Seagate Solid State Hybrid ST500LM000 500GB 8GB/64MB Cache 2.5" 7mm SATA 6.0Gb/s Int SSHD Hard Drive $79@Newegg

This is a good hard drive replacement but don't expect SSD speeds as advertised.

Review http://www.storagereview.com/seag...st500lm000

Is this a good price? What do i need to know if it would fit into my laptop? Size and formfactor?

Isnt this an awesome deal? I thought ssd's were still closer to $1 per gb?

NVM i didnt read it is a hybrid

It's a standard 7mm laptop hard drive.

1. Not a deal. The street price with minimal shopping around for it is $80. For example,

MacMall [macmall.com]

It is new so retailers are pricing it wildly.

2. Not an improvement over Momentus XT. Sata 3 will not any practical difference for these speeds. Have switched to cheaper and less durable MLC nand from the SLC nand in XTs and only 8 GB cache.

This is a margin improvement product update for Seagate. Look for a deal on the second Gen Momentus XT 750GB drive instead which had been approaching $100. I have used all of their previous XT hybrids.

Quote from WingsOfF : 1. Not a deal. The street price with minimal shopping around for it is $80. For example, MacMall [macmall.com] It is new so retailers are pricing it wildly. 2. Not an improvement over Momentus XT. Sata 3 will not any practical difference for these speeds. Have switched to cheaper and less durable MLC nand from the SLC nand in XTs and only 8 GB cache. This is a margin improvement product update for Seagate. Look for a deal on the second Gen Momentus XT 750GB drive instead which had been approaching $100. I have used all of their previous XT hybrids.

Momentus XT 2nd gen had SATA III also - the improvement is in write caching vs. just read in the prev gen

from your own link: 18% faster in HTPC workloads and 54% faster in Gaming workloads than previous generation model, not to mention lower power consumption

Quote from HenryTheNoodle : It's a standard 7mm laptop hard drive.

std would be 9mm, with a 8GB MLC advantage

Quote from sr71 : Quote from WingsOfF : 1. Not a deal. The street price with minimal shopping around for it is $80. For example, MacMall [macmall.com] It is new so retailers are pricing it wildly. 2. Not an improvement over Momentus XT. Sata 3 will not any practical difference for these speeds. Have switched to cheaper and less durable MLC nand from the SLC nand in XTs and only 8 GB cache. This is a margin improvement product update for Seagate. Look for a deal on the second Gen Momentus XT 750GB drive instead which had been approaching $100. I have used all of their previous XT hybrids. Momentus XT 2nd gen had SATA III also - the improvement is in write caching vs. just read in the prev gen Quote from HenryTheNoodle : It's a standard 7mm laptop hard drive. std would be 9mm

Will this fit in my Lenovo yoga 13? Don't care about speeds so much

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yes this is 7mm so would fit a UB

Quote from WingsOfF : . . . Look for a deal on the second Gen Momentus XT 750GB drive instead which had been approaching $100. . . .

Thanks for your recommendation on this.

Quote from sr71 : Momentus XT 2nd gen had SATA III also - the improvement is in write caching vs. just read in the prev gen std would be 9mm

Standard notebook bay yes, but all 2.5" drives are coming out in 7mm and smaller form factors. Int terms of shipping volume 7mm is the new drive height standard and it meets Ultrabook spec.

Quote from HenryTheNoodle : Standard notebook bay yes, but all 2.5" drives are coming out in 7mm and smaller form factors. Int terms of shipping volume 7mm is the new drive height standard and it meets Ultrabook spec.

regardless where you refer to std it's still 9.5mm not 7mm (UB standard)

Quote from sr71 : Momentus XT 2nd gen had SATA III also - the improvement is in write caching vs. just read in the prev gen from your own link: 18% faster in HTPC workloads and 54% faster in Gaming workloads than previous generation model, not to mention lower power consumption std would be 9mm, with a 8GB MLC advantage

I think you mean the storagereview.com review link posted by someone else above, not the MacMall link I posted to show the regular price for this drive is $80.

I like storagereview.com and find them reasonable but I would wait for another source to corroborate these "real-life" results which are just the opposite of the benchmark performance relative to the Momentus XT 2nd gen in the same review. Average over a HTPC scenario (that has more writes than reads in their scenario which is the opposite of most HTPC usage unless you are always ripping CDs and DVDs and so very odd) with a productivity usage in the same single graph makes no sense and obfuscates individual case performance and seems a bit of a set up to showcase this drive. They could be right but I am sceptical until I see other reviews come in.

It has some good features. For example, lower speed with lower power consumption should help with lower heat generation. The Momentus XTs have a tendency to run hot.

But I don't see this as a next generation over Momentus XT, too many compromises to keep the cost down relative to SSDs. I see it more like the Samsung 830 to 840 move that made the latest worse in some respects but had different compromises.

I suspect this drive has been released to try to cater to the OEM market for low-middle end laptops that still come with a hard drive rather than a SSD. Momentus XT was too expensive for that.

my mistake on the link, but it does address your contention about being marginal

that macMall has it isn't really an issue - if you compare it to the current XT 500GB? or for that matter the orig which everyone snapped up at $60-65 about 6 mos. ago? so it's 20% more expensive than the 1st gen and 50% faster than the 2nd gen. some folks would say that's a win

it's just like when someone chimes "same price at Amazon" w/o a clue as to whether
Amazon PM'ed 15 mins ago or posted days earlier.

I'm not here to sell the drive, but the minformation being spread is amazing. you complain about MLC - well that's in the Samsung and Plextor drives,
OMG what a nightmare! It is an alternative for folks who have a notebook and don't want to shell out almost as much as they paid for a 500GB SSD, it also is a nice alternative for folks with a drive they want to update cheaply say 250GB or old 5400RPM. It could even work for someone with a Velociraptor. just stating some facts no myth or speculation

Quote from WingsOfF : I think you mean the storagereview.com review link posted by someone else above, not the MacMall link I posted to show the regular price for this drive is $80. I like storagereview.com and find them reasonable but I would wait for another source to corroborate these "real-life" results which are just the opposite of the benchmark performance relative to the Momentus XT 2nd gen in the same review. Average over a HTPC scenario (that has more writes than reads in their scenario which is the opposite of most HTPC usage unless you are always ripping CDs and DVDs and so very odd) with a productivity usage in the same single graph makes no sense and obfuscates individual case performance and seems a bit of a set up to showcase this drive. They could be right but I am sceptical until I see other reviews come in. It has some good features. For example, lower speed with lower power consumption should help with lower heat generation. The Momentus XTs have a tendency to run hot. But I don't see this as a next generation over Momentus XT, too many compromises to keep the cost down relative to SSDs. I see it more like the Samsung 830 to 840 move that made the latest worse in some respects but had different compromises. I suspect this drive has been released to try to cater to the OEM market for low-middle end laptops that still come with a hard drive rather than a SSD. Momentus XT was too expensive for that.