Today, Seagate unwrapped the Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid drive.
What promises to be simply the fastest notebook drive on the planet…heck, throw a bracket on it, and it may be the fastest desktop drive, Momentus XT takes the pure speed of 4GB of SSD and the capacity (500, 320, & 250GB) of a hard drive and morphs them into a single 2.5-inch device that delivers SSD like performance at the cost of a hard drive. Gamers and power users craving SSD performance but not wanting to fork over the cash, take a breath. This drive is 80% faster than a 7200 RPM drive, and 20% faster than a 10,000 RPM SATA drive at a price you can afford.
Seagate touts its Adaptive Memory Technology as the secret sauce that delivers such speed. Without going into too much detail, Adaptive Memory Technology memorizes your every move and throws the files you need most onto the 4GB of SSD so you boot faster, load applications and games faster, and with 32MB of cache and a 7200RPM spindle speed, even write faster.
There’s more in it for you than the pure speed alone. Seagate is offering a chance to be one of the first to own a Momentus XT, so you can brag all you want. Let us know what you think of this game changing drive by commenting on this blog post. Speak your mind, share your excitement, or even your skepticism. If you win, we are confident we’ll make you a believer.
Winners will be drawn randomly and will receive one of five Momentus XT 500GB hard drives and a data transfer kit that makes upgrading your system simple. (See how simple) So gamers, and power users hungry for SSD like speed…speak up, and let us know you think. Afterall, this drive was made for you.
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Congratulations, seems like a truly game-changing device!
Amazing technology. Would love to speed up my startup.
Thanks for the contest.
My biggest concern with SSD’s in general is when used as a boot drive, if you don’t put your page file on a non SSD (which would slow things down a bit), you face premature failure of the device because of the nature of how flash memory works.
This is an OLD concern, mind, but I’ve not yet see anyone do the kind of heavy duty, random write tests that I need to see in order to feel better about it. Can anyone provide me links to any tests?
Hi drougnor – check out these links to reviews: http://blog.seagate.com/business/momentus-xt-what-the-experts-are-saying/
sweet!
this hard drive looks pretty cool! sign me up!
I think that this is one of the best new ideas I have seen. I would love to get my hands on one of these drives.
Wow, sweet. Sign me up! Us people with MacBook’s appreciate it when one of the only things we can upgrade is improved!
Wow! 80% faster than a 7200 RPM drive? Thats sweet! Has this been released to the general public yet?
Yes – this drive is initially available at NewEgg and Tiger Direct in the US, with more WW availability coming in the weeks to come.
This sounds really interesting! Is it compatible with Macs? Because my MacBook certainly could use some more space for all the videos and music I play around with 🙂
Excellent! I’d love to get this into my laptop!
That’s an ingenious way to speed up hard drives. Any plans to do something similar with 3.5″ drives?
Would love to give it a try!
I dont know what to expect from this I’m an nvidia user and I dont know if this device is available here in Asia.. T_T.. I think its pretty cool..
This drive would be an upgrade over the one I am using right now, it is so slow loading games and when I really need it to be fast it…just isn’t.
Seagate is always pumping out cutting-edge technology. I would love to win.
That looks pretty awesome (if it is capable of doing that). I mean, really, who wouldn’t want their machines to do everything faster. Thanks.
Looks very fast
My Tx100 is waiting for it! good luck to everyone 🙂
I’d love to have one of these drives as I can’t really afford an SSD at this time and these drives have great capacity..
I have a Seagate FreeAgent for my work computer and I would love to get my hands on an SSD for my play computer.
I’ll take one please!
Would LOVE to see a 3.5″ version of something like this for desktops! Make start up times super fast!!
That is one fast drive! I would love to speed up my desktop with it.
I hope that this new disk is better as the hybrid from 2007… I hope…
This mind-blowing drive may be the answer to this gamer’s prayer!
It’s all about the speed… I’d like to fire this baby up!
Looks very interesting! Is 4GB of SSD really enough? Well there be an 8GB or 16GB SSD version of this drive.
I can’t wait to upgrade to SSDs, but I love the option of the hybrid. This is also a great option for upgrades in the office, when the boss is on a budget.
@bnewton – Thanks for the comment. Based on our testing 4GB offers the perfect blend of capacity and price. Since we are mirroring only frequently used data to the SSD flash to boost read / access speed, the more flash we add may just increase the price at this point, but we always keep our options open for future releases.
Would love and alternative to the traditional SSD for speed and price.
I love fast! I’m certainly interested to see how well it runs with a MacBook Pro :/
That sounds very impressive. It very well could change the way people think of solid state drives.
this looks awesome but any smaller size drives? This would be perfect for my u810 to speed things up but the 2.5 is too big for it.
