Seagate Hyrbid HD

[hzamani]

Hey all,

I was wondering how using the Seagate Hybrid HD would effect battery life in the MBP 13.3in?

I'm thinking of purchasing one!

 

[JesterJJZ]

Why is no one else talking about this? Seems like a big deal. I'm thinking about getting one now too.

http://reviews.cnet.com/hard-drives/seagate-momentus-xt-250gb/4505-3186_7-34109212.html

 

[hzamani]

Anyone got anything to say?

I read about something: when the spinning disk is in idle mode, there might be some delay depending on what you're doing since it has to re-spin again.

Can anyone confirm this?

 

[jbyun04]

i'm extremely tempted to grab one as well.. especially at the $150 pricetag

Seems like the performance gains are worth it and in all the tests it seemed to place in between an SSD and a 7200RPM.

Faster than the 7200 and a Velociraptor and slower than an SSD. I can live with that

 

[GoCubsGo]

Some kid around here bought one in the purchase thread. I wonder how it knows to use the SSD part of the drive to laugh apps. It's interesting and something I think may pick up myself just to see how it really works.

 

[robbieduncan]

Some kid around here bought one in the purchase thread. I wonder how it knows to use the SSD part of the drive to laugh apps. It's interesting and something I think may pick up myself just to see how it really works.

i think it tracks the sectors on the disk being asked for most and keeps them in the SSD portion.

 

[JesterJJZ]

Any place have these in stock? Newegg and Amazon are still out. Although I'm a bit concerned about a defective batch. Already 2 users reported a chiping sound coming from the drives when moved.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591

 

[cube]

You shouldn't move a drive which is operating.

 

[JesterJJZ]

You shouldn't move a drive which is operating.

Well isn't the whole point of a laptop to be mobile? I don't run marathons while using my laptop, but I sure as heck don't power it off everytime I move it somewhere.