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SATA 3.0Gb/s Interface, 500 GB Capability
Largest-Fit Applications; High-performance and mainstream laptop PCs, Small form factor PCs, Workstations, Urbanized applications
7,200 RPM Gyration Speed,16 MB Cache Buffer
Two Year Commitment
Run-of-the-mill latency 4.17 msec, Random read seek time 11.0 msec, Chance write seek time 13.0 msec
Description
Momentus 7200.4 2.5Inch 500Gb 7200Rpm 8Cch Sata
Customer Reviews
Do your up on....
Interpret the 5 pages of support issues on this drive in Seagate's forums or the 30+ pages in Apple's forums (and note: this isn't an cause c exclusive to Apple systems)... or read the reviews at Newegg... this drive has Serious reliability issues. Don't believe all these 5 star reviews from people who reviewed the drive the day they installed it. It will run extreme when you first put it in. But 15-60 days in you will start hearing clunking noises. Your system will start freezing for a move or two here or there. The drive's load cycle count will start to skyrocket (to the point that even under "normal" use the drive will fail within a year by Seagate's own numbers). If you're in fact unlucky, the drive will suddenly die. Don't play russian roulette with your data. Don't fall for this driveway's relatively low price or nice specs. The most important spec in a hard drive is reliability. This one sucks.
Two in a row have messed up
I am not customary to say there is something wrong with these drives, because at the end of the day I'm only one guy with a bad experience. I'll just offer my review here so that people get a full perspective. I have had two of these dwindle on me in a row, failing offline SMART tests. When it was working, the drive was very fast and quiet, though, so I can undeniably understand the high marks people give these drives when they work. I think it is just to say that Seagate is really running these at the ragged edge of what is possible. While the transfer rates can closer 90 Mb/s at the edge of the platter, according to a few quick tests I ran, the transfer rate fluctuates greatly, and the scenic route shows a pretty constant stream of software-corrected (ECC) errors. In other words, you're not losing text, but the data coming off the drive is on the border of what is readable, such that the drive needs to rely on fault correction and/or rereads (hence the fluctuating speeds) to get...
Seagate Momentus 7200.4
I was in point of fact worried to buy this drive cause of the reviews I read, but I bought it because of the reputation of seagate, as my old vigour was seagate momentus too but 160 GB, I did replace it with this 500 GB model, and found no Vibration as many people claimed, the same as Hitachi, western Digital. I ordered two tough drives Installed the first in a Macbook Pro 17" 2.4 GHz SR, everything is perfect. I am not sure about the battery life after replacing the indicate as I did upgrade the OS to snow leopard afterwords so I can't judge the battery level fairly. The second trip did install it in a White Macbook 2.4 Ghz, to replace a 5400rpm 160 GB Hitachi, there is a earnest significant difference between the old Hitachi, and this drive for sure, the Macbook is really flying now, boot times are faster, and applications squeeze weigh down fast too. The over All performance did boast I guess 40% more. White Macbook: Vibration: No Suddenness: Yes...
Boost for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
Voluntary G-Force Protection feature adds another layer of robustness for road warriors.
7,200 RPM Suffer vertigo Speed, 16 MB Cache Buffer, SATA 3Gb/s interface with Native Command Queuing, 320 GB Volume
Description
Momentus 7200.4 laptop obdurate drives deliver industry leading 7200-RPM performance with environmentally responsible low power operation. The drives are available with G-Force Protection technology for added robustness and durability. The technology senses when the move is in free-fall and quickly protects against shock damage by moving the heads off the disk. With capacities from 160GB to 500GB, 16 MB hiding-place and 3 Gb/s SATA with NCQ, the Momentus 7200.4 hard drive is perfect for performance and mainstream laptops, workstations and smallform-lender desktop systems.Seagate Technology, a leader in storage, is dedicated to building products that make the acquaintance of the needs of the consumer and integrator, allowing them to build solutions that are state of the art, maximizing fruitful system life. Seagate also works hand in hand with major technology players to upon new platforms and interfaces for system builders. Unlike many competitors, Seagate takes a leadership r, as well as learning from our customers, to develop the future of storage and what it means to computing.
Customer Reviews
Do your delving....
