Seagate SSHDHD technology is up to 5 times faster than a standard 5400RPM notebook hard drive.
ENGADGET: Seagate ships its first desktop hybrid drive, third-gen laptop models
The 2 TB Western Digital drive has one more disks than can fit into a notebook 2.5-inch drive and that is why they are selling these for the external storage market.
Apple should consider extending the Fusion Drive concept to its higher end notebook computers in addition to the desktop computers.
FORBES: Will A Fusion Drive Approach Become Widespread in Computers?
Easily handling the most compute intensive tasks, the LIFEBOOK S762 notebook features a magnesium-alloy cover, hard drive shock sensor, WWAN support, an HD WXGA LED backlit display, and optional NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 640M LE with NVIDIA Optimus(TM) technology for longer battery life.
The notebook's external storage options include a LS-120 SuperDisk drive (which also supports 3.5-inch floppy disks), a CD-ROM drive, a DVD ROM drive and hard disk drive options of up to 20G bytes.
Apple, for example, has also frustrated hard-disk drive makers by featuring solid state drives across its line of notebook computers and eliminating spinning disks in the MacBook Air, its thinnest, lightest model.
In addition, the notebook trio offers a versatile modular bay allowing users to remove the optical drive to lighten the load when travelling or to install a second battery, which along with the high-capacity standard battery provides up to 15.5 hours(1) of operation.
The drive is available in ultrathin formats that can fit into a very thin notebook computer.
In addition to the new Gateway EC14D with integrated DVD drive, Gateway is offering new models in the rest of its EC Series notebook lines.
Finally, HP will soon ship a new notebook, the 17-inch dv8000, with dedicated graphics card, 240GB max hard drive, AMD Turion 64 processor, and QuickPlay for bootless media capabilities.
The SanDisk Extreme SSD consumes 30 percent less power than a hard disk drive while generating less heat and noise, making it an ideal solution for notebook users who want to maximize their battery life while computing on the go.
ENGADGET: SanDisk launches Extreme SSDs: $190 for 120GB, $400 for 240GB
In a normal power scheme, after a half hour the notebook will drop to hibernate, which takes the bits in memory, puts them on the hard drive, and shuts off power to memory.
Apple introduced the Fusion Drive in its desktop computers but it seems that this computer architecture would be useful to many notebook computers as well.
FORBES: Will A Fusion Drive Approach Become Widespread in Computers?
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