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This is a silly question but now-a-days since hard disks are getting smaller. Why can't the motherboard manufacturers make a slot for hard disk. This will increase hard disk speed incredibly.

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They already are.. Search for PCIe SSD. Still pretty expensive, but it's there. – Bora Sep 27 '11 at 5:26
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Why would that make the hard drive any faster? The limiting factor is the magnetic medium. – David Schwartz Sep 27 '11 at 5:54
One day an entire PC will be integrated into a single chip die. – Moab Sep 27 '11 at 5:58
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Macbook Air's have the SSD modules integrated onto the motherboard....9to5mac.com/2011/07/21/… – Moab Sep 27 '11 at 5:59
As do the OLPC machines. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Oct 1 '11 at 5:45
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Welcome to 1985.

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I wanted one of those so bad back in the day, glad I did not waste the $$ – Moab Sep 27 '11 at 6:01
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I think you mean one of these: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcard – Linker3000 Sep 27 '11 at 11:59
Back in 1985, sure. But no one uses those anymore. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Sep 27 '11 at 15:16
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