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Just installed the Momentus XT in a 2011 MBP. It is well worth it!
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This seems like a great deal, but what is the point of 4g SSD? What do you use it for...its so small?
It's used to store frequently used data. If a read request finds data is available in the SSD, the drive will use that - greatly increasing performance.
The drive controller independently determines what data to store in the SSD. The OS doesn't know whether the data is read from the SSD or HD, and has no idea of what data is written to the SSD.
As far as the OS is concerned, there is a single 500GB drive. The SSD essentially mirrors frequently accessed data; like an additional large non-volatile cache.
You can read more about it at Seagate's site. Also, search for reviews at the major tech sites.
Count me in on somebody who's ordered it. I've went the SSD route but I need more space but I'm not going to mortgage my house. I also still use the optical drive, if nothing else, to upgrade the firmware on the XT or SSD.
This seems like a great deal, but what is the point of 4g SSD? What do you use it for...its so small?
Actually, the Momentus XT decides how to use it -- the 4GB is devoted to the most frequently used data.
When I had mine, I updated the OS and then rebooted OS X thrice before installing apps. (I installed firmware SD25 before installing OS X).
I returned it because the regular Momentus (500GB, 7200RPM) was $50 less. Given an 80GB SSD costs $200, the markup for a hybrid drive being 25% was outrageous. Should be at least 12~16GB, IMHO.
The Momentus XT contains SLC flash. You did compare its markup to a 80 GB SLC flash drive? Those do not cost $200.
$50 markup for a 4 GB SLC read cache while keeping a normal storage capacity is really a no-brainer. I want such a drive in all of my notebooks from now on... very much value for the money.