Solid State Hard Drives Unveiled

HenryTo · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:44 am Post subject: Solid State Hard Drives Unveiled

This will definitely solve the bottleneck in my laptop's performance. It is not the processor or the amount of memory anymore:

http://www.tfot.info/content/view/100/59/

HenryTo · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:40 am Post subject:

Adtron releases a 160GB version of a solid state hard drive - beating the previous "record" of a 128GB commercial version:

http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/02/adtron_160_gb_f.html

rffrydr · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

Time to short Ruthenium? (35$/oz. '03, 800/oz. now)

http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=29062
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HenryTo · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject:

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800453683_499486_ac8a19ed200702.HTM

Flash has already replaced HDDs in many high-volume MP3 players. That fact caught the industry's attention when Apple Computer announced its flash-based iPod Nano and stopped producing its hard-drive-based iPod Mini. SanDisk's move is a sign that a similar shift could happen for a segment of the notebook market, according to some. In a nod to that possibility, market watcher International Data Corp. is about to hire its first analyst to focus on flash drives.

HenryTo · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject:

Sony ultramobile PC gets solid state hard drive:

http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_VAIO_UX390N/4505-3126_7-32306444.html

HenryTo · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:34 am Post subject:

Taiwanese company shows off a 128 GB solid state hard drive:

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36841

HenryTo · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:32 am Post subject:

San Disk solid state hard drive showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas:

http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2905&p=4

Uttely impressive.

This and the fact that Vista is a memory hog should be a gift for memory makers in 2007.

HenryTo · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:49 am Post subject:

San Disk with a product of their own:

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/KW38M7MiKpcK7L/SanDisk-Swings-at-Samsung-With-32-GB-Solid-State-Drive.xhtml

If these folks can cut the cost of these drives by another 40% by the end of this year, it makes perfect sense for me to get one, given that business aps (in general) don't tend to hog as much space as games, movies, and MP3s.

rffrydr · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject:

Interesting. For me, though speed wasn't a factor. It's power, quiet, and data safety. Really allows a laptop to be a laptop--or something a kid could more reliably use.
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HenryTo · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

Video of SSD vs. HDD:

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/hard-drive-race-off-ssd-vs-hdd-225398.php

HenryTo · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:09 am Post subject:

Samsung readies flash memory for 32 GB solid state disk

http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/01/03/samsung_32gb_ssd/

Preliminary statistics:

* Read and write times half of that of a typical 1.8" hard drive.

* Consumes less than half of the power under full load.

* Consumes 10% to 16% of aa typical hard drive under idle mode.

HenryTo · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject:

An article charting the rise of solid state HDs:

http://www.storagesearch.com/chartingtheriseofssds.html

HenryTo · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject:

One thing about solid state HDs is the time it is going to take to trickle down to the price range of a laptop I usually buy - said range being $1,200 to $1,500. As much as Dell talks about customization, I will be very surprised if they allow folks to slap in a solid state HD in a $1,500 laptop anytime soon.

Battery fires aside, this is one major reason why I will move away from purchasing Dell products in the future.

rffrydr · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:

Yeah, I've been waiting for this for a long time. Tried to buy one last month but Korea is the place. I hate hard drive noise and flash in a laptop that's really used outside is the way to go.

That said, last night I bought a Western Digital 100G 7200rpm laptop hard drive on Amazon for $47--37 with the purchase of 50bux in investor books. This, while common retailers are still listing 60G 4200 drives for 100--I'd hate to deal with that kind of inventory overhang.

And amazon is using electronics blowout to feed its booksales.
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