Future Hard Disk Drive-by-samsunG-microSoftSkyters-Samsung and Microsoft have been touting the wonders of the hybrid hard drive since 2005 -- in other words "forever" on a technology timeline. Now, finally, Samsung is pushing their ReadDrive-freindly HDDout the door to OEM starting today.
The MH80 series of 2.5 inch drives build in 128/256MB of NAND flash to augement the traditional 80/120/160GB of traditional hard disk capacity. Samsung claims that their new HDDs offer 5x the reliability of conventional hard disk while shaving up to 50% off Windows Vista boot times and cutting power consumption by 70-90% to deliver about 30-minutes more laptop run-time battery.
P/S - outstanding...no price given, but look for 'em to hit higher-end laptops as relatively costly option any day now..with any luck, the higher cost will be offset by more bang-for-the buck..huhu
