Can Seagate's hybrid SSHD's keep up with Samsung 840 EVO?

riol

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I recently built a desktop computer and i'm pretty happy with it's Samsung 840 Pro. Now, I'm looking to buy an SSD for my 4 year-old core 2 duo laptop since i don't have the budget for a new laptop at the moment.

i'm choosing between the seagate SSHD
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Laptop-Solid-Hybrid-ST500LM000/dp/B00B99JU5M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1388028325&sr=8-2&keywords=seagate+hybrid+2.5%22

and the Samsung 840 EVO
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-EVO-Series-2-5-Inch-MZ-7TE120BW/dp/B00E3W15P0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1388028301&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+evo

If the performance difference is not noticeable (boot time, program startup and overall performance) i'd get the hybrid since it has more storage space but if the EVO will run really faster, i won't mind the 120Gb because i only use the laptop when i'm in school.

Thank you!
 

riol

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isn't 15mm a little too thick? but i guess it would still fit. I think i'll be testing my 840 Pro on my laptop and see for myself. And if it does bottleneck on SATA 2, then i'll get that drive. Thanks!