I’ve been waiting for a device like this to come to the notebook market. For some time Enterprise disk array manufacturers have been implementing systems which use DRAM or Flash as a giant read cache in order to speed up performance or reduce spindle count. In lots of cases these systems do away with FC or SAS disk entirely. Enterprise folks simply just size for the write portion of their workloads under this paradigm. This approach is taken because of the cost/capacity differential for true Flash storage is simply still too expensive outside of some edge case workload scenarios. The testing results I’ve seen on various postings for this new Momentus XT drive are more of the same in terms of what I expected to see out of such a hybrid approach. No longer do laptop users have to choose between performance or capacity for the most part. Write intensive users won’t benefit much from this, nor would I expect this disk to make any difference for large sequential read workloads. (the working set is simply larger than the cache can support) However for most users, who mainly read from disk more than write, and in small increments or bursts, this will make a huge difference.
@jl – Thanks for the comment and question…2.5″ is currently the only form factor we are offering for solid state hybrid.
I think this is a brilliant idea, and it will help to bridge the gap between the performance of a SSD and the price of a HDD. I would love to have this drive for gaming!
This is really interesting. Very unique approach I’d say. Apparently the reviews are good so I’m in!
Looks amazing, can’t wait to try it out.
It’s great to see some innovation bringing these technologies together in a more cost-effective manner. Would be nice to see how well this drive works in my MacBook Pro… 😉
I love SSD, but I am a poor geek…so I have not had the opportunity to actually own one myself yet…and this one looks bangin’ so Maybe…
Faster drives = good. Very interested in seeing how this reshapes the drive landscape.
Combining the capacity of a 7200RPM platter with the speed of embedded NAND flash memory. Seagate may just have a winner here for the notebook market. It’s about time a storage manufacturer released a hybrid notebook solution! The engineering work behind this product is much appreciated Seagate.
wow, i’ve been waiting for something like this for a loooong time. great job, seagate.
Looks awesome and should improve the boot times for many systems without being outrageously expensive.
This is incredible talk about a new generation of technology. It would be a blessing to have one of these. 🙂
This is incredible no doubt that Seagate is the new generation of computer technology. It would be a blessing to have one of these. 🙂
You had me at “80% faster than traditional 7200–RPM drives”. Seagate is always bringing great technology to market. Congrats on another homerun.
Would love to upgrade my Win7 beast with this beast!
The performance specifications are impressive. I am glad to hear that there are no driver dependancies and that you can even run Windows XP or Linux on the drives.
i think its the best ever jerry
I can’t WAIT to get this drive, this is exactly what I’ve wanted , and the price is amazing. I was hoping the 500GB would be under $250, and what a shocker to find it! I’m hoping as time goes on we’ll see the size of the SSD increase to 8GB and 16GB, but this is going to be a major game changer for me. Plus, I’m so glad this is Seagate coming out with the technology, the brand I have in all my computers.
Cheers, can’t wait!
cool, very cool!
Technology is developing very fast. I like it!
Having one of this would make a computer into a supersonic airplane:D
Hopefully this goes better than the initial hybrid drive attempts. Perhaps the technology and public perception hurdles hybrid drives faced the last time around will be be overcome.
This is freaking amazing, I want one yesterday!
Sounds like an interesting idea. I’d love to have a chance to play with one.
OMG YES! I’ve been waiting for this to come out for my MacBook Pro. Where can I buy this? I don’t see this on Newegg yet.
Should improve the performance of some games, but still not yet up to the speed of pure NVRAM systems.
I have been waiting for someone to do something like this for a long time. My video server awaits it’s new speed overlord!!
I can’t wait until these come out! I wouldn’t have to wait however if I won one!!
Wow, sounds like a technology revolution to me! I’d love to see the (comparison) performance reviews on some technical forums.
AWESOME!!!
Sounds like a perfect solution to my storage problems!
Excellent – I was planning to get a 7200RPM Hitachi Travelstar for my MacBook Pro, but it’s looking like the Momentus XT is the way to go (if it works as claimed). Has availability been announced or will that be done at the live event on Wednesday?
looks nice, may get as a second drive already have an intel x25m
After reading a few reviews (overclockers, benchmarks, etc) this sounds pretty neat. I bet its quieter and saves a bit of power over a 10k rpm drive too.
This is the drive that I have wanted since SSDs have been available as a consumer product.
sounds sweet.. i love seagate products.. only drives i sell and use in my own computers because i know i can trust them… how much are these going to cost?
Interesting idea. What kind of life does this thing have?
Make me a believer, PLEASE
Woah! I really want one.. I have a total of 50 cents to my name, and I need a new laptop drive! I miss having a computer when im out of the house!!
This is the type of thing Mobile Power users (such as my self) have been waiting for. Bring on the productivity improvements!
AMAZING. I am drooling!!
Count me in! I don’t even dare to imagine what it would be like win one of this bad boys!
Fantastic. Looking forward to it!
Wanted to upgrade airport card in my MBP, a SSD would be great while it’s apart.
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I wanna win it!
Would love to replace my tiny, overstuffed drive in my MacBook Pro with this beauty!
I know what it is and I’d like to have it
Wow, if this thing is as good as they say it is, it’d rock my world.
Sounds cool.
