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		grishka on Nov 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Huawei developing SSD-tape hybrid amid US tech res... Reminds me of how some manufacturers tried to combine a small SSD with a large HDD the same way in the early 2010s.

Andrew6rant on Nov 17, 2024 [–]

Haha, Apple was still selling iMacs equipped with Fusion Drives in 2021. Really cool tech for the time, but should've stayed in the 2010s

teruakohatu on Nov 17, 2024 | [–]

I did realise those were still being sold only a few years ago.

The overall concept still existing at filesystem level such as ZFS’ L2ARC, although this is a RAM heavy feature.

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