sshd Seagate Momentus + HP Envy 15

Hi!!
I'm thinking about getting a new storage drive for my laptop, but I can't find out which interface uses each one. I got a HP Envy 15 1150es, but I don't know which SATA interface uses (I, II, III) and I want to improve performance with a Seagate Momentus XT 750 which is cheap and seems great. Will it fit my laptop and use the all the speed it can bring??
Thank you !!

 

If this is similar to your system:

See:
HP Envy 15-1000 Notebook PC series specifications - HP Home & Home Office Products


Then the system itself should be able to use the HHDD (Hybrid Hard Disk Drive) effectively.

How efficiently it works for you depends on how you set it up (partitions (or not), using PerfectDisk Pro and/or how 'clean' you keep your O/S+Programs - if you install, un-install constantly - no guarantees - if you install once and keep that setup for months/years at a time - then that will be the best fit for any caching/hybrid drive.


See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...ades/441674-so-many-tests-so-little-time.html


Other things can affect the performance you'll get from the Hybrid - especially RAM (with Win7x64 or Win8x64 - 8GB is minimum going forward in 2013 if you want the most responsive system possible).

Start with a good partition policy, maintain the drive with great software like PD 12.5 PRO and don't abuse your system (with installs/uninstalls) too much.

Good luck.

 

Thank you very much!!! Really usefull

I'm still improving the performance of my laptop and just bought a 4x4gb RAM 1333Mhz DDR3 pack. But... I've noticed this brand (Super-Talent) is the manufacturer of Apple's RAM. I hope it works on my HP Envy... Anyone knows? Thank you!

 

RAM is RAM is RAM. So long as you bought 204-pin RAM, it'll fit and run.

 

I got a gen 1 core I laptop sitting at home, it runs SATA II. Don't know if this helps. I believe you're running a Gen 1 core i too.

Also like what the above poster has said, RAM is RAM is RAM. As long as they're all DDR3 204 pins and rated to run at speeds from 1066Mhz-1600Mhz, it'll just be compatible with your system.

I personally replaced the 4GB Samsung RAM shipped with my HP DM4 with a pair of Samsung 30nm low profile, low voltage RAMs.

The ones that are getting glowing reviews especially for its desktop model which is reputed to be able to achieve extremely high and stable overclocks (even better than various "gaming rams" like the cosair vengeance and Gskill models). It earned a techpowerup award too. They cost $35 at the point of time I got them. It runs 1600 but its backward compatible with my DM4 running a HM67 that supports 1333.

Likewise for your new RAM, as long as its running DDR3 + 204Pins (laptop model), it is very likely to be compatible.

 

"In regards to RAM is RAM is RAM."

Seen way too many cheap RAM failures to agree with this statement. In general, higher end RAM will have better heat dispersion (along with heatsinks - even for laptop RAM), supports OC'ing, as well as having a longer MTBF.

 

The really cheap, unknown brands, sure. And as for OC'ing, I didn't see OP saying that he would do it, so that RAM is RAM statement is still valid imo. And imo, MTBF is already so long that we probably wouldn't care in practical use (how long would you keep a computer? Oldest I have is circa 2005 and still running like a champ on stock RAM).

 

Yes. That was my point. All RAM is not equal

In regards to how long you keep something around. I still have a 7 year old Sager lappie w/ Kingston RAM and a 10 year old water cooled desktop w/ Corsair RAM. Have replaced multiple components for each but RAM in both is still going strong.