Looks good. Price is always a big thing.
This will take my 3 year old macbook and embarrass new ones in speed! Do want, do want! I wonder when Canadian availability will be anounced.
I’d love to win this so I can see for myself just how fast this is.
Sounds great. I would be ecstatic if I won.
I’m glad someone has found a solution, I did not want to get stuck with SSDs in the future.
This is just what I need! Awesome
DH would love, love, love this!
I could really use this for an upgrade on my GF notebook. The drive looks top notch, and I have always had good luck with Seagate products
Ii’ve been following the development of these solid state drives for a while. The cost is to great right now for me to consider the switch. I’d be interested in experiencing this combination drive
I’d put that in my MacBook. I wanted to get a new laptop with a SSD, but if I won!
Looks pretty decent… I just hope the pricing is there.
I think this would be a great product to have.
It is great to see some innovation in the hard drive world. I can see something like this really helping to bridge the gap in providing fast storage to the masses since SSDs are still limited in size and cost a lot per GB. I would love to have the chance to take one of these for a spin.
SWEET
Melds my desire for near ssd speeds and high capacity without giving up an arm and a leg
More juice to the people!
Thanks for the great comments everybody! We have a lot of wannabe braggers out there!
I would so like to see this work. Hope it isn’t all hype… Have to admit, anything from the folks who make my Baraccudas tempts me.
This is definitely a must need drive for gamers and a severe multitasking users. There’s been phenomenal improvement in hardware especially processors,RAM and other peripherals and Seagate is really pushing to bring high performing storage products and this is one such product I think.
I have been using Freeagent Go and Desk for past 1 year and it shows a impeccable performance all along these days and hope to get this “Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drive” soon.
Seagate – “Is what storage about “
this thing looks awesome. seagate proves it’s mettle again. once a fan, always…
Sweet – I’ve been waiting for an SSD with Seagate quality after seeing the reliability / throughput problems with other SSD’s!
Wow great contest but soo sad that it is not for india
this is an interesting technology. When will SSD drprop in price enogh to warrant just a pure SSD drive. Or will this hybrid technolgy between SSD and spin drives be around for years.
If you have a need for speed take heed, Momentus XT will feed your desire to lead.
I had almost decided to get an SSD, but this sure changes that! Capacity + speed: the best of both types of drives!
Since owning an SSD drive on my desktop, I’ve been looking to replace my laptop hard drive. Just found out about the Momentus XT. Looks like this will be the hard drive I’ll be picking up once they’re available in stores/online.
Would like to win this! I have a couple laptops that could use an upgrade.
this is real break through for data storage. i love the idea of staying balance between cost and performance. bravo Seagate !
Seagate has found a way to bring some excitement back to affordable mobile drives. This hard drive is going to make it possible for people to get a great majority of the speed gains from SSD, but done in a non compromising way where you can still get a ton of storage at an affordable price. Bravo.
I can’t wait to test-drive this drive! 🙂
It will be interesting to see this benchmarked, and also see how the competition responds!
The Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drive sounds awesome, man.
This hard drive (if it delivers the performance that it touts) could be a serious must have for high end gaming rigs. It could also be a large upgrade to non-game built rigs that run games, depending on the actual pricing.
This is a ingenius idea of mediating the time lag before SSD can become affordable to the general population! I am sure they are taking notes from the electric car hybrid companies! Cool Product can’t wait to try it!
This hybrid Momentus XT drive by Seagate will have the competitors scratching their heads – suddenly a certain competitor’s disk, which is named after a dinosaur, got bypassed by evolution like a, well, dinosaur!
I’m not a gamer, but I am ridiculously impatient. I’d love love love to test out one of these babies and see my system really fly (for once). It would let me relagate my current HDD to my HTPC to store more Eureka, Simpsons, and Psych 🙂 *drool*
Looks like a really powerful device. I can’t wiat to use one. Would love to win this one!!!!
Really could use an upgrade & this looks HOT!
Wow. The perfect merging of the high end, fastest storage known and expensive technology with the larger slower, more cost effective storage amounts we all need. I couldn’t survive on 4G of SSD and need the 500G for all the applications I run. I can however fly with that SSD Hybrid. Can’t wait to get one for use.
Looks like a genious idea! Add some SSD to a great size drive, I love it! Can’t wait to see the benchmarks on that one!
Hybrid hard drives are definitely the way to go or those with money in mind, and this one looks to be the perfect way to start 🙂
Fast and affordable huh? That’s good and I really want to use it for some upgrades.
Wow this would be excellent. sign me up~!
Cool. Now I will no longer be limited by the storage space of current SSDs! 😀 I’m hoping for one made for desktops so I won’t have to use a bracket.
Do want! Better yet, I want a 2TB 3.5″ Barracuda XT with 8gb of SSD attached.
Saw a review of it at Anandtech, seriously considering removing standalone SSD from my wish list to add this… but haven’t made up my mind yet.
