SSD review
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ddrueding
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Nice. Pitty it is too big for all the 9.5mm laptops out there. I just hope it brings down the cost of the 64GB ones (and the 1.8" as well).
udaman
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Very unlikely. More likely the pooo-pooo'd iPhone by SF members, that has already sold more than a million in 74days ("introducing the iPod pico, it holds a billion, a bill-ion songs and videos"
, sorry still thinking about the SNL parody of Steve Jobs), thats a million 8GB Nand chips, is a driving force in consumer level price drops.I told you to wait
.Samsung ships 64GB solid-state notebook drive
http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/09/10/samsung.notebook.64gb.ssd/
Based on the 50nm process of last year, however. Next year with Charge Trap 40nm process, I would expect 128GB for about the price of current 32GB, but by then I would also expect a 250GB Hitachi screamer 7.2k laptop drive that matches this years desktop 1TB drives in performance, much as the current 200GB 7.2k Hitachi is at recent desktop drive performance even by Eugene's standards. I almost never though I see the day when Eugene would a) test a laptop drive, and b) *not* whine about how slow it was compared to the average desktop drive. do wonders never seem to amaze? Will Eugene now start objectively reviewing SSD's drives?
ddrueding
Fixture
Well, my SSD arrived broken (packaging appeared fine, but SATA connector was fractured). When I shipped it back to newegg, they were out of stock. I got my money back. One impulse buy prevented
I won't be able to wait until next year, though. I'm sure I'll get another before then.
I won't be able to wait until next year, though. I'm sure I'll get another before then.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Well, my SSD arrived broken (packaging appeared fine, but SATA connector was fractured). When I shipped it back to newegg, they were out of stock. I got my money back. One impulse buy prevented
That sucks, but at least maybe you will get a lower price in a couple months.
Has anyone here gotten an SSD yet?
Not until the price/GB is similar to mechanical HDD
ddrueding
Fixture
For me it doesn't have to be similar; 2x the equivalent in Raptors would do.
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM - $160
I could see paying $320 for 64GB SATA SSDs. Hell I almost payed $500+
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
The speed and reliability are big factors for me. But, the price is just not there yet.
Chewy509
Wotty wot wot.
32GB would be fine for me (at around $300), provided it could completely saturate a SATA-II or SAS connection. (eg 300MB/s STR and near 250MB/s for Random).
Coupled with a couple of 250GB data drives in RAID5....Mmmmm...
(I would use the SSD for OS/App/Working data, and the RAID for NearLine/Archive storage).
ddrueding
Fixture
My main drive does need to be 64MB (thanks, Vista :roll
But perhaps a pair of 32GB ones in RAID-0 would do the trick
But perhaps a pair of 32GB ones in RAID-0 would do the trick
ddrueding
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I watched off and on for a while. They were never available, and never got the capacity up to an acceptable level. Probably a good idea for them to scrap it with SSDs charging down the pipe...
jtr1962
Storage? I am Storage!
Even though the price is in the stratosphere, at least SDD capacities are finally the same order of magnitude as magnetic disks. A few more years of Moore's Law should get the price per GB more competitive. Right now 32GB, which seems to be the sweet spot for SSDs, can be had for roughly $400 to $500. This is perhaps 75 times the price per GB of magnetic storage. This will probably drop by a factor of four or better each year as flash RAM densities go up. Give it another three years, and we'll reach price parity with magnetic disks while matching or exceeding capacity.
My own personal price point is $99. Right now I can get an 8GB SD card and IDE adaptor for that price, and still have money left over. However, 8GB is not really terribly useful these days (except for a pure DOS machine) so I'll wait. I would definitely buy a 128 GB SSD for $99, even though the cost per GB would be higher. It would make a great boot drive.
My own personal price point is $99. Right now I can get an 8GB SD card and IDE adaptor for that price, and still have money left over. However, 8GB is not really terribly useful these days (except for a pure DOS machine) so I'll wait. I would definitely buy a 128 GB SSD for $99, even though the cost per GB would be higher. It would make a great boot drive.
ddrueding
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Unless you are a gamer. A single game can easily be 8GB, and would be one of the main reasons I would want an SSD. My system is restarted about once a month, so that wouldn't be it.
ddrueding
Fixture
Or, in my case, more realistic driving and flight simulations
ddrueding
Fixture
Practice
Seriously, it's nice way to relax after getting home. The last 15 miles can be brutal traffic, and it's nice to be able to pass them all on the shoulder - in the game.
It's also a non-caffeine way for me to get my brain working in the morning.
Seriously, it's nice way to relax after getting home. The last 15 miles can be brutal traffic, and it's nice to be able to pass them all on the shoulder - in the game.
It's also a non-caffeine way for me to get my brain working in the morning.
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3133
Tanscend 16GB SSD review, though I didn't catch a price for it, the implication was around the US$300 mark.
Looks pretty ordinary
Tanscend 16GB SSD review, though I didn't catch a price for it, the implication was around the US$300 mark.
Looks pretty ordinary
ddrueding
Fixture
They stated in the review that the model tested was intended for industrial applications. It's not a speed demon, that's for sure.
Will Rickards
Storage Is My Life
On that anandtech article the ad I saw was for the upcoming samsung SSD drives. Looks like they might actually be usable for a boot drive. Maybe a 32GB version will replace my SCSI boot drive.
ddrueding
Fixture
What's the interface? I would want SATA so I could RAID them for more capacity later.
ddrueding
Fixture
Many of the SSDs I've seen are still PATA, for compatability with laptops and industrial computers.
ddrueding
Fixture
ddrueding
Fixture
That is why I plan on RAIDing them
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
OK, I'm ready to buy one.
ddrueding
Fixture
Yeah, me too. Is this the second or third generation? I lost count.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I think it's the second. Who wants to guess how long it will be before these hit the retail channel (i.e. Newegg)?
ddrueding
Fixture
This generation? I'll go for 2 weeks 'til they are listed, and a month until they are in stock at MSRP.
Cool, but 64GB will be costly.
I prefer 16 GB or even 8GB for a striped pair. A 1.8" SSD could be mounted almost anywhere - very nice.
udaman
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Dream on dd, go look at the article I linked to about this in the news section of SF, these newer SSD's are only in sampling stages.
$2k for the old 64GB 45MB/s SSD's as used in the Alienware I linked to before, that just came out in August...a full year after the annoucement by Samsung of this 'generation' as you put it.
http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_itemdetail.asp?rid=fd_10&itemid=1438224518
It will take several more years before the prices come down to under $1k on these faster/higher capacity SSD's, IMHO (prediction).
ddrueding
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If interest remained at it's current levels and the technology proceeded at it's current pace, you would be right. While I don't share JTR's degree of optimism, I suspect most of us with tech fetishes will own an SSD by this time next year.