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Seagate speeds up Momentus XT hybrid drive

Seagate has begun shipping the second generation of its Momentus XT solid-state hybrid drives, which it says are the... Read more

29 November, 2011
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid, T430u: Photos

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid, T430u: Photos

...SSD storage or up to 1TB of HD storage", indicating that a hybrid drive mixing SSD and HDD may be an option.This story originally... Read more

5 January, 2012 by Dan Ackerman and Scott Stein

Hybrid drives threaten the emerging SSD market

...SSDs cost about £1 per gigabyte, which is 25x more. The hybrid drive is an attempt to offer the best of both worlds. It... Read more

24 October, 2011
Seagate: No tech recession on horizon

Seagate: No tech recession on horizon

...If solid-state demand takes off, does that, at all, impact your hybrid-drive plans? Well, we think hybrids are nice solutions for notebooks. We... Read more

25 January, 2008 by Charles Cooper

Microsoft denies Sony's Vista hardware claims

Software giant insists that the current release of Windows Vista does support hybrid drives and Intel's Turbo Memory, but Sony stands firm as it elaborates on its claims Read more

7 June, 2007 by David Meyer

Hybrid drive to extend notebook battery life

...Greenberg said. Thus, in a notebook with a four hour battery, the hybrid drive could extend battery life by about half an hour. The companies... Read more

26 April, 2005 by Michael Kanellos
Seagate Momentus XT (500GB)

Seagate Momentus XT (500GB)

The hybrid Momentus XT is an excellent replacement for traditional notebook hard drives, offering large capacities and SSD-like performance at a fraction of the cost. Read more

25 May, 2010 by Dong Ngo

Samsung and Seagate release hard drives

...a 3.5-inch 1TB drive and a 2.5-inch, 120GB "hybrid" drive that includes flash memory as well as the traditional spinning platters... Read more

20 June, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

Vista may require "unproven" drive technology

...other manufacturers... have been informed of the company's decision to make hybrid drive inclusion a mandatory element for mobile systems next year." Hybrid hard... Read more

16 June, 2006 by Peter Judge

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