This drive looks amazing! And my laptop is extra slow… Maybe I can win this one since I never received the Maxtor drive I won in December…
I’m a winner.
I can FEEEEL it
I’m just worried about the power requirement ratings… with both platter spindles and NAND flash, this could be a tad too much.
Traditional + Next Gen technology in one piece. Need I say more? Go XT!
Mmm fast, solid state.. sounds like just the type of drive i’m after!
Looks good. Congratulations Seagate!
This looks sweet! I would be tempted to get one of these for my daughter’s netbook. I would get faster data speed and similar power consumption.
Sure does open up possibilities for home media centers worldwide!
W0W! Is this one of those units that retains the data after the power is turned off?
I’ll be happy to take one on an industrial duty test drive!
I think this is awesome.boot faster, load applications and games faster, and with 32MB of cache and a 7200RPM spindle speed, even write faster,Who wouldn’t love to win this.Please enter me.I follow Seagate_Con snf Sesgste on twitter as @carolynishis
I’ve been researching and looking around for parts to build my new computer with, and I have to say, the Momentus XT is looking good. Would definitely love to test it out.
Nice I could really use this to revive this old notebook!
Seagate Ftw!!! How cool is that drive mind?!? I’d be well chuffed with one of those in my rig 🙂
Looks like the Momentus XT is a pretty slick ride. Fast. Fast. Fast.
i know little about this stuff but my teen boys do and they would BRAG for sure count me in
I will brag to all of my techy friends and will also use for an awesome game drive. Common Seagate here’s your chance to get a convert as I’ve never owned a Seagate yet. Would love this to be my first one.
Great gear.
My laptop’s hard drive may be starting to die (just after the warranty ran out, I think), so here’s hoping.
This is a great option for those who don’t want to go straight to SSDs. I’d pick up a couple and put them in RAID-0. Overclockersclub did that and got some great results…nearing SSD performance.
A data transfer kit that will make upgrading my system simple? Boy, I sure hope I win because I am skeptical anytime anyone tells me an upgrade will be simple. 😉
Great drive would love to put it inside my laptop
This is fantastic. I was considering to buy a new Macbook Pro. My current Macbook Pro is about 14 months old, and the 250GB drive is becoming small.
Also, it’s a 2.4 Ghz, so the processor speed isn’t really an issue.
It looks like the momentus XT could give my macbook
– a new lease on life
– give me better performance then if I were to buy a new macbook of the shelf
– give me increased storage capacity
– save me money because I don’t have to buy a new macbook!
All in all, a great option.
Congratulations Seagate.
this looks so cool. thanks.
fast drive, good price.
I will be ordering one for my work laptop to test it out. I dont like the $$ for SSD’s but hate that my HD is by biggest performce bottle neck.
I would like to see how defragging the drive effects the SSD portion. Does this cause any problems??? I would like to find out!
After complaining about the available tiered storage solutions which are available to consumers, I was very pleased to see that Seagate has finally addressed the issue!
The Momentus XT finally addresses the question of non-volatile cache for hard drives! This is the first usable hybrid drive!
i was planning on getting an SSD sometime soon but with the SEVERELY lower prive of this product i dont plan on getting the SSD anmore. this sounds much better to me and my wallet
HDD technology can be categorized as one satisfying upward curve of excellence 😀 I look forward to how every year brings increased capacities, better Mean Time To Failures, and just generally improved ways of keeping track of our precious data 🙂 And this little baby is no exception 😀
I need something to speed up my gaming. My load times are HORRIBLE. By the time I get in game, its already 1/2 over.
What a great event the Live Launch was! I am so thrilled about this new drive!!! You guys rock!!!
Weird, my comment is gone… oh well.
I’d love to win one of these. Please and thanks!
I’d like to test this bad boy out!
WOW! This would be AMAZING to have!
This would be an incredible upgrade to enable real-time video editing for my HD YouTube videos on my tech channel. Looking forward to seeing who wins – Good luck to all!
Great post I hope I win.
A new Hybird Drive sounds reallllll nice!!!!!!
Oh wow… this would be a dream prize…
Fantastic. Mashup of the best of both current worlds.
I am all about Solid state HDD’s I have a few, and they are FRIGGIN fast. Would love to have another!
This is just what I need to carry my tools to work! It’s small and fast and I really need both when I’m in the field.
win.
This would be a nice addition to my HDD collection. Remember to always back-up!
Seagate, simply the best!
This would be crazy if I won…hope I do
I’ve seen some reviews and it looks great. Would love to get my hands on one.
I would love to have a SSD for my laptop. It is a little outdated and could use a boost.
That bad boy sounds FAST !!!
One of these things would be far better than what i currently have in my 4 year old laptop, awell i never win these things but its worth a try 😛 .
It would be nice to extend the life of my notebook with something sweet like this.
I’m excited! Great, fast drive at a great price.
WOOO HOOOO! The price point on this is awesome!!!
This sounds like a good idea and would like to get my hands on one. I hate how much of a bottleneck my HDD is.
