The end of hard drives?
Dell became the first manufacturer in mid-May to market a laptop using flash memory instead of a hard drive, reports Tech2.
Hard drives (HDD) use "ferromagnetic" storage media to record data. The surface of special metal plates is magnetised. Solid state disk (SSD), by contrast, works purely digitally.
The difference between SSD and its other flash storage brethren and HDD is the fact that flash technology has no moving parts, explains Dell's Christoph Kaub.
Apple gets more muscle
Apple has updated its MacBook Pro line of laptops. The models are equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 4MB of shared L2 Cache, reports Fin24.
They also offer over 2GB of DDR2-SDRAM with 667MHz of processing power.
The new 15-inch MacBook Pro has a mercury-free, energy-saving display with LED backlighting. The 17-inch MacBook Pro has an optional high-resolution LCD display.
Wal-Mart sells Dell PCs
Wal-Mart has started selling a Dell AMD-Athlon-based Dimension E521 desktop for $498, and a $698 E521 desktop bundle, which includes the desktop machine and a 19-inch LCD monitor, according to ZDNet
Wal-Mart Stores, which operates Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores, will also offer Dell Inspiron notebooks equipped with AMD processors, on its shelves.
Initial reports say the Inspirons will sell at Sam's Club stores, however Dell's push into retail is going to be broad as it works to increase its sales to consumers.
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