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    Seagate Momentus vs Crucial m4

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by junkiejungwoo, Jun 21, 2011.

  1. junkiejungwoo

    junkiejungwoo Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys, I'm wondering now if the crucial m4 is worth the extra money and less gbs, i just really need things to load/start fast and boot fast....

    thanks..
     
    junkiejungwoo, Jun 21, 2011
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    What matters is if YOU think it's worth the extra money. They both seem great for what they are and are priced accordingly. If you've never used a decently fast ssd before, I can understand how hard it is to justify spending that much money not knowing how much faster it really is. I think it's worth it, but that's MY opinion.

    If possible, can you buy one locally that has a return policy? That would be the best way to determine, but it's probably a long shot.
     
    NoSlow5oh, Jun 21, 2011
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  3. junkiejungwoo

    junkiejungwoo Notebook Consultant

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    well the thing is that i can only buy the ssd/hhdd in the US with my budget(cause its like 2x more expensive in Korea and Russia, where i live)
     
    junkiejungwoo, Jun 21, 2011
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    They are worlds apart... It's down to what you want to spend.
     
    EnglishCoder, Jun 21, 2011
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  5. aintz

    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    once you use a ssd you wont go back. but if you dont want to spend much money just get a hdd. dont go for the hybrids as they are not very good at all.
     
    aintz, Jun 21, 2011
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    well the hybrids have much better boot times than the normal hdds, which is kind of my first priority
     
    junkiejungwoo, Jun 21, 2011
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  7. Phil

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    Phil, Jun 21, 2011
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  8. junkiejungwoo

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    woah, thats actually not much(well for me)
    Thanks phil!
     
    junkiejungwoo, Jun 22, 2011
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  9. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Boot times aren't everything, though. The SSD will feel snappier, overall.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jun 22, 2011
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  10. junkiejungwoo

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    well right now, anything will be snappier than my 3000ish rpm toshiba drive :D
     
    junkiejungwoo, Jun 22, 2011
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  11. aintz

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    so if you dont really care about actually read/write speeds, just get a normal harddrive.
     
    aintz, Jun 22, 2011
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    if boot up speed is your priority and you dont use a lot of different programs and the price and capacity of an ssd is not appealing to you; then the momentus xt is an excellent choice as shown by phil's graph.
    ive used it myslef and it does boot extremely fast under certain circumstances.
     
    trvelbug, Jun 22, 2011
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