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Seagate 1TB ST1000LM014 Hybrid Drives $115.99 Sydney Pick-up @ Skycomp

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Seagate 1TB ST1000LM014 Hybrid Drives $115.99 Sydney Pick-up @ Skycomp
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mikokik5 on 14/10/2014 - 12:35 skycomp.com.au (189 clicks)
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An alternative to SSD and a way to speed up those recently purchased Macs from dicksmith:

SSHD provides a great way to breathe new life into any laptop computer.

Get performance you never thought possible, at a fraction of the cost of SSD
Add capacity without adding complexity - and get more productivity and satisfaction from your PC, MAC, tablet or game console

Easy DIY upgrade solutions available
Backed by a 3-year limited warranty

Seagate Laptop and Ultra Mobile SSHDs integrate NAND flash with traditional hard drive storage to create a hybrid drive with the speed of solid state and the capacity of a hard drive.

Blazing fast boot and launch times; boots Windows 8 in 10 seconds or less
Installs and works like a typical hard drive – no special device drivers needed
Utilises solid-state NAND flash and hard drive capacity for unmatched data integrity and reliability
Performance optimised by Seagate Adaptive Memory™ technology

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  • chewkl on 14/10/2014 - 13:00

    No deal. It was $89 delivered recently at https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/162942

    • watts on 14/10/2014 - 13:11
      +1

      I agree that was a great deal…if you were one of the lucky few to get one. emphasis on the word few.

    • mikokik5 on 14/10/2014 - 13:38

      agree.. if I knew about that I would have jumped on it.. but currently this is the cheapest in AUS.. Amazon has it for 84.99 USD / 91.99 USD delivered.. but you have to take into account currency conversion and other fees so potentially it would be around AUD 106-108 mark.. and you'd have to wait a bit (a small margin for Skycomp).

      • inusure on 14/10/2014 - 15:32

        well, i got one from the last deal. Havent opened yet! Still in the seal and gathering dust!
        Thinking about selling it on ebay @.@

  • silent1 on 14/10/2014 - 13:01
    -2

    http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=sshd+1tb&spos=1

    Plenty cheaper. (Umart $97)

  • Randxyz123 on 14/10/2014 - 13:04
    +1

    An alternative to SSD and a way to speed up those recently purchased Macs from dicksmith:

    From Everymac.com:

    Officially, Apple does not consider the hard drive and/or SSD module — or the processor — in any of the "Late 2012," "Early 2013" or "Late 2013" Tapered Edge Aluminum iMac models to be upgradable. The RAM in the 27-Inch models is designed to be upgraded…

    Hard drives cannot be upgraded anymore by the user.

    • skegger on 14/10/2014 - 13:55
      +5

      Dick move Apple. Dick move.

      • CarbonTwelve on 14/10/2014 - 14:07
        +6

        You're surprised by Apple restricting what you can do with their products? It's not exactly new behaviour for them…

      • krisspy on 14/10/2014 - 14:21
        +6

        how else are they going to sell the same product with minor upgrades the next year?

        • jlien on 14/10/2014 - 16:08
          +2

          Oh dear, hard drive full, better buy a new computer.

        • Meld on 14/10/2014 - 21:00

          External HD or NAS drive for storage ftw!

  • watts on 14/10/2014 - 13:04

    $11 shipping (melb) which makes it more or less the same price as anyone local. OK price if you can pickup, but not great.

  • Click_It on 14/10/2014 - 13:24
    -1

    I know these SSHD have their purpose but for most people I don't see the point.

    WD 1TB 7200rpm HDD = $52.44
    64GB SSD = $56

    TOTAL $108.44
    TOTAL $124.44 (+16 for 128GB SSD)

    Unless you can only fit 1 drive, a separate HDD/SSD is always going to win in performance and function IMO. Also, in the event of drive failure, I'd assume you will lose both in 1 hit also. It's good in theory but meh, maybe when they get serious and add more solid state memory into the mix, 8GB can only do so much.

    • CarbonTwelve on 14/10/2014 - 13:36
      +3

      It's a 2.5" SSHD, ie, targeted for laptops.

      For desktops I agree that SSHDs generally aren't worth it.

      • Click_It on 14/10/2014 - 17:39
        -1

        Ahh! Didn't see it was a 2.5", in which case I have the same view as you.

        Still, with 256GB SSD's in this same price range, you'd have to be certain you needed the extra 750GB, all my laptops have SSD's, my main work lappy has only 64GB (running Windows8!) and has never been a problem. I have a 128GB USB 3.0 but rarely need it.

      • elusive on 14/10/2014 - 19:48
        -1

        If you can fit a mSATA drive in the laptop, though, that's likely a better option.

        This "SSHD" only has 8 GB of NAND space. Pitiful.

        • Click_It on 16/10/2014 - 12:31

          Careful, the same sadcase who negged me will find your post next. The least they could do is respond to me with their reasons, like CarbonTwelve did.

          End of the day, SSHD is better than HDD in a laptop but still unlikely to be the best option for most, reasons cited mine and elusive's post.

  • hammo on 14/10/2014 - 14:10

    Using a 2TB model in an iMac at the moment. Has added a reasonable amount of performance whilst not sacrificing storage space in a single drive machine.

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