Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Help Fast

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Blackle00

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Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ Solid State Hybrid Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=7#scrollFullInfo

Theres a deal right now and I was wondering what do you guys think of this drive? Worth it or has alot of problems etc?

 

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yea that is a good deal at half off tho i haven't tried a hybrid drive yet to tell you if there any good=)

 

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Damn yeah it looks like a really good deal. Ive read about it but still have alota doubts whether or not its worth it. Im planing on using this on my desktop but still debating.

 

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It seems a decent number of recent reviews talk about failure within a few months.

Great deal, but I think I'll hold out for the 2nd generation 750 GB drive with 8 GB flash memory.

 

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yeah saw that thanks ill prolly hold out for the mean time.

 

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yea i would wait for a a second revision myself,they would be good to fill the gap between SSD and HDD be good for a storage drive but i would stick to using a SSD for my os.