Samsung has put its
OneNAND flash memory technology into its first hybrid – 2.5in,
hard disk and solid-state memory – which it is shipping to PC
makers.
Samsung’s MH80 Series hybrid hard drive is offered in 80GB, 120GB
and 160GB capacities. It combines a 2.5-inch hybrid hard drive with
128 or 256 megabytes of OneNAND flash memory.
The addition of the flash memory has the effect of lowering power
consumption of the drive while supporting faster read/write access
than traditional hard drives, said Samsung.
The MH80 features Samsung’s ReadyBoot technology that offers up to
a 50 per cent reduction in boot and resume times from traditional
magnetic media technology.
It will find its way into PCs riding the sales wave driven by
Windows Vista.