Hybrid hard drives hitting the market
WinInfo | at | by Mike
One of the big hardware advances that Windows Vista takes advantage of is support for hybrid hard drives, a new generation of mobile hardware that includes both flash memory and hard disk in a single unit. The hybrid drives will reportedly speed boot-up, return from sleep and hibernation, and even general performance, though you'll need a Windows Vista-based mobile computer in order to take advantage. Well, good news if you've been waiting for one: This week, Samsung announced that it will soon ship its first hybrid hard drives, which feature up to 4 GB of flash memory. The company says Vista users who utilize these drivers will see a 20 percent performance boost in typical hard drive usage. And versions from Toshiba, Hitachi, Seagate, and Fujitsu are on the way as well.