Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive 2.5-Inch US $95 + $9 Postage @ Amazon

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Here is what they say about this drive:
Utilizes Seagate flash management technology to deliver SSD-like performance
Integrates NAND flash with traditional hard drive storage

Seagate Laptop SSHD leverages several gigabytes of NAND flash technology to deliver the performance benefits of solid state drives. SSHD is 4× faster than standard 7200 RPM hard drives*; they improve system-level performance by an average of 20%; and you'll get far faster bootups.

*As measured by PC Mark Vantage benchmark software
Items: USD 94.99
Shipping & handling: USD 8.79
Total before tax: USD 103.78

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  [Deactivated] on 06/03/2014 - 15:52

  +4

  So it's a normal mechanical HDD with a large cache

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    jv on 06/03/2014 - 15:57

    +1

    That sounds a lot more accurate.

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    Hellfire on 06/03/2014 - 16:00

    +2

    Huge cache might be more accurate.

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      jv on 06/03/2014 - 16:06

      It's also 5400 rpm

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        klaw81 on 06/03/2014 - 17:05

        +4

        5400rpm doesn't tell the whole story though. These hybrid drives outperform a high-performance 7200rpm hard drive in pretty much every category, while using a fair bit less power.

        These drives are a great compromise between large storage and high data rates at an affordable price. Yes, an SSD is faster, but it's also at least 5x the price for the same capacity.

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        jv on 06/03/2014 - 17:17

        -2

        5400rpm doesn't tell the whole story though.

        I was referring to how fast the platters spin.

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        klaw81 on 06/03/2014 - 17:27

        +4

        Yeah, I know. But 5400rpm typically indicates a low performance drive, and these drives are definitely not low-performance.

        The platter speed is not really relevant with this kind of drive, and the description on this page doesn't say anything about the platter speed of this item.

        My understanding is that the 5400 platter speed was adopted as a power-saving measure. 7200rpm uses more power to get more performance, and the 8Gb cache on this drive makes that unnecessary.

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        RohBoat on 06/03/2014 - 19:31

        +3

        thanks for clearing that up. Just in case anyone thought the flash memory spun at 5400rpm..

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  aim54x on 06/03/2014 - 16:01

  Actually these are the 3rd gen Seagate Momentus drive and have 8GB SSD tacked onboard. For some reason Seagate seems to have dropped the "Momentus" branding.

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    slowmo on 06/03/2014 - 16:07

    Momentus XT to be precise.

    they used to have normal 7200rpm Momentus drives w/o the 'large' 8gb cache.

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  britta on 06/03/2014 - 16:05

  +2

  PS4 HDD??

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    [Deactivated] on 06/03/2014 - 16:53

    +1

    Quite relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGjSJwlHK6M

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      Hivetyrant on 06/03/2014 - 17:19

      That was actually a lot more relevant and informative than I thought it would be.

      Nice!

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    ob123 on 06/03/2014 - 21:15

    Got one from MSY for $145.00 so this is a good price.
    Straight into my PS4!!

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  silent1 on 06/03/2014 - 16:09

  +4

  You can also buy local stock from about the same price with warranty intact.

  USD 95 + 9 = AUD 105 + 10 = AUD 115

  http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=seagate+1tb+ssh…

  MWave = $105 + $9 shipping.

  Edit: This one's 3.5"

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    [Deactivated] on 06/03/2014 - 16:32

    +1

    thats 3.5" the 2.5" is $135 from msy

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      davidl2 on 06/03/2014 - 22:34

      for $20 more…..local stocks!

      I would stick with local! unless it's more than $50 saving

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  Save Medicare on 06/03/2014 - 16:18

  9.5mm ):

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  boost on 06/03/2014 - 17:04

  -8

  SSD "like" are you kidding? Is your 9-5 job a sales rep?
  1TB SSD is easily over $500

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  jv on 06/03/2014 - 17:18

  How reliable are these compared to a normal disk or to an SSD ?

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    slowmo on 06/03/2014 - 17:44

    Got the 500gb one when it first came out. It Went into my laptop and 2 years ago into my desktop. Draw your own conclusions. :)

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    llama on 06/03/2014 - 21:54

    +1

    Perhaps you get the unreliability of BOTH all rolled into one. LOL

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    davidl2 on 06/03/2014 - 22:36

    these are still more reliable than SSD which have higher failure rates……

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    bbyboy on 07/03/2014 - 11:01

    And yet you commented above, acting like you know everything

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  mackaxx on 06/03/2014 - 19:23

  Really like the look of this, think I'll get one.

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  Kanasuke on 06/03/2014 - 22:28

  How big is the cache on this one?