The CPU immediately ramps up the moment a touch is detected to ensure speedy response.

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Mr McGuirk saw that speedy response wasn't enough: prevention was the key.

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Wisconsin has been surprised by the speedy response of supply to its increased budget: this is a business where barriers to entry are low.

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The lack of job cuts so far may disappoint those new-economy theorists who reckon that today's information systems and flexible labour market should have led to a speedy response.

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The combination of the speedy response of the touchscreen panel and the FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) AF system, the same technology that made the Olympus OM-D the world's fastest autofocusing camera, gives users the power to capture precisely the image they want at precisely the moment they want it.

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Data accessed most frequently (often referred to as 'hot' data) is managed using speedy NAND flash to ensure fast response times, while data accessed less often ('cold' data) resides on the robust magnetic disks.

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