hybrid drive

Gas-electric vehicle system

A hybrid drive combines two different storage technologies in one unit, typically a traditional spinning hard disk with a smaller solid-state drive.

The system automatically moves frequently accessed data to the faster storage while keeping bulk storage on the slower, cheaper disk.

The result balances speed and capacity: The laptop's hybrid drive boots quickly but still has room for my whole music library.

Related
  • SSDChip-based storage device
  • HDDMagnetic platter storage device
  • storageSpace for keeping goods
  • fusionJoining into unity
  • cacheConcealed storage spot

solid-state · spinning · platters · flash · flash memory · speed · capacity · boot · boot time · data · read · write · transfer · data transfer · performance · disk · buffer · NAND

Opposites
powertrain purity

hybrid driveinternal combustion engine

Heat-driven mechanical powerplant

diesel engine · gas engine · steam engine · hydrogen fuel cell

energy source type

hybrid driveall-electric

Powered solely by electricity

zero-emission vehicle · hydrogen fuel cell

technological complexity

hybrid drivemechanical drive

System transmitting rotational force

direct drive

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G