Leroy's model is Dell, which has built its entire business on fast response times to incoming orders.

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Leroy's model is Dell Computer, which has built its entire business on fast response times to incoming orders.

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The powerful 1GHz Cortex A8 processor with a dedicated graphics engine provides fast response times and enhanced performance for playing video games, or watching movies and videos.

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In addition to the new compact form factor, refinements have been made to the dual-analog stick controller to ensure lightning-fast response times and the best gaming experience possible.

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Data accessed most frequently (often referred to as 'hot' data) is managed using speedy NAND flash to ensure fast response times, while data accessed less often ('cold' data) resides on the robust magnetic disks.

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The company thinks the value for very fast response times on dynamically updated information is very broad, far beyond returning results to impatient retail customers, because it allows users such as business analysts, marketing and advertising staff to ask more questions and then develop and refine models.

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