Consumer devices use common digital storage technology such as flash memory, hard disk drives or optical discs.

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The flash memory in the Fusion Drive moves data and applications frequently accessed by the user to the flash memory and move less frequently used data to the hard disk drive as the flash memory becomes full.

FORBES: Will A Fusion Drive Approach Become Widespread in Computers?

At his keynote talk during the Flash Memory Summit Jeff Burke from Seagate presented a compelling case for the growth of hard disk drives and flash memory in the coming years.

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