Samsung Released Hybrid Hard Drive

Samsung Electronics has announced it has begun shipments of its hybrid hard drives. Samsung’s MH80 series hybrid HDDs are offered in 80GB, 120GB and 160GB capacities and with 128 or 256 megabytes of built-in flash memory, DigiTimes reports.

“Optimized to work in conjunction with Windows Vista capable notebook PCs, Samsung’s MH80 combines a hard disk drive with a cache comprised of Samsung’s OneNAND flash memory, and Microsoft’s ReadyDrive software, offering faster boot and resume times, increased battery life and greater reliability compared to traditional magnetic media technology,” the report says.

The MH80 hybrid HDD features Samsung’s ReadyBoot technology enabling up to a 50% reduction in boot and resume times from traditional magnetic media technology. It is also claimed that the drive consumes 70-90% less power than a traditional hard drive, extending laptop’s battery life by around 30 minutes.

The MH80 hybrid hard drive is currently shipping to select OEM customers and will soon be available in retail and commercial outlets, according to DigiTimes.

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