That’s intense, solid state is a friendly notebook mate that’s so immense the price tag barely seems to make sense!
Looks pretty cool. I think it will be fast, but I am skeptical of it actually being that fast.
These drives will be great and would love to see one in a 3.5 version too for desktops, if they do not already have them. Cant wait for the release of these!
I would love to have a reduction in heat in my laptop. It would also be great to have fast access to documents and applications.
If I win, I’m replacing my tablet pc’s hd =0p…
This is the sort of thing I’v been waiting for. I have been hesitant about buying a SSD for quite a while and am glad that something like this is on the market now. I’m excited about seeing how well it functions, especially with regards to its selection of files to put on the SSD half.
I have to admit, I don’t usually take the bait for contests such as this, but this is a sweet, sweet drive- something I’d actually look forward to purchasing, assuming I don’t win. 😉
Would love to see these claims be real-world functional and not just specific to limited circumstance; that would make for a seriously nice upgrade for desktop or laptop.
I am planning to test it on my macbook as soon as I get my hands on them.
hmm i am in need of an upgrade to my computer’s hard drive, would love to have this!
Sweet! Simple to install AND will make my computer work better and run faster?! I’m in! 🙂 Thanks for the chance!
Sounds like a great drive.
Is one based on ethanol next?
Allways wanted an SSD and a seagate one WOW!
Would love to win this drive…
I’m looking to upgrade my whole ancient setup pretty soon and one of these would be the icing on the cake. I want to move from just photography to video as well so the more speed the better. From what I’ve heard on various tech podcasts, these can be great when used for the right purposes. Looking forward to the days when the price per gig comes down a bit more.
I am pretty skeptical of these drives. I mean, Seagate is a great company and they have great drives but this just seems a little out there. Still, wouldn’t mind winning one to test out and share my thoughts with other people.
Sounds like the best of both worlds. Has the potential of being a great media server.
Nice and Fast Solid State Hybrid drive for a laptop.
Wow this drive looks sweet. I want one. It’s also nice to see Seagate investing their time and resources into making this kind of AFFORDABLE leading edge product… rather than just in pushing the bleeding edge part. :p
Sounds great. Would be awesome for a gaming rig.
Hope I win so that I can replace my 80GB HDD in my computer. Yup.
Sounds awesome. Just wish i had the money.
I’d love to get one of those for reviewing on my blog. I’ve already tested the standard MacBook Pro’s 5400 RPM HDD against an Apple SSD and a 4×7200 RPM HDD RAID 5 system. I’m wondering if it will stand up to the RAID like the SSD did.
First thing I thought when I read about it….”with almost the speed of ssd…at less than half price…great potential!!
Count me in as somebody that will be kept uptodate on developments on this kind of drive.
This is an amazing breakthrough. You get a lot of the advantages of a SSDrive at a fraction of the cost. Already have plans to install in my systems. Nice Seagate continues to back this and a lot of their drives with a full five year warranty.
This sounds like a great replacement for the hard drive in my laptop currently. OOooh, let it be me! ;D
I have watched with interest the development of SSD. My concerns of the tech have been ones of cost, capacity and degradation. Like all new tech they are prohibitively expensive. This expense has not improved over time as the capacity is increased. The capacity is still too small for desktop use even if it could be of use in a net/notebook. SSD’s are super fast, but still not as fast as more exotic RAM based devises. The one concern of mine that I have still to be addressed is one of longevity. SSD’s still have a limited number of reliable cycles. They are awfully expensive for something that will in time consume it’s self!
I see this new drive from Seagate to be a compromise worthy of our attention. The best of both, The proven technology of the platter and the new hotness that is Solid State!
When they are as cheap as the pure mechanical hard drive then I too will have one or five 😉
SteveM AKA PendragonUK
Ooh, this looks rather nifty. I’d love to be able to compare this to the 10k RPM Raptors I have.
This sounds amazing, i want one!
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If I win one, I might just have to buy another and configure them as a RAID 0 in my desktop. Yep.
Sounds like the Perfect upgrade for the hard drive in my Macbook.
Very nice count me in!
This sounds like great technology and I do need to replace my current laptop hard drive. Any chance of a PATA to give new life to one of my older laptop?
Looks like a great drive, seems like a good balance in speed vs capacity
That’s amazing! I have room for a second drive in my ASUS G50VT-X5!
Awesome. Perfect for those small cases where you can only use 1 hard drive!
looking forward to this new technology offering from seagate
This sounds like it’s going to be one he’ll of an awesome drive
I feel the need for speed!!
I just had a hard drive failure in the past week. I’m so glad this technology is being adapted so we won’t be paying $1k for a tb SSD.
The contest is pretty too 😀
I’m very interested in getting my hands on one of these drives to drop into my PC.
When’s the release date for these hd’s?
never mind , newegg.com has it but its out of stock!
Fascinating! A HYBRID! Wow… great job Seagate! 🙂
i’d like an ssd. i guess this would be close enough.
I’m looking forward to checking out that hard drive.
