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Lenovo RapidDrive: The Wrong Way to Hybrid Drive SSD & HDD

Published by on July 20, 2012 | 3 Responses
Lenovo RapidDrive: The Wrong Way to Hybrid Drive SSD & HDD

I have a Lenovo Ideapad Y560p. It’s one of about a dozen or so notebooks from Lenovo that use Lenovo’s “exclusive” RapidDrive technology. I hate it. I’ll explain why it’s a bad way to go.

Seagate Discontinues GoFlex eSATA Adapter Cable

Published by on July 8, 2012 | 4 Responses

On one of my recent check-ins with PR folks, I remembered to ask Seagate about the Powered eSATA adapter for their GoFlex line of drives. It has been out of stock everywhere for months, and I’ve actually been trying to get my hands on one. Like many, one of my laptops has USB 2.0, and […]

Seagate Momentus XT – To Defrag or Not to Defrag?

Published by on November 20, 2011 | 1 Response

I saw a reply from Seagate to a person asking if the Momentus XT should be defragmented or not. The moronic offshore tech support email actually said that the user had to replace the drive, because it had been defraged. I’m not joking. Here’s the alleged email: ” Thank you for your inquiry to Seagate […]

Seagate Momentus XT Firmware Update SD28 Released

Published by on September 19, 2011 | 5 Responses

Seagate has issued a new firmware update for Momentus XT owners, version SD28. If you are a Momentus XT owner (like myself), you can breath a sigh of relief and update immediately… after backing up, of course. This firmware update will hopefully, hopefully tie up some painful loose ends that have stifled the life (thus […]

Seagate Drops Long DST from SeaTools for Windows

Published by on March 20, 2011 | 2 Responses

Here’s an oddball for Sunday. Seagate quietly posted SeaTools for Windows version 1.2.0.5. It’s such a small update, that the download page still claims that the current version is 1.2.0.4. However, this tiny update packs a big sour grape for those who care about their technology. See, this update only appears to have one function; […]