Segate Momentus XT as a cheaper alternative to SSD?

af_thefragile

They're supposed to be significantly faster than a 7200rpm HDD and not much slower than a SSD while being considerably cheaper than a SSD.

What do you guys think of these Hard Drives? Good idea to go for as a cheaper alternative to an SSD?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-233-SE

Jonny7

Reviews
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-momentus-xt-hybrid-hard-drive-ssd,2638-13.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd/8

Think of it as a normal mechanical harddrive with a 'turbo' feature permanently switched on and that is actually noticeable

Although at over 100 euros for the 500 gb version, I think people still prefer the ssd + mechanical

Crucial M4 64 gb SSD - 100 euros
Samsung F3 1 TB - 45 euros

af_thefragile

Isn't 64gb too small for the SSD to run the OS and programmes on it?

uberpixie

af_thefragile wrote: »

Isn't 64gb too small for the SSD to run the OS and programmes on it?

30 gig is all I need for OS and everyday programs on my SSD, (a 64 gig drive is plenty for windows + everyday stuff)

Games, media etc.. stay on a magnetic drive.


Really don't see the point of these drives for a desktop: (SSD + large cheap harddrive for bulk storage does the trick nicely.....)