Cheaper than SSD faster than a HDD = SSD Hybrid

[crx]

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This technology is actually a combination of two existing ones. So regarding the lifespan on it.... I think it should be reliable enough. With regards to performance it's something I hope someone here can give a first hand experience.

[dexlimp]

mau unta naa mag post sa nka experience na..naa na jud hnuon na pro basin d sad istoryans hehe

[istoryan99]

yap! i just bot it last month. In the first boot up you may not so notice it but when 2,3,4,5,...it comes very fast!! ( vaio F12, 8g, 330m) BUT using it w/ heavy video , photo edit applications not so much for the price its very OK.

[crx]

are you using seagate momentus xt? or another brand?

[istoryan99]

yes,bro XT seagate hybrid theyre the only one as for now, its same as 7200 rpm/but with 4GB SLC NAND solid state memory,plus 32MB of drive-level cache, comparing 16mb in the original. I compare it w/ my orig 640gig 5400rpm of Vaio with the same applications and file. about 30 -50 secs diffrnce in booting till the hardisk lamp flickrs to off for stand by. And in opening each programs i guess around 2-5 secs. But when, close open it became instantly.Others like playing videos, music, games of course no diffrnce, Just my little observations.

[crx]

This is great.

But you mean you only see the difference in the startup? no difference in regular usage? how about opening programs?

[istoryan99]

Like I said 2-3 secs, but if u keep using it. It becomes better or faster. I am not using it for now bec, I have 2-3 HDD for each of my laptops(not external) I swap it every now and then. testing them
each and trying to improve my slowest drive for trial and error configurations.So I wont mess around w/ my favorite drives.

[crx]

With the prices of SSD now, I think this is a good product to use for now. Thanks for the info, I will definitely consider this in upgrading the HDD for my notebook.