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Seagate Releases Hybrid Hard Drive

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the either-the-best-or-worst-of-both-worlds dept.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us Seagate has released a new hybrid hard drive. This new drive adds the speed of a solid state drive to the conventional hard drive. Originally designed for laptops this new drive comes in 80, 120, and 160 GB flavors and features 256MB of flash memory.

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  1. Slashdotted... by andrewd18 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The server at www.pclaunches.com is taking too long to respond.
    I think it's pretty safe to say that pclaunches.com isn't using hybrid hard drives.
  2. Needed for Vista? by QCompson · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good. These are required in order to run Vista. Or wait...

  3. Hybrid Irony by Mingco · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's ironic that hybrid cars save energy by spinning a platter and hybrid hard drives save energy by not spinning a platter. It's like blowing on your coffee to cool it and blowing on your hands on a brisk day to warm them. If we could just hook these devices up in round-robin, we'd have a perpetual energy machine!

  4. Re:This is Great -- So what you are saying is... by rhartness · · Score: 2, Funny

    "256MB should be enough for anyone." Where have I heard something like that before?

  5. Re:I'm not an expert on flash media by Red+Flayer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry for the lack of a link. I am sure you can google it though. :)
    Aww, come on... this is Slashdot.

    Most of us can be barely bothered to read the summary, let alone TFA... and you want us to google for a link?

    Might as well ask for a never-ending supply of beer*, and 12 nekkid virgins to be awaiting your return home after work tonight to satisfy your every whim.

    *or Mountain Dew, depending on your age/preference.
    --
    "Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
  6. Re:Like the Transistorized Vacuum Tube Radios? by newr00tic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hi, Cliffie.

    There's a hybrid horse on the market; -it's called a mule.. ;)

    (The Amish, if noone else, are probably reluctant to make use of them, along the same lines as slashdotters despise Vista, I'd imagine.)

    --
    A horse can't be sick, you know, even if he wants to.
  7. Re: Samsung not first to ship by andersa · · Score: 4, Funny

    From TFA:

    hybrid notebook disc drives that combine disc storage with flash memory to deliver ultra power efficiency, faster boot-ups and greater reliability for the exploding laptop PC market.

    I am a bit surprised to find, that there is a market for exploding laptops..

  8. Re:These drives are great... but, by Dirk+the+Daring · · Score: 3, Funny
    If they make it at the same plant my 4 DOA drives came from [slashdot.org], all I can say is "etter you than me."

    You might want to check out your new drive out-- It seems to have some data loss.