[DragonChi]

Boot times are between the 2 types of storage, prices seems alright.
though 150 for 4 GB of SSD and the rest disk does seem a bit much for $150.

I just read up on this... Seems only good as a comprise for notebooks where one drive is possible.

[Manic!]

Reviewed and tested here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd

[Ikkaku]

hah I attended the online conference for the thing and it did catch my eye. Most load times speed up quite a bit with gradual use, albeit still lacking compared to SSD but that's understandable.

Seems like a pretty good deal.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I think I might snag this up when the prices get lower. Right now I only have a 250GB 5400RPM drive in my laptop. I don't have a desktop, so I use an external HD as storage. However, this is enticing since it has the speed benefits of a SSD (albeit not as fast) with the storage of a standard conventional hard drive.

[SkinnyPupp]

It doesn't really have any benefits of an SSD drive.

[Manic!]

The way SSD prices are drooping and capacities are going up this type of drive will be pointless in less than 2 years.

What has me kind of interested is Hitachi's SSD DVD drive combo that's coming out.

http://technews.am/conversations/dotgizmo/hitachi_lg_officially_announce_the_hydrive_ssd_cd_ dvd_combo_drive

[ddr]

it didn't seem to be that much quicker in the reviews i read