Any problems with noise, heat or decreased battery life? I'm thinking of buying the same drive for my MBP 2009. Thanks!
There're several other threads discussing the XT drive - just search on Momentus XT and they should show up.
I've had mine installed for about a week and it's fast and quiet (see:
Love my new Seagate Momentus XT !!! for other posts gushing over the new drive). I upgraded the firmware to SD24 yesterday, and it's even quieter. From the reports I've read, and my own experience (so far), I'd recommend upgrading. I used Seagate's bootable ISO CD image, which was very easy and straight forward to use. Others have used the executable running Windows from BootCamp. I'd recommend the ISO - it seems that if anyone has problems upgrading, they're always pointed to that as a solution.
I'm running a battery test right now. If anything, it's looking like the XT could use less average power than my WD Scorpio Black.
edit: I just finished running the battery to automatic sleep. It ran about 6.5 hrs, doing light work - surfing, watching forum-spy, some reading and some idle time (display still on). Bluetooth was on (with two devices active); display about 50%; hard-drives set to sleep when possible. This is pretty similar to other tests I've run, so off-hand, I'd say the XT uses about the same power as the WD Scorpio Black (the spec sheets predict this). If I were to get into a mode where I was reading from the SSD, there might be some savings.
I have to add as a side note that this drive still seems to run cooler than the WD (as I've mentioned in other threads).
