| New Intel Mobile Chipsets to Have Integrated Flash Memory |
Initially, mobile chipsets will have 1GB of integrated NAND flash memory, but soon after vendors will have the option of putting in only 512MB to cut costs. Both will be integrated directly into the chipset. A desktop version of Robson (known as Snowgrass) is planned, but the feature is more useful on laptops, where hard drives are slower and power consumption is a big issue. Windows Vista (Microsoft's upcoming operating system) offers a new technology known as Superfetch. Superfetch recognizes data that is accessed often and places it in the flash memory on the chipset, so that the next time it is read the computer doesn't have to wait on the hard drive. This could even mean that your hard drive can turn off while you are watching a movie, for instance, because it doesn't need to be constantly accessed, and it also gives you faster access times, since pretty much anything is faster than a hard drive. Read this article by DailyTech for more info.
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