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June 2013
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The Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD offers noticeably faster boot time and better overall performance than regular hard drives at a much lower cost than solid-state drives
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The Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD's data transfer speed is slow. It comes with just 8GB of flash memory and spins at only 5
For those that can afford an SSD our advice remains the same: buy one. A dedicated SSD will always provide the best performance available. If looking to accelerate a device that has dual drive bays we would recommend other caching solutions with more capa...
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Published: 2013-04-03, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
Users with machines requiring 7mm height drives who find the price of large capacity SSDs hard to swallow now have a very nice alternative with Seagate's Laptop Thin SSHD which combines large capacity and low cost with performance that oftentimes mat...
From a purely technological standpoint, the Laptop Thin SSHD is an impressive accomplishment. Seagate has stuffed 500GB of mechanical storage and 8GB of flash memory into a 7-mm notebook drive that's slim enough to make a supermodel jealous. The NAND is ...
In the end everything comes down to user experience. Most of a typical user’s experience hinges on quick boot times and fast application launching. Both of these things are accomplished in SSD like fashion when you are running a Seagate Laptop Thin SSH...
Slimmer "Thin" 7mm design works with more devices, Inexpensive starting price, 18% faster in HTPC workloads and 54% faster in Gaming workloads than previous generation model
Still limited to 8GB NAND flash, 5,400RPM platter component offers lower uncached data transfer speeds
Seagate's 500GB SSHD Thin drive at 7mm is a wallet-friendly alternative for users seeking new technology that provides low-power consumption, serious performance gains over conventional HDDs when in cache, and overall solid value per gigabyte. ...
The Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD offers noticeably faster boot time and better overall performance than regular hard drives at a much lower cost than solid-state drives
The Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD's data transfer speed is slow. It comes with just 8GB of flash memory and spins at only 5,400rpm
If you're looking for SSD-like performance at just a fraction of the cost, the Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD offers some gratification.
Abstract: Now that the prices of SSDs have dropped to well below 50 cents per GB, we expect that only few Hardware.Info readers will still want to use a conventional hard drive as their primary storage device. We still can't quite live without them, however, beca...
Abstract: Most of our avid readers of course have at least one SSD in their desktop and laptop, but for large volume storage you're still relegated to conventional hard disks. It's almost become a negative connotation - 'conventional' - and it really doesn't do t...
Widelycompatible 7mm form factor, Considerably cheaper than an SSD, No drivers needed; works with any OS, Cache acceleration is felt during everyday use, Makes an excellent upgrade for an ageing laptop
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The Laptop Thin SSHD is one of the most accessible hybrid storage solutions to date. By combining a basic 5,400RPM hard disk with an 8GB MLC NAND cache, Seagate has created a low-cost drive that offers the capacity of a hard disk and the performance bene...
