Hybrid Drive advice needed.

[jbrown]

Hi All,

Looking for advice from those that know - what would be the best Hybrid drive to go for to replace my 500gb MBP stock drive.

Looking for more oomph, but not into SSHD territory with similar capacity - as waaay too expensive.


With a Hybrid drive - what specs should I look for?

Thanks all


PS - I am search the forums - but looking for up-to-date feedback

 

[bozz2006]

Is there more than one hybrid drive on the market? Seagate Momentus XT is the only one I know of. People who get a hybrid drive always get the Momentus XT.

 

[Philflow]

Love my Momentus XT 500GB. Boots in ~ 16 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilB79hv6bfg

And like Bozz said, it's the only hybrid drive.

Reviews:
OCZ Vertex 2 vs. Samsung 470 vs. Corsair Nova vs. Seagate Momentus XT
Crucial C300 vs. Seagate Momentus XT vs. WD Scorpio Black vs. OCZ Agility 2

 

[seong]

I don't wat to repeat this again, but yes, Seagate Momentus XT is the only hybrid available in the market.
However, remember that there are some problems with this drive on Macbook Pros. That's the only reason that I didn't choose Hybrid over traditional drive.

 

[Philflow]

I thought firmware SD25 solved the problems that it had.

 

[jbrown]

I thought firmware SD25 solved the problems that it had.

Is that firmware for the drive, or for the Macbook Pro - and where do you get it from?

cheers

 

[solowmodel]

I bought a Momentus XT a couple of days ago. Hopefully will be installing it tomorrow.

 

[Philflow]

Is that firmware for the drive, or for the Macbook Pro - and where do you get it from?

cheers

Firmware for Seagate XT:
http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=215451

 

[jbrown]

Thanks - just bought the drive - how do I find out what firmware it comes with? It's brand new.

 

[Philflow]

Thanks - just bought the drive - how do I find out what firmware it comes with? It's brand new.

If you have Windows you can run Crystal Disk Info.

I don't know how to do it in OS X.

 

[Trentolol]

Under "About my Mac" then Serial-ATA you can find it next to the XT name.

Don't have mbp with me right now, anyone have screenshots?

 

[Philflow]

Yep. It's listed under 'Revision'.

 

[h00ligan]

I haven't checked rev yet...but so far I am enjoying this drive. Hopefully it will prove reliable too, it certainly helps breathe some life into an older laptop.

 

[Tydog07]

I just ordered my drive yesterday and it will come in the mail tomorrow. I have a few questions:


I've read that there is a newer firmware for it SD26, has anyone tried that? What will for sure work with my 2011 15" 2.2?


Should I Carbon Clone the XT first and then update the firmware, or should I do the firmware first?


Do these drives have TRIM support, do they even need it?


How do I update the firmware? Just burn the .iso to a CD and then boot it and follow the instructions?

 

[Philflow]

Made another video showing boottime and application launching with Seagate XT in OS X.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZLNGI6KP2Y

I just ordered my drive yesterday and it will come in the mail tomorrow. I have a few questions:

Your drive will probably come with SD25 or SD26. In that case there's no need to upgrade.

In case it comes with SD23 or SD24 you'll need to upgrade. the update app runs in Windows. You can do it from bootcamp or a Windows PC.

 

[Tydog07]

Made another video showing boottime and application launching with Seagate XT in OS X.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZLNGI6KP2Y



Your drive will probably come with SD25 or SD26. In that case there's no need to upgrade.

In case it comes with SD23 or SD24 you'll need to upgrade. the update app runs in Windows. You can do it from bootcamp or a Windows PC.

I don't really care to run windows, I'm pretty sure it works with Mac OS X, I just need the .iso or something along that line. I'll most likely call a Seagate representative or write them an email.