Put simply, this system enables users with HDD-based entertainment systems in their vehicles to access files and playlists whilst at home.

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However in practice many users wanted to do functions like they performed using largercapacity laptop computers and in a short period of time HDD-based netbooks dominated the market.

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The Desktop SSHD will perform up to 4 times faster than other desktop HDD-based storage alternatives, as measured by PC Mark Vantage benchmark software, regardless of the CPU inside.

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The "A-Drive" also addresses limitations of the popular, yet expensive, flash-based SSD, as well as the conventional HDD for the consumer and business industry.

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Also introduced were the U150 (sadly enough with no specs, besides the fact that it also ships with both HDD and SSD storage) and the WindBox, an Atom N270-based nettop designed to be VESA-mounted to the back of your monitor.

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In 2010, Hypershop introduced a battery powered HyperDrive external HDD product offering up to 750 GB of external storage through the proprietary USB-based interface on the iPad.

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Using a combination of HDD and flash memory in either a hybrid HDD or a dual storage notebook computer, where frequently used data (and possibly the operating system and application software) is kept in the flash memory, while the bulk of user content is kept on the HDD, has been shown to provide about 80% of the performance improvements of a pure SSD-based computer.

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