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Post #344,695
by folkert
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7/10/11 1:15:06 AM
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New Previous experience...
I have a Friend with an older MacBook Pro. First Core2 processors.

Putting in the 4GB SSD and a 300GB traditional disk.

It failed miserably.

Would not install completely.
Post #344,700
by SpiceWare
7/10/11 1:28:46 PM
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New 2 separate drives, or an earlier hybrid drive?
Mine shows up as a single drive.

From what I've read, the earlier hybrid drives required the OS to be involved, and apparently only Windows supported it.
http://www.tomshardw...ive-ssd,2638.html
Update: with more real-world testing under our belts, Seagate's Momentus XT is receiving our rare Best of Tom's award for excellent performance
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Hybrid hard drives (H-HDDs) arrived in 2007, and they disappeared soon after because there was hardly any real benefit. Today, Seagate unveils a new type of hybrid that is similar to the initial H-HDD concept. However, the new Momentus XT does not rely on operating system support, and hence should be more versatile.
Post #344,701
by folkert
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7/10/11 1:31:53 PM
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New An earlier Hybrid.
Failed miserably on installing OSX 10.6.something.

Went back to 10.5.6 and it also failed miserably.

Would not complete the installation at all.

Put a regular drive back in and it worked just fine.
     Hybrid drive marries a 4GB SSD to a 500GB HDD - (SpiceWare) - (9) - July 9, 2011, 11:10:46 AM EDT
         Let us know how it goes. - (Another Scott) - (2) - July 9, 2011, 11:35:01 AM EDT
             initial test results - (SpiceWare) - (1) - July 9, 2011, 02:32:03 PM EDT
                 significantly - (beepster) - July 9, 2011, 03:07:47 PM EDT
         Previous experience... - (folkert) - (2) - July 10, 2011, 01:15:06 AM EDT
             2 separate drives, or an earlier hybrid drive? - (SpiceWare) - (1) - July 10, 2011, 01:28:46 PM EDT
                 An earlier Hybrid. - (folkert) - July 10, 2011, 01:31:53 PM EDT
         Initial results are very promising! - (SpiceWare) - July 21, 2011, 10:23:47 AM EDT
         Very happy with the hybrid! - (SpiceWare) - (1) - July 22, 2011, 03:52:25 PM EDT
             Neat. Thanks. -NT - (Another Scott) - July 22, 2011, 06:40:42 PM EDT

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