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Flash memory closing in on hard drives?

September 12, 2005 Samsung says its 16-gigabit flash could let you take your entire music and personal video libraries with you on one small portable device. TAGS: NAND, NAND flash, Samsung Electronics, density, flash memory, hard drive, memory

Bye-bye hard drive, hello flash

January 4, 2006 Hard drives take up a lot of room and eat a lot of battery power. Flash memory could soon offer an alternative for notebooks. TAGS: NAND, Micron Technology Inc., NAND flash, notebook computer, flash memory, memory chip, hard drive, transistor, memory, Samsung Electronics, camera, cell phone, battery, video

Samsung hybrid hard drive works while it sleeps

April 25, 2005 The typical hard drive spins constantly. But by buffering a drive with flash memory, it can sleep most of the time. TAGS: Samsung Electronics, Spansion Inc., flash memory, NAND, hard drive, notebook computer, battery, Microsoft Corp., Intel

SanDisk rolls out flash hard drives for laptops

January 4, 2007 Unlike traditional hard drives, flash memory drives do not contain moving parts, making them less prone to breaking down. TAGS: SanDisk Corp., NAND, USB flash drive, flash memory, notebook computer, NAND flash, aerospace, notebook company, hard drive, capacity, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows

Samsung goes commercial with hybrid hard drive

May 15, 2006 Last year, the company showed off a prototype of a drive that uses flash to cut power. Now the company will show off the finished product. TAGS: Samsung Electronics, flash memory, NAND, hard drive, notebook computer, memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, battery, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows