Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD 2.5-inch HDD Fetures 256 MB Cache Memory

How do you reduce power consumption while delivering faster access to laptop data? Combine power-thrifty flash memory with a fast hard disc drive.

The new Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD (Power-Saving Drive) drive does just that, bringing together a high performance hard drive and flash memory in a single hybrid device that offers the best of both worlds. Seagate’s 5,400-RPM drive duplicates the most commonly used hard drive data onto a large 256MB non-volatile cache to deliver these capabilities:

Faster boot-up and resume - Once a laptop is powered up, the hard drive’s platters must spin up before boot-up can begin. Booting straight from the flash cache eliminates this delay. Likewise, Seagate hybrid drives resume operation from hibernation up to 20 percent faster than traditional models since frequently accessed data is written to the flash cache before a system goes to sleep.

Lower power consumption - Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD hard drives reduce power draw by up to 50 percent and extends battery life - especially important in mobile applications - by reducing platter spin time.

Greater reliability - Reducing platter spin time extends drive life by reducing the power-on hours.

Higher performance - Hybrid technology uses the non-volatile cache to improve drive performance and will offer an even bigger jump in speed with Microsoft Vista since the new operating system takes advantage of the full 256MB cache.

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