PCSpecialist Optimus V X13 Review

The PCSpecialist Optimus V X13 uses the 1TB Seagate Hybrid GEN3 SSHD Drive. I have already looked at this drive – when fitted into the Playstation 4 console. I don't expect wonderful synthetic test results in Windows.

Synthetic performance results from the drive were never that impressive. From Run 1 to Run 5 the results fluctuated between 50 MB/s and 70 MB/s in the sequential read test. The sequential write test was more stable, staying close to 100 MB/s.

Similar performance characteristics in the ATTO Disk Benchmark. No real noticeable or steady performance differences between various runs. We still believe a larger NAND cache would help improve performance of this particular drive.

What about the ‘Real world' performance characteristics? We don't feel the Seagate Hybrid GEN3 SSHD is a viable alternative to a fully fledged Solid State Drive – that said we appreciate that PCSpecialist are working to a specific, and quite tight price point with this Optimus V X13 laptop.

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