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Seagate to develop hybrid line of solid-state drives?
electronista.com - 11/6/2008
Seagate to develop hybrid line of solid-state drives?
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Memory device maker Seagate is investing as much as $100 million into developing a new type of solid-state drives (SSDs), according to a Wednesday report. According to company CEO Bill Watkins, Seagate is trying to resolve certain issues with the cur...
NEWS: Seagate CEO hints at SSD tech to come
pocket-lint.co.uk - 11/5/2008
NEWS: Seagate CEO hints at SSD tech to come
— pocket-lint.co.uk — Hybrid technology that could finally bring prices down Seagate's CEO has confirmed that the company is working... on its very own line-up of Solid State Drives in a briefing with Pocket-lint. ... Read Seagate CEO hints at SSD tech to come on ... (more) NEWS: Seagate CEO hints at SSD tech to come

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hardware.silicon.com - 11/6/2008
Seagate: We won't do flash, it doesn't pay
— hardware.silicon.com — But ready to embrace 2009 in a solid state... (more) Seagate: We won't do flash, it doesn't pay

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Seagate Technology - Savvio® Hard Drive Family
seagate.com - 11/4/2008
Seagate Technology - Savvio® Hard Drive Family
— seagate.com — 70 percent smaller than 3.5-inch drives Consumes up to 50 percent less power while doubling performance (IOPS/watt)... over traditional 3.5-inch drives Savvio drives with PowerTrim technology cost on average US$9 in electrical costs per year per drive, ... (more) Seagate Technology - Savvio® Hard Drive Family

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Engadget:  Seagate developing mutant hybrid SSD tech to bring costs down

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Seagate developing mutant hybrid SSD tech to bring costs down
Engadget — ... more to produce than the conventional variety. Recently, CEO Bill Watkins hinted that the company intends to overcome that problem by combining relatively inexpensive (but unreliable) multi-layer cells with pricier (but dependable) single-layer cells in some kind of hybrid drive technology. It's all very pie in the sky right now, but surely it's a better hope than sticking to your old fashioned ways and seeking out opportunities to sue envelope-pushing competitors. [Via Electronista] Seagate developing mutant hybrid SSD tech to bring costs down originally ...

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