Boot a laptop in less than 10 seconds with the powerful combination of Windows 8 and SSHD technology.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

And with a 500GB option measuring only 7mm-high, the Laptop Thin SSHD can be incorporated into most ultra-thin, ultra-sleek laptop systems.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

SSD-like speed, hard drive capacity-all at an affordable price-makes the Seagate Desktop SSHD a perfect choice for gaming enthusiasts like me.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

As a result, the Seagate Desktop SSHD will cost you just slightly more than a standard hard drive while delivering dramatically faster performance.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

The Desktop SSHD will perform up to 4 times faster than other desktop HDD-based storage alternatives, as measured by PC Mark Vantage benchmark software, regardless of the CPU inside.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

With the Seagate Desktop SSHD, users can now experience SSD-like performance while enjoying the capacity of a desktop hard drive- all at a fraction of what a similar size SSD costs.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

The Desktop SSHD enables a desktop system to boot in seconds not minutes for an "instant on" experience, run favorite applications faster or simply breathe new life into an aging desktop PC.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

"Whether you're into video editing, music or gaming, with Seagate's new Desktop SSHD you can now have your cake and eat it too, " said Kevin Wasielewski, CEO and co-founder of Origin PC.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

With a massive 1TB of capacity available, the Laptop SSHD provides the space needed to download, store and stream rich media content such as gaming or high-definition video without sacrificing performance or responsiveness.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

Featuring the Seagate Laptop SSHD, 7mm-high Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD designed for the thinnest and lightest laptops in the industry, and the all-new Seagate Desktop SSHD, the line of drives will deliver blazing-fast performance and high-capacity at an affordable price.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

The Seagate Desktop SSHD features up to 2TB of massive capacity and 8GB of NAND Flash making it ideal for accelerating the most commonly used PC applications and delivering extreme desktop performance with all the storage capacity needed for any computing scenario.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models

"By incorporating Seagate's SSHD technology into our product offerings we are able to address customer demand for greater speed, shorter boot up and response times, optimum storage capacity and better battery life, all at a lower price point, " said Jerry Gross, vice president, Lenovo global procurement.

ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models