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Samsung readies hybrid drive with flash memory
May 17, 2006 — 8:01pm ET
Hard drives that use memory aren't new, but Samsung has a new approach with its prototype drive designed for laptop computers. The drive is meant to save battery life by using flash memory in the same way as a RAM cache--it minimizes the need for programs to conduct electrically demanding read/write operations to the standard hard drive. Samsung plans to ship the as-yet unnamed drives early in 2007, officials said. Expect to see similar drives from other companies.
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