x2 Seagate Momentus XT 500GB raid0

[sliice]

Hi guys quick question,

Regarding the seagate momentus XT 2.5" hybrid drive can they be raided in raid0?

Just one of these harddrives owns a velociraptor in nearly every benchmark if not all.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3734/seagates-momentus-xt-review-finally-a-good-hybrid-hdd/2

So raiding 2 momentus XT 500GB would not only cost less than a velociraptor but also gives alot more storage too.

- x2 Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid [sata II] = £213.84 inc postage

- x1 Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB {sata III] = £224.59 inc postage

I understand that theres a firmware update on the momentus XT http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=215451 [firmware sd24] that has fixed all privious problems of freezing up the system on a regular basis, is this true?

However i did find this review http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/seagate_momentus_xt_500gb/4.htm which benchmarks the momentus XT in raid0 back in may 2010.

Anyway im thinking that the 4GB flash works exactly like the 64MB cache other HDDs have right?, it uses the 4GB as a rad cache and a 64MB DRAM cache as write cache?

Thanks again...

 

[Heebs]

I'm pretty sure you can.

I've been debating replacing any application drives in my PC with the seagate and still boot windows off the SSD.

 

[sliice]

Little update...

So i went for a safe bet and got x2 Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ), by far the cheapest option out of the ones i was looking into.

I have attached the benchmarks for SpinPoints [raid0] + the Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC128MAG-1G1).



Bear in mind that the c300 cost me £220 ish and has 128gb + a pair of SpinPoints cost £85.96 which has +1800gb.

Without a doubt in my mind the SpinPoints in raid are a must for everyone!

Thanks.

 

[danwat1234]

Here is the official Seagate Momentus XT SD26 firmware update. SD26 is the latest version of the drive's firmware as of the end of August, 2011.

Windows version (easiest):

http://www.sendspace.com/file/mhlkbf

Bootable iso version:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rifiz5

 

[FragTek]

How are you liking these drives?

I am thinking about picking one up for my laptop. They looks beastly for the low price tag ($99 w/ free shipping @ Newegg).