Just as you surmised, Seagate is taking a wraps off the new hybrid drive, with OEM shipments of a Momentus XT starting currently. Hailed as a fastest 2.5-inch laptop drive on a world, this here device marries the 7200RPM tough drive (250/320/500GB) with 4GB of SLC NAND peep memory and 32MB of cache, and a company’s Adaptive Memory record allows it to store often used report upon a latter for ultra-speedy access. It can boot up to 100 percent faster than the required 5400RPM hard drive, as well as thankfully for us all, it utilizes the customary 9.5mm-high form cause which a vast majority of laptops make use of. Seagate additionally affirms which the drive “operates independently of a operating system and a motherboard chipset,” though we’re going to reason tight until you see a initial genuine benchmarks (it’ll soon be an choice in ASUS’ ROG J73Jh gaming laptop) prior to getting all hyped up. In related headlines, a outfit additionally voiced a world’s top genius 7200RPM drive at 750GB, with the Momentus 750GB boasting SATA 3Gbps await, an NCQ interface, 16MB of cache as well as “silent acoustics.” No price is mentioned, but you can gamble a large reward will placed upon something this sweeping. The full presser, an additional picture as well as the specs piece awaits you beyond a mangle.

Update: The reviews have been alreadypouring in, as well as at only $155 for the 500 gigger, it’s reception a satisfactory volume of praise.

Show full PR textSEAGATE DELIVERS WORLD’S FASTEST TOUGH DRIVE FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS; MOMENTUS® XT SOLID STATE HYBRID DRIVE OFFERS PLAIN STATE OPENING WITH THE GENIUS AS WELL AS WORTH OF TOUGH DISK DRIVES

New ASUS Gaming Laptop to Deliver Unprecedented Speeds Powered by Momentus XT Drive

SCOTTS HOLLOW, Calif. - May 24, 2010 - Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) currently voiced channel as well as OEM shipments of a Momentus® XT drive, a world’s fastest 2.5-inch laptop PERSONAL COMPUTER hard drive, combining SSD-like opening with a large genius as well as most reduce price of HDDs. The Momentus XT drive also features Adaptive Memory™ – the groundbreaking brand-new record from Seagate that learns as well as optimizes a drive’s opening to any user by relocating often used information into a peep memory for faster entrance. The Momentus XT plain state hybrid drive boots up to 100 percent faster than normal 5400RPM drives, a mainstream spin speed for laptop PCs, as well as sets brand-new benchmarks for real-world complement opening for laptops as well as gaming systems.

Today’s high-performance SSDs for mobile computing price as most as 10 times some-more than tough disk drives of a same genius, with the cost of the 250GB SSD outstripping even a price of many laptop PCs. As the outcome, many consumers as well as complement builders have been unwilling or incompetent to compensate the tall cost for the greater speed and still operations of SSDs. Additionally, SSDs suggest fewer genius options than tough hoop drives.

The Momentus XT drive is the best-of-both-worlds resolution which combines the 7200RPM spin speed, 4GB of plain state memory and Seagate’s Adaptive Memory record to deliver rare hard drive opening. The unique Adaptive Memory record functions by identifying patterns in how mostly certain digital interpretation is used, and afterwards relocating the many often used information to a embedded plain state memory for faster entrance – effectively tailoring hard drive performance to any user and their applications.

“For notebook PERSONAL COMPUTER users seeking forward to faster PERSONAL COMPUTER performance but sacrificing storage genius or affordability, right away there’s an choice,” according to John Rydning, IDC’s research executive for hard disk drives. “Seagate’s new Momentus® XT drive is a initial storage device for cover PCs that raises a club for affordable genius as well as performance.”

“We see a Momentus® XT drive as the diversion changer, a product heralding the brand-new era of hard drives which combine SSD and HDD capabilities so that laptop users don’t have to have trade-offs on speed, cost or genius,” pronounced Dave Mosley, Seagate senior manager vice boss of Sales, Marketing and Product Line Management. “The feedback we’ve perceived from business, attention experts as well as early reviews has been overwhelmingly certain, and Seagate will continue to drive creation which provides more value as well as the improved computing experience to consumers.”

Momentus® XT Drive Brings Unprecedented Speed to New ASUS Gaming Laptop PC

ASUS has additionally voiced which it will suggest the Momentus XT drive as an upgrade option for the new Republic of Gamers (ROG) G73Jh notebook. The system is powered by an Intel i7 720Qm quad-core processor, 8GB of DDR3 memory, as well as DX11 capable ATI Radeon Mobility HD 5870.

“With the Momentus® XT drive, ASUS gives gaming customers who prefer a ASUS ROG G73 the genius they need as well as the opening they hunger for,” pronounced PC Wang, clamp boss of a ASUS Systems Business Group. “Seagate’s innovative solid state hybrid drive hands down delivers a best worth, genius as well as SSD-like opening to the far-reaching assembly.”

The Momentus XT drive installs as simply as the normal 9.5mm-high cover drive for brand-new systems or laptop upgrades and, distinct early hybrid drives, operates independently of the operating complement and a motherboard chipset.

ASUS as well as Seagate Unveil a Momentus® XT Drive and the ROG G73JH with a Live Webcast

On Wednesday, May 26, Seagate as well as OEM patron ASUS will co-sponsor a live webcast phenomenon not usually the brand-new Momentus XT plain state hybrid drive, but additionally featuring a brand-new ASUS ROG G73JH system with two Momentus XT drives. Three lucky attendees of this webcast will win the brand-new G73 system only for attending*. Special guest speakers will yield an in-depth look during how this drive will transform high-performance computing.

Seagate also unveils brand-new further to mainstream Momentus® Family: 750GB spinning during 7200RPMs

In addition to a Momentus XT drive, Seagate is delivering a world’s highest capacity 7200RPM drive during 750GB. This brand-new Momentus 750GB drive is the traditional tough hoop drive designed for mainstream to high-performance computing as well as outmost backup enclosures. The Momentus 750GB drive also facilities a SATA 3Gb/s with NCQ interface, 16MB cache with wordless acoustics as well as low energy expenditure. The Momentus 750GB drive delivers high genius with tall performance as well as serve enhances the feature-rich options already accessible in the Seagate Momentus family of 2.5-inch cover drives.