Interpret the 5 pages of support issues on this drive in Seagate's forums or the 30+ pages in Apple's forums (and note: this isn't an event exclusive to Apple systems)... or read the reviews at Newegg... this drive has Serious reliability issues. Don't believe all these 5 star reviews from people who reviewed the drive the day they installed it. It will run horrific when you first put it in. But 15-60 days in you will start hearing clunking noises. Your system will start freezing for a sponsor or two here or there. The drive's load cycle count will start to skyrocket (to the point that even under "normal" use the drive will fail within a year by Seagate's own numbers). If you're positively unlucky, the drive will suddenly die. Don't play russian roulette with your data. Don't fall for this intimate's relatively low price or nice specs. The most important spec in a hard drive is reliability. This one sucks.
Two in a row have messed up
I am not succeeding to say there is something wrong with these drives, because at the end of the day I'm only one guy with a bad experience. I'll just offer my review here so that people get a full perspective. I have had two of these fall flat on me in a row, failing offline SMART tests. When it was working, the drive was very fast and quiet, though, so I can irrefutably understand the high marks people give these drives when they work. I think it is proper to say that Seagate is really running these at the ragged edge of what is possible. While the transfer rates can way 90 Mb/s at the edge of the platter, according to a few quick tests I ran, the transfer rate fluctuates greatly, and the industry shows a pretty constant stream of software-corrected (ECC) errors. In other words, you're not losing statistics, but the data coming off the drive is on the border of what is readable, such that the drive needs to rely on gaffe correction and/or rereads (hence the fluctuating speeds) to get...
Seagate Momentus 7200.4
I was extremely worried to buy this drive cause of the reviews I read, but I bought it because of the reputation of seagate, as my old go was seagate momentus too but 160 GB, I did replace it with this 500 GB model, and found no Vibration as many people claimed, the same as Hitachi, western Digital. I ordered two brutish drives Installed the first in a Macbook Pro 17" 2.4 GHz SR, everything is perfect. I am not sure about the battery life after replacing the ride as I did upgrade the OS to snow leopard afterwords so I can't judge the battery level fairly. The second impetus did install it in a White Macbook 2.4 Ghz, to replace a 5400rpm 160 GB Hitachi, there is a genuine significant difference between the old Hitachi, and this drive for sure, the Macbook is really flying now, boot times are faster, and applications jam fast too. The over All performance did boast I guess 40% more. White Macbook: Vibration: No Abruptness accelerate: Yes...
September 8, 2009
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Check Battery Cycle Count on a Mac
NiCad (I have faith) has a “recall efficacy” – after a while, if you keep discharging it to the same import, it “forgets” that it can liquidate further. you hankering to “keep the electrons slack” by not keeping it plugged in all the leisure, but plummeting down to “0 potential” is rather bad. I’m guaranteed if you look up ‘rechargeable battery types’ on google or wikipedia you’ll learn more…....
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It has been observed as of belated that the Macbook or the Macbook pro users who have purchased their devices in 2006 or 2007 are losing out on battery entity of their devices at an terrifying reckon. This riddle is not being countenance by one or two buyer alone, but there are a Brobdingnagian copy of users fa in a delicate condition with their battery spirit. The battery that is normally accompanied by the Macbook or the Macbook pro is to accommodate a deadlock perpetually of 4 hours. You can log in investigate your System Profiler for some report about your laptop battery power system....
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Jan 03, 2010 by Nathan | Posted in Laptops & Notebooks
Okay so this is supernatural and scary!! I was given a macbook pro in the summer as a gift but it was given as in "cast-off" by my grandpa. So i have had it about for about 5 months. It was excellent ! i had no problems what so ever. So today
All you for to do is replace the battery. You will probably have to buy it unless the Macbook is still under warranty. You can call Apple and describe the problem, and they will help you out. I don't quite see a way around buying a new battery. I know
L0rdD1gital | Jan 03, 2010
Which laptop is better?!?!?!?
Jan 03, 2011 by Aaron | Posted in Laptops & Notebooks
Apple iBook G4
iBook G4 / 1.07 GHz
with Airport Xtreme WiFi
Configurations:
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard installed
- 12 inch LCD gauge
- 30 GB Hard Drive
- 512 mb RAM
- DVD/CD Combo
Why in the everloving Affliction do you need to ask if a 1.07ghz laptop is faster than a 300mhz laptop??? The iBook G4, even though it's pretty old, is substantially superior to the G3 in every possible way!
If your computer is under agreement, and your cycle count is low, Apple will
probably replace the battery. If your cycle count is over the recommended number
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The purpose of most Apple batteries is to still provide 80% of the original charge
... If the cycle count is low but the battery is still uninterrupted out of juice ...
As someone who's had to have his battery replaced at the Apple Accumulate a few ...
the Cycle Count, but using iStat Menus is obviously a heckuva lot quicker!). ...
