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Samsung, Microsoft To Release Hard Drive, Flash Drive ComboSamsung, Microsoft To Release Hard Drive, Flash Drive Combo
The new drive, which will work with Windows Vista, combines flash memory and traditional hard disk technology for faster booting and lower power consumption.
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Samsung and Microsoft are close to unveiling a hybrid hard drive that will enable Vista-based laptops and desktop PCs boot much faster than is now the case, The Korea Times has reported.
The drive combines flash memory with standard hard drive technology and is designed to work specifically with Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Vista operating system, the Korean publication reported. The publication said the drive will be introduced at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), which starts on May 24 in Seattle.
"We have tailored the hybrid disk to Windows Vista," The Korea Times quoted a Samsung spokesperson as saying.
The drive reportedly uses flash memory to significantly speed the boot-up process, the publication said. Besides speeding up boot times, the technology will prolong battery life. The functionality is explicitly supported in Windows Vista.
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