    diggy, Nov 1, 2011
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    I have it in my MBP and it runs great...
    BTW... it's a lot less here.
     
    steve p, Nov 1, 2011
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  5. no1up

    no1up Notebook Evangelist

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    sweet, thanks guys..
     
    no1up, Nov 1, 2011
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    what is the actual difference if compared to real ssd? and why is it called hybrid?
     
    Motyang, Nov 16, 2011
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    RogueMonk, Nov 16, 2011
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    So an SSD is still going to be a lot faster than this. The only time when a hybrid drive can compete is when it comes with enough SSD to install an OS and programs. The ones with small (16GB and below) amounts of SSD storage just can't compete with full SSDs.
     
    kornchild2002, Nov 16, 2011
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  9. diggy

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    Yeah, an SSD will still be faster. The only thing I noticed when I put the Momentus XT into my 13" MBP was less battery life (but that was to be expected). There was nothing overwhelming as far as performance
     
    diggy, Nov 16, 2011
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    Yep, the startup times are sweet with an SSD and OS X. Buh bye beachballs! :D
     
    shriek11, Nov 16, 2011
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  11. Motyang

    Motyang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Motyang, Nov 17, 2011
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