Ordered 2 to replace my raid 0 velociraptors… then there’s the laptop, and another for the HTPC…
Sounds like a great HD, cant wait till it comes out so I can replace my old HD from my Laptop 🙂
I coordinate IT services fo over 200 commuters in the San Francisco bay area. I look forward to trying these drives out to see how much faster they are than the Corvus 5MB drive on my Apple II.
I want one now! I can’t find one in stock though…
I’d like to see how this compares to a Velociraptor.
@Greg! Something tells me you may run into similar issues with the reasoning for now putting SSDs in RAID.
Have Seagate announced when the drives will be available? Looks like they aren’t just yet, very interested in the possibility of selling this as performance upgrades for existing laptop users.
Further to that comment, it looks like perhaps this is a US launch only? When will they be available down under?
Cool!
I would be interested in testing this in my macbook.
Great first step. What we need is two logical drives in a single case. 32G SSD and 250G magnetic.
Wow, SSD performance without having to upgrade to W7? AWESOME.
I’d use these in a desktop, just to get the performance. Now, why don’t they do this with 3.5″ drives also? Could you imagine, SSD performance with a 2TB drive? That’d be cool.
Also, I wonder the performance in a RAID 0 config… 🙂
This is definitely a good replacement for an older computer/laptop – it would give it the much needed speed regardless of OS.
I hope they up the SLC chip to 8GB soon!
Great timing. I want a new hard drive for my laptop for a fresh install of Windows 7 and this hard drive looks ideal. I wanted to get a SSD, but considering price, performance, and capacity this is a better option.
A good alternative for SSD. Would be a nice replacement for my laptop hdd.
I would LOVE to win one of these drives! I have a 7200rpm drive running Windows 7 in my Lenovo T61p at the moment, and can only imagine how much faster my system would be with the new Momentus XT!
This drive would be awesome to have! i love the concept of speed and technology. They took such a simple idea and made it work, from what the reviews say, this drive will be a real winner!
I can’t wait to get one of these in my machine! I have a feeling that my current drive contributed to the heat that fried my vid card (now replaced).
I’m a bit skeptical at how the Adaptive Memory Technology functions. I truly wonder how efficient it is at detecting the most used files on the hard drive, besides the files needed to boot the system. If a user has many files (i.e. multiple games, multiple applications, etc.) that they use though, I suspect that it will rapidly saturate the 4GB solid state memory that is built into this hybrid drive. At which point, would the benefit of the AMT start diminishing for new applications? Well, that’s what I would think.
I wonder if there will be a boost in loading speed for all application, sort of like SuperPrefetch but on drugs. If there is such a speed boost and that AMT functions well, then this is definitely a good alternative to an SSD. I looked quickly over the video demo on Seagate’s website, though, and SSD still holds the performance crown. Unfortunately, SSDs are expensive, especially if you want a lot of storage! This is where the Momentus XT has an advantage: storage space. The space that the Momentus XT offers isn’t on par to the 2TB 7200RPM HDDs you can currently buy at a modest price, but the Momentus XT does offer a nice performance boost. From the looks of it, the Momentus XT seems to be a great compromise between a typical SSD (speed) and a 7200RPM HDD (storage space). I applaud Seagate for taking the initiative of making such an interesting device.
Anyway, SSD is probably the best upgrade you can get for your system at the moment; everything will seem snappier! I will wait to read some reviews from reputable technology websites (my favourites include HardwareCanucks, techPowerUp! and Vortez Hardware) before I jump into buying the Momentus XT. Or, hopefully, I might be able to get my hands on one of these through this contest!
Now your talking. 500GB is more like it. No need to Raid this, Super Ludicrous SSD’s FTW. Count me in. Intel doesnt stand a chance.
I put an 80gb SSD into my work machine, I’d love to see how this hybrid drive would work in my personal machine. Besides booting quicker and drastically extending the battery life, I bet it’s going to be better overall – hopefully I’ll have a chance to find out!
It sounds like it would be a great drive for my laptop, would love to have it
i WANT one.. two would be super
Can’t wait to see how my VM’s perform on a device like this. This delivers the sweet spot of price/performance.
What a great idea, low cost, fast and large storage capacity. Count me in
Damn you, Seagate!
Damn all the US residents only contests.
Oh how exciting! I so want to believe that this has Speed! That this is the mother of all drives. That I’ll never have to buy anything else.
Looks interesting.
Solid State is the future! I need to own a piece of the future! I NEED a Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Drive! And believe me, I will be bragging about it all over the internetz, if I win of course! Hook me up! 😀
This would be a great idea, can’t wait to see how it performs with games, and huge SQL databases. Only downside is that it is only SATA 3Gb/s, not the newer SATA 6Gb/s. As always though, Seagate makes top notch, cutting edge hardware.
Interesting concept. Lets see if it catches on.
I want one so that I could power my gaming rig, right now its powered by a WD drive from 5 years ago 🙁
Listened to the webcast on this the other day, seems like a fantastic drive and I really can’t wait for this to be the standard!
