In Seagate has launched what it calls "its groundbreaking solid state hybrid drive" - Momentus XT - for consumer and commercial laptops and the companys fastest drive ever for personal computers.
In a company release, it said that seven original equipment manufacturers are gearing up to ship laptops powered by the Momentus XT drive. The drive is also available at some leading global online retailers.
The Momentus XT drive features Seagates Adaptive Memory and FAST Factor technologies. Adaptive Memory technology works by identifying data usage patterns, and then moving the most frequently retrieved information to solid state memory for faster access. Adaptive Memory effectively tailors hard drive performance to each user and the applications they use. FAST Factor technology blends the strengths of SSDs and hard disk drives for faster access to applications, quicker bootup and higher overall system speed.
Laptop users want faster access to all of their content, from gaming, music and video to spreadsheets and documents, creating strong demand for the highest performance, said Scott Horn, vice president of Worldwide Marketing at Seagate. Seagate is excited to answer this need with a second-generation Momentus XT drive."
The Momentus XT drive is nearly 70 percent faster than the prior Momentus drive version and up to three times faster than a traditional hard disk drive while providing 750GB of storage capacity. The Momentus XT hard drives Serial ATA 6Gb/second interface and 8 gigabytes of Single Level Cell NAND flash double the interface and NAND read-write speed of the previous generation. The all-in-one design of Momentus XT drive makes installation and upgrading simple and easy for any laptop or desktop computer and with any operating system.
The Momentus XT drive is now shipping in volume worldwide. Manufacturers Suggesting Retail Pricing (MSRP) for Momentus XT 750GB is $245.
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