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Seagate MomentusXT 500GB in a desktop

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Burner27

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I got a Seagate MomentusXT 500GB laptop HDD for Xmas, but no laptop to use it in (switched to SSD in laptop and it doesn't have a 2nd bay for another). I could put it in an external enclosure but then i thought of putting it in my desktop machine as 'storage space'. I already have an SSD as my OS drive. Can anyone offer advice or recommendations as to whether or not this is a good idea?

(I have several 1TB + external HDDs already)
 
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I really don't see a problem with it. I'm not sure how much those drives sell for on the used market. Given that HDD prices are currently pretty high, if you don't really "need" it you could just sell it. I'm sure you could "trade" it for a slower 5400rpm internal drive of much greater capacity if you are just using it for storage. This is the hybrid ssd/7200rpm drive correct?
 
You could also put it in a fast external (USB3 or eSATA) and use it as a data drive for both your desktop and laptop.
 
That would be a nice data disk if you don't need too much space. The SSD part wouldn't be too useful if you'd be using it for storing large files but it wouldn't hurt either.
 
It's going to be used to house my software repository and iTunes music. Everything on the drive is backed up monthly as well. Total size is about 300GBs and rarely grows in size.

My concern is with durability. The drive itself will have active cooling as well so heat will not be a concern. I am trying to reduce my 'carbon footprint' (aka lower my electric bill) by using lower power drives in my machine without sacrificing speed. I have tried the Seagate Barracuda LP drives but they slowed my machine down to the point where I pulled them out and my machine was responding better. I have already switched to an SSD for my OS and I still need some 'higher capacity' drives in my machine as 1TB SSDs are a 'wee bit' too expensive for me. I use a NAS for storing large files.
 
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i have 3 of those harddrives in two of my systems and i have been very happy with them. i've had one in my laptop for about 9 months now and i havent had any issues with relability.

in terms of performnace it has been great. my roommate has a 2600k desktop w/8gb of ram and an crucial m4 64gb hdd for his games and i have 2700k w/8gb of ram with the seagate hdd for my games. when we're both playing multiplayer games on the same server, he will usually load games about 2-5 seconds faster than me. i really don't notice slower load time unless we're playing battlefield 3 together.

for using the haddrives for running/storing programs it has been excellent. it did take time to "learn" what programs i used frequelty, but after a week of use, it felt like near ssd speed. however, i wouldn't use it to store data such as music as i feel you wouln't take advantage of the drives capabiliites.
 
And the other 2 you have are in a desktop? Does the drive run warm? I agree that it probably wouldn't take advantange of the attributes of the SSD when playing music, but again I am thinking 'green' and performance.
 
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yes, i have two of them running in my desktop pretty much as steam and origin/progam files drive. none of the drives run warm in both of my computers. actually my laptop ran cooler when i took out my western digital black edition 320gb hdd and put in the hybrid drive.


they do use more power than an typical 2.5 7200 rpm hdd, but im pretty sure they use less power than most 3.5 hdd. i could be wrong, i just woke up not to long ago from a rough night
 
I have one in my son's desktop computer and it runs great - a real nice upgrade over his old hard drive. I haven't checked actual power usage, but since it's a laptop drives, I assume it will use less power. It certainly runs a lot cooler than the old 3.5" drive it replaced.
 
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I am trying to reduce my 'carbon footprint' (aka lower my electric bill) by using lower power drives in my machine without sacrificing speed.
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That's a good one... LoL. A 7200 2.5 vs 7200 3.5
Post specs of your rigs and how they are used.
We'll help you tweak your engergy consumption.
 
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