Seagate’s 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive is currently being offered for only $97 shipped, this weekend only, originally priced at $149.99. Seagate Laptop SSHD leverages several gigabytes of NAND flash technology to deliver the performance benefits of solid state drives. SSHD is 4x faster than standard 7200 RPM hard drives; they improve system-level performance by an average of 20%; and you’ll get far faster bootups. Product page.

Notable features:

  • 1TB 5400 RPM 2.5″ solid state hybrid OEM drive.
  • Utilizes Seagate flash management technology to deliver SSD-like performance.
  • Integrates NAND flash with traditional hard drive storage.
  • 9.5mm design for maximum capacity laptops.

[via Amazon]

Seagate Laptop SSHD installs and communicates with your laptop exactly like a standard hard drive. SSHD is fully compatible with standard SATA technology, and there’s no need to worry about what OS you’re using: SSHD is OS-, driver- and software- independent. More information.

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