I’ve watched the conference yesterday and I must say that I had my reserves before seeing the results! The adaptative technology looks amazing, learns fast in 3x and keeps the most used tasks fast at hand!
Great Job!!!
Sounds awesome. Would love to put it through its paces.
I am dying to get my hands on this drive. I have a need for large amounts of storage on my desktop (used as PVR) but I want speed, and quiet…yes, I want it all! 🙂
I have tried every fast 7200 desktop, most are loud except Seagate’s XT desktop – best 7200 desktop drive on the market today (WD Black sounds aweful)! I still want faster times, mainly startup. This is huge because I have a good 2-3GB of startup processes.
I have already pre-ordered SIX of these drives in the 500GB. Two will be in a RAID for my primary desktop drive (with the desktop XT as a secondary). Will have one drive in at least two different notebooks, and from there, I could order a dozen more.
I just don’t want to wait – this is bigger than the introduction of the quad-core processor…I WANT THIS, NOW!!!!! 🙂
Ok, I’ll try to be patient…
I waaaant this beast for my laptop!!!
from what i’ve seen compared to mechanical drives(at Legitreviews) read/writes are beat only by Velociraptors, 113MB/s for each is preetty nice for the price this is set for, i have an aging barracuda 7200.10 which is up at 85-95MB/s write/read
Seagate has the performance 7200rpm market to itself basically, keep up the good work!
/wants badly
I watched the webcast and the test results from the various reviewers were impressive. And the added capacity would be great!
Awesome! 😀
I can’t wait to put 2 of these babies in RAID. External drives just don’t cut it with me anymore, I’ve got too much media to burn.
Wow….been waiting for this since many years back when Hybrid idea first introduced. Seagate did it again with great product.
Can’t wait to get one to test it out…
I think it’s a great idea, especially if it works like it’s supposed to. It seems like there might be some transition to make hybrid hard drives more mainstream. Further, it might just be fill a gap until SSD’s are more affordable than standard hard drives. That being said, if it really improves performance, bring it on!
Listened to the webcast on this the other day, cant wait to see it perform!
I’m dying to install Windows 7 on my system but out of space. I could really use this drive to put Windows 7 on…
Great! It was about time. Sounds very promising performence. Looking forward for it localy. Keep up the good work!
I already have Seagate 500GB and 2 Seagate 1TB free Agent Drives.I dont work anywhere.I save my pocket money and buy these drives.Other guys spend money on drinks and their girlfriends etc.My girlfriend is my Seagate Hard drive.I luv u Seagate :)You guys at seagate make insanely awesome Hard drives.I wish i would win this awesome Solid State Hard drive which says ITS THE FASTEST ON PLANET!!! 🙂 Wowwwwwwwwwwww 🙂 Even if i dont win you guys continue to make such awesome Hard Drives and other awesome products.I was , i am and i will alays be your biggest FAN 🙂 Luv u Seagate U ROCK!!!!
Would LOVE this Speed Demon!
I’ve been loving Seagate’s HHDs for years.
This would allow my currently stuffed drive to
retire after being such a faithful/reliable servant.
I wonder if it’s a Chick Magnet?
🙂
I’ve been really lucky so far, so here goes ….
I just bought an older Toshiba Qosmio (one from 96 I think) for a really good deal, I am on my way to my monster computer on a budget, $400 for the computer so far, the last owner maxed it up to 4 GB Memory and it’s sporting a C2D at 2Ghz … great specs and a great machine …. downside, I need two new Hd’s … there is currently two 100 Gb units in there, striped for speed but for a measly 200Gb total storage. No where what I need because I am trying to make it as a mobile DJ.
I need TWO of these, striped to really complete my monster on a budget.
Now rest assured, if I DON”T win one … no worries … for I have seen the data and I’m a believer ! …. but it would sure be great if I only had to buy one, instead of both … I will buy both if necessary, as soon as they get to my local computer shop.
I wanna test this new technology with all my games and see how it gives my games a greater speed.
I will also test it on my ORACLE server as i work in SAP with huge database, so by using this new HDD, I guess Data Accessing Speed will be reduced greatly
its an awesome device..would love 2 put my hands on it..some day….
Wow that sounds like an awesome drive. Would love to try it out. 🙂
I wish I could have one ….:)
need it urgently…overflowing wth data…hav a 1tb freeagent passport now.need more on my laptop now…
My computer is a slug. Let it be me.
My wife needs a fatser drive so she can enter more contests.
My computer just crashed so I would like to boost the old PC i stored away.
I need lots more memory and speed. I haven’t upgraded my computer in a few years.
If it works for a laptop, I could use it for university.
I Have watched the conference yesterday and I must say that I had my reserves before seeing the results.
AWESOMEEEE
It sounds like it would be a great drive for my laptop , PC… really want to buy this product asap…
I wish if i can win this through this contest
The results shown in the videos online are quite surprising. I wasn’t expecting the hybrid to outperform a raptor, or come close to an SSD. I am intrigued by this drive’s technology; however, I don’t think it will work as well in a RAID Configuration.
