Samsung begins hybrid HDD shipments

“Samsung has begun shipments of the first hybrid flash memory hard drive to its OEM partners. Retail shipments are expected to begin soon, however the company has not specified a date. The Korean electronics maker first announced its plans for such drives shortly before WinHEC in May of last year. It said that combining flash memory with a traditional HDD had numerous benefits, including faster boot and resume times, as well as increased reliability. For notebook PCs, which these drives are primarily intended for, battery life is also noticeably better by 20 to 30 minutes. Hybrid hard drives eliminate the need for the disk to spin continuously, which would contribute to a longer usable life, as well as less risk of data loss from dropping or jarring…” (Read full article here)

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