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Alternative Memory for Laptop Users

By Marc Saltzman

Memory

Road warriors need computer memory to commute between branch offices, meet clients, and telecommute. You've hear about thumb drives, CDs, and floppy disks, but what about solid-state hard drives?

Integrated flash memory has long been found in portable devices, be it cell phones, personal digital assistants, media players and USB drives. But you just might find flash storing all your programs and files in your next laptop.

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