The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160GB HD is the first Seagate drive utilizing perpendicular recording technology. This innovative technology enables them to deliver 160GB in a single, 2.5-inch disc drive. Momentus 5400.3 is ideal for mainstream notebook PCs, with the best combination of performance and mobility. Its average 12.6ms seek time with an average latency of only 5.6ms, makes it uniquely fast at implementing requests. SoftSonic Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor makes this super-fast drive the world's only virtually silent hard drive, reduces vibration and minimizes heat output.
Seagate's QuietStep Ramp Load Technology is designed for silent operation and the Operational Shock Tolerance helps to reduce the failure rate of drives when used in rugged notebook operating environments and industrial applications. It comes with Seagate’s 5 year warranty and the full weight of the Seagate reputation! This is a great new offering from Seagate and a huge notebook drive!
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Excellent drive for those who need BIG!
- Pros: Plugged into my Twinhead Durabook running SuSE 10.1 and never looked back. Fast, quiet, cool and plenty of room. This is my 4th Seagate Momentus perpendicular recording drive, and all are still in daily operation with no problems. Low power and heat dissipation is great, as in a ruggidized laptop the drive is enclosed in shock-mounting which limits the heat transfer to radiation and very modest airflow. No problems with extended operation (24+ hr continuous) or high ambient temp operations.
- Cons: A bit pricey (bought it early in the product cycle), but worth the cost if you need a single large capacity laptop drive with extended environmental capability.
- Other Thoughts: Been running with no glitches for nearly 6 months, but I really need a 200GB drive now...
Very nice drive, so far!
- Pros: Replaced an old 4200 RPM 40 gig laptop drive and I immediately saw improvements in performance: Dropped my boot time in linux from 40 seconds to 30. Programs open up quicker, and perforance in VMWare Server is much, much better!
- Cons: Err... what will I do with all of this space?!?
- Other Thoughts: It's only been a couple of weeks, but I haven't noticed any corruptions or problems with the drive. Time will tell... The old 40 gig Toshiba drive definitely has been reliable, and it still is.
| Model | ST9160821A |
| Interface | ATA-6 |
| Capacity | 160GB |
| RPM | 5400 RPM |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
Reviewed By: Brett on 8/30/2006
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
