Samsung unveils powerful new drive

Dashken · 26th May 2008, 10:52 PM

OMG... so soon?

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Samsung Electronics, the world's largest computer chip maker, said today it has developed a new solid state drive which is expected to replace hard disk drives in laptop computers.

Samsung said its 256-gigabyte solid state drive (SSD) for data storage is 2.4 times faster than traditional hard drives. The company plans to begin production of SSDs this year.

The new SSD "represents a bold step in the shift to notebooks with significantly improved performance and larger storage capacities," the company said in a statement.

Samsung described the new SSD - which is 6.35cm long and 9.5mm thick - as the world's smallest of its kind. It can read up to 200 megabytes of data per second.

It said, citing market research agency iSuppli, that 35 per cent of notebook computers would use the SSD by 2012.

Source: Samsung unveils powerful new drive - Technology - theage.com.au

Chai · 26th May 2008, 11:13 PM

Wow that's fast. BUt how much?

peaz · 26th May 2008, 11:17 PM

The price of it today would probably kill you

haha

JMMD · 27th May 2008, 03:15 AM

It is expensive but just the fact that it's moving along so quickly is great. Only a few more years and it should be affordable.

metsamees · 27th May 2008, 03:29 AM

i would think about 6 months and it's affordable

probably other companies started already making blue prints for SSD

g0tanks · 27th May 2008, 04:43 AM

I would love to have four of these in RAID 0, btw there's also a news article about a 512GB SSD on engadget: SimpleTech announces 512GB and 256GB 3.5-inch SSD drives - Engadget

metsamees · 27th May 2008, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by g0tanks

I would love to have four of these in RAID 0, btw there's also a news article about a 512GB SSD on engadget: SimpleTech announces 512GB and 256GB 3.5-inch SSD drives - Engadget

wow nice

Mac Daddy · 27th May 2008, 06:19 AM

Wow that is quick and small as well. I too wonder about the price

Zenphic · 27th May 2008, 06:33 AM

2.4 times faster? It's about time

Chai · 27th May 2008, 07:40 AM

Raptor or this?

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Zenphic Super Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,101 Reputation: 540 Rep Power: 10	2.4 times faster? It's about time