W520 HDD Upgrade

[Takeda]

I'm presently running a Seagate 750GB 7200 RPM Hybrid drive. I would like to upgrade to 1TB, and I'm considering the Seagate 1TB Hybrid drive.

Is there any recommendations? Thank you!

[Cigarguy]

I have a few Momentus XT 500 GB drives and 1 of the new 1 TB SSHD drive. Did not notice much of a speed difference between the two. The hybrid drives are faster than a HDD but nowhere near the speed of a SSD. I would consider getting a 120 GB SSD for OS and programs with a HDD in the Ultrabay for data.

Western Digital is coming with a dual drive (SSD+HDD) in one package, now that would be a nice combo.

[Takeda]

I have a few Momentus XT 500 GB drives and 1 of the new 1 TB SSHD drive. Did not notice much of a speed difference between the two. The hybrid drives are faster than a HDD but nowhere near the speed of a SSD. I would consider getting a 120 GB SSD for OS and programs with a HDD in the Ultrabay for data.

Western Digital is coming with a dual drive (SSD+HDD) in one package, now that would be a nice combo.

Thank you for your post, and suggestions. Presently, my 750GB Hybrid drive is plenty fast, I just need the 1TB for additional storage. The 750GB is a 7200RPM drive, and the 1TB is only 5600RPMs. Any idea how much slower the 1TB will be?

[Cigarguy]

In terms of speed they are about the same. On ATTO benchmark they are about the same. During normal every use, I did not notice any difference. I do like the old XT drives better because the flash is SLC vs MLC on the new drives.

[Takeda]

In terms of speed they are about the same. On ATTO benchmark they are about the same. During normal every use, I did not notice any difference. I do like the old XT drives better because the flash is SLC vs MLC on the new drives.

Thanks! I appreciate the information.

[Takeda]

I saw from Seagate's website, there are 2 1TB Hybrid drives. One is a Momentus XT 1TB Hybrid.

[ZaZ]

Western Digital is coming with a dual drive (SSD+HDD) in one package, now that would be a nice combo.

Looks like it's going to be expensive. One would probably be better off getting a 120GB mSATA and Hitachi 1.5TB 5K1500 if you want to maximize space, provided you're not using WWAN of course.