Samsung 2.5" MH80 Hybrid Hard Drive
Samsung Electronics is now shipping out their new 2.5" MH80 hybrid hard drive and will soon be available in retail and commercial outlets. The hybrid hard drive combines a hard disk drive with flash memory. This technology offers greater reliability, faster boot and resume times, and extended battery life. The actual hard drive operates mostly at idle allowing the drive to consume less power and operate at a lower temperatures than standard hard drives, in effect reducing the possibilty of hard drive failure and shock damage. The MH80 hybrid hard drive will be available in 80GB, 120GB, and 160GB capacities and will provide 128MB or 256MB of flash memory.

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