Seagate Launches Momentus XT Hybrid Drive With 4GB Of NAND

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Seagate has launched its new Momentus XT hybrid drive, with 4GB of NAND and OEM shipments are starting today only. It is one of the fastest 2.5-inch notebook drive in the market today. It features a 7200RPM hard drive (250/320/500GB) along with 4GB of SLC NAND flash memory and 32MB of cache. Seagate’s Adaptive Memory technology allows it to store frequently used information on the latter for quick access. The hard drive can boot up to 100% faster than a regular 5400RPM hard drive. It also utilizes a standard 9.5mm-high form factor that the majority of the notebooks use. The company also says that the drive operates independently of the operating system and the motherboard chipset. We’ll be waiting for the first real benchmarks. It’ll soon be featuring as an option in ASUS’ ROG J73Jh gaming laptop.