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W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:33 pm
by 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!
Re: W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:43 pm
by 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.
Re: W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:27 pm
by Takeda
Cigarguy wrote: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?
Re: W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:39 pm
by 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.
Re: W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:51 pm
by Takeda
Cigarguy wrote: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.
Re: W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:56 pm
by Takeda
I saw from Seagate's website, there are 2 1TB Hybrid drives. One is a Momentus XT 1TB Hybrid.
Re: W520 HDD Upgrade
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:18 pm
by ZaZ
Cigarguy wrote: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.