Drive ModelST500LM021 Capacity500GB InterfaceSATA 6Gb/s DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS Standard SED modelsNo SED (FIPS 140-2) modelsNo ATA data-transfer modes s. Our benchmarking shows the Gen3 and Gen2 both outperform HDDs where it matters, in our real world traces where the onboard cache can really show its performance benefits. It helps when comparing drives in every setting possible, but it doesn’t exactly work out into faster everyday usage or better game loading times.

Seagate SSHD Thin Review (Gen3 500GB, ST500LM000) Seagate SSHD Thin Review (Gen3 500GB, ST500LM000)

In het volgende scherm wordt u gevraagd om alle applicaties af te sluiten, uw data op te slaan en hiervan een back-up te maken. The test consists of a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit system pre-configured with Steam, with Grand Theft Auto 4, Left 4 Dead 2, and Mass Effect 2 already downloaded and installed. With the drive taken apart, you can quickly see the Seagate SSHD Thin is no normal notebook HDD, as it has an additional controller and NAND memory module that allow it to offer both high capacity as well as faster transactional performance when data gets cached to flash. Along with the change in nomenclature, Seagate implemented several platform changes to the SSHD Gen3 as well. Hard Drive This Seagate Laptop Thin ST500LM021 HDD will give your laptop the storage to hold your photos, files, and other storage needs.As Seagate does not warrant the data on your drive, in addition to regular back-ups, your data should be backed up, if possible, before upgrading the drive firmware. Seagate’s 500GB SSHD Thin drive at 7mm is a wallet-friendly alternative for users seeking new technology that provides low-power consumption, serious performance gains over conventional HDDs when in cache, and overall solid value per gigabyte.

Seagate ST500LM021 – Laptop Thin ST500LM021 Hard Drive – Hard

Please check the Download Finder regularly to determine if new firmware is available for your drive. In that case, where data is nicely cached, the new 500GB Thin bests the 750GB Gen2 product by a significant margin. Yes, the SSHD wins on capacity by a wide margin, but the SSD shows at least 8X gains in the real world traces, the place where the SSHD does the best. For this reason we turned to our StorageMark 2010 traces, which include HTPC, Productivity, and Gaming traces to help readers find out how a drive might rank under their conditions. However, now at just 7mm, it’s a perfect fit for new-generation laptops and essentially any user-configuration.Thanks to improvements in the cache technology, the cache miss pain of hitting the slower spinning drive should be mitigated, but regardless, hitting the drive without flash assistance is going to hurt a little more than in the Gen2 drive.