http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/ Sharing intelligence Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-40181 Anonymous Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:00:19 +0000 http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/#comment-40181 <p>haha gotta love Windows...</p> haha gotta love Windows…

]]> http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-39071 Jonna Dagliden Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:02:57 +0000 http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/#comment-39071 Some say that the problem might be correctable if drive makers put in more flash. Right now, hybrid drives have 256MB of memory, but if 4GB or so are installed, the flash could hold a lot more storage, which in turn would reduce power consumption and help boot-up time. However, this would mean that customers have to pay more for it, and I doubt that they will. Your comment definitely shows that the problem lies with Windows Vista, and that this leads to other competitors coming up with better solutions. Some say that the problem might be correctable if drive makers put in more flash. Right now, hybrid drives have 256MB of memory, but if 4GB or so are installed, the flash could hold a lot more storage, which in turn would reduce power consumption and help boot-up time. However, this would mean that customers have to pay more for it, and I doubt that they will. Your comment definitely shows that the problem lies with Windows Vista, and that this leads to other competitors coming up with better solutions.

]]> http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-39061 Justin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:35:53 +0000 http://www.reportbuyer.com/blog/hybrid-hard-drives-fall-short-of-expectations/#comment-39061 One of the problems with this technology is that it's only supported by Windows Vista, which a great deal of the computing community are shunning because of it's poor cost/value balance. When hardware makers paint themselves into a corner like this and limit their technology to just one platform, it is unlikely to succeed. The current take-up of Microsoft Vista is so far behind expectations that they've had to extend the ability to buy Windows XP. Recent advances in solid-state-only drives (SSDs) such as the availability of 73GB and 146GB units from EMC with further push hybrid drives out of the market. One of the problems with this technology is that it’s only supported by Windows Vista, which a great deal of the computing community are shunning because of it’s poor cost/value balance. When hardware makers paint themselves into a corner like this and limit their technology to just one platform, it is unlikely to succeed. The current take-up of Microsoft Vista is so far behind expectations that they’ve had to extend the ability to buy Windows XP. Recent advances in solid-state-only drives (SSDs) such as the availability of 73GB and 146GB units from EMC with further push hybrid drives out of the market.

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