I am curious to try it, and see if Seagate’s Algorithm will work if the drives are striped.
count me in ! mak me win
I do a lot of photo and video editing of home movies. Right now the speed is alright, but on longer videos, it takes a while. After watching your demonstration of comparing the 4 drives, i’m very impressed about swapping my crappy 5400rpm notebook drive out for this! I’m sure its going to make a huge difference in performance and make my life so much easier!
The computers I own are a 13″ MacBook Pro and a Mac Mini. Both are pretty quick, but i’m sure this bad boy can make it that much quicker to boot up, run tasks, and still have time to do more.
Plus, I can brag about getting the coolest drive out on the market from Seagate and not paying a dime for it! Bigger kudos if you send me two drives 🙂
This is space age technology! Yahoo.
I would love antyhing to make my work easier.
I love new and unique!
I like to be the first on the block with a new toy!
I hope I can learn to apply it to all the systems I work with as an engineer.
Well I was just about to order one of these. I guess I can wait and see if I won it first. I presently have a 360Gb? Seagate in a notebook I built. Plus two 160GB, One 250 Gb, One 400GB, one 500GB, and two 1.5TB 3.5′ drives: all Seagate, all living. This new drive seems to be the right drive at the right time. I personally am sick of waiting for a viable ssd solution for my notebook, this drive will make the wait a little smoother.
This device is so faster…….It will take Gaming Experinace to the next Level!!!!!!!!!!!
I think with Momentus XT my PC will run like a jet plane……Wow I m eagerly waiting to have one for me……
I am impressed by the benchmarks of this hybrid and as a power user, “3D apps” it would be of great help for my laptop performance.
If I don’t win it, I will buy one anyways.
But hopefully I’ll win one! 🙂
this hard disk is really amazing..you just connect it to the computer with the usb cable and u will be amazed to see the data transfer speed and the ease with which you can transfer data
very nice experience
I’ve read all the reviews – the Momentus XT rocks! i don’t expect to win – so i’m planning to buy one as soon as i have the money!
Great Speed Great Deal Great Performance for Laptop User! Excited? NO! but rather, HAPPY!
wow speed thats a novel idea! i also like simple ways of doing this plug and go. thanx!!
The drive looks amazing! Yes please!
I’m an independent video game programmer/designer, If i dont win, I will buy one anyways…
Outstanding benchmarks! Certainly a game changer! Looking forward to replacing my 700m (very long in the tooth) with this drive in a new desk-top replacement.
Was looking at building a new rig with a SSD. Now waiting for the Momentus XT to be released. It’s got what every budget-minded power- hungry system builder needs, speed, size, and won’t break the bank. Thanks for a pushing the envelope on the hard drive front.
I crave to try this new SSDHDD Combo drive 🙂
Should be a nice to have, especially in my new XPS laptop I’m waiting for in few days.
SSDs are just a little bit to pricey for now but I guess Momentus XT will deliver, though it’s not as fast as the SSD. Price, performance and size, I think it’s a nice match.
Yeeeeah!! =)
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Man i ordered 2 of these already i am excited i would love a free one as a gift and excited to see the performance out of it
I can’t wait. Is it compatible with i-pads too?
I haven’t been able to find one in our city…but there is hope.
I love new toys for the computer.
Anything to make my computer work better and faster.
This will put me in the fore front of my computer friends.
Great drive from everything I’ve read so far and at a great price too.
Just pre-ordered mine but wouldn’t mind have a second one for my bro-in-law.
Simon
A simply awesome product by Seagate, I just can’t wait to install one in my laptop :).
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Myn PC Fujitsu/Siemens is breakdown,can i the data from the harddisk
Seagata U serie 7 Model ST 380022A s/n 5KB01Y6A downloaden on a USB
input on my laptop Acer Aspire 7551 with Windows 7 program.
Thank you very much.
A.J.Berkel Holland.
@A.J Berkel What you could try to do is use an IDE to USB adapter or enclosure and connect/install the U Series drive to the adapter. Connect this via USB to your Acer and see if you can mount the drive and explore the contents. If you can, you should be able to copy all of the needed files over to your Acer laptop. Hope this helps!
I think this will speed up my navigation software and other applications on my laptop. I do believe that it will help speed up my video and photo processing. I do believe that I would like to get the Momentus XT even if I do not win.
After seeing the performance reports and videos, I must ask: Why is there not a desktop version of this drive? Wouldn’t the additional space for parts allow for higher density flash chips, larger platters and therefore, lower prices?
I want the performance of this drive, but without the price tag. I’ll be first in line to buy a desktop variant of this concept, if that ever happens.
@Chris It will happen…our 3.5-inch desktop drive (Barracuda XT) is moving to hybrid in 2012, so stay tuned. Thanks for commenting! – Mark
Great post. I am dealing with some of these issues as
well..
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