Lexar introduces Crucial-branded SSDs

The SSD market is starting to get pleasantly crowded -- Lexar just announced a new line of Crucial-branded SSDs in both 32GB and 64GB capacities. The 2.5-inch SATA drives will offer sub-1ms latency, and Crucial will also be offering an external drive enclosure and 3.5-inch internal bay kit, which will allow you to pull your drive and take it with you on the go. No pricing is available yet, but Crucial says these'll hit sometime in Q1.

[Chebwa @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:18PM]

I love Crucial. I love SSDs. Count me in.

That is, as soon as I get that second, and possibly third job to allow me to buy such things.

[Duane Young @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:18PM]

Pricing: More than you can afford.

[Ipaq3115 @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:18PM]

Can't wait till the price goes down on these, that is after they come out...

Way down...

[Daniel Tull @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:40PM]

And way after...

[Ipaq3115 @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:58PM]

Ya.

No kidding...

[Flashpoint @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:27PM]

the entire industry should move in this direction. Hard Disk Drives SUCK. Eventually it will. All I need is 100 GB.

[Ricardo @ Jan 2nd 2008 5:22PM]

Couldn't agree more. I think 128 GB will be the sweetspot for SSDs, when they get cheap of course.

[Chuckles McGee @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:27PM]

Yeah, they missed mentioning the price- pretty "crucial", if you ask me.

[Jack @ Jan 2nd 2008 3:24PM]

The jump to 128 is what is going to be the sweet spot for mainstream users. As soon as that happens, and they are less than $150, then we will wave bye bye to disk based storage.

[Ethyriel @ Jan 2nd 2008 4:22PM]

I don't think it's that clear cut. For ultraportables, for example, I think 32GB priced at about $200-$250 would be enough for a move into the mainstream. Not to dominate the mainstream, but to take some marketshare. On the other hand, people who buy thin and lights and desktop replacements need more, and while some would be happy with 64GB, I don't think even there it will have as much of an inroad to the segment as 32GB on an ultraportable. I tend to agree when it comes to desktops, 128GB will probably be a milestone if we get there fast enough. Some people will be happy with 64 or even 32, though, namely people with a server, or who need a second hard drive for storage regardless.

[steve @ Jan 2nd 2008 6:05PM]

Agreed, I think ~$8 / GB moves it to more mainstream pricing. Anything >$10/ GB puts it in out of the mainstream. I know I'd buy any of them now if it was ~$8/GB

[silverblackvoid @ Jan 2nd 2008 4:06PM]

SSD:
i love thee
but i cant have thee

[Mark Leach @ Jan 2nd 2008 6:40PM]

64GB is what everyone wants.

[Za @ Jan 2nd 2008 8:34PM]

I think you miss the definition of "everyone". Maybe what you and some others want...I would rock a 32GB drive in my laptop for $200 if it gave me another 20% in battery life, certainly. So I am not "everyone" and neither is anyone asking for 128GB.

[N30 G30 @ Jan 2nd 2008 10:52PM]

I haven't read anything about the limit of writes these new SSDs have. All I know was that it was low in the beginning and it improved.

Can someone please clarify this for me?

[Edge @ Jan 3rd 2008 12:06PM]

It'll be at LEAST one more year before SSD's become affordable for even enthusiasts. I hate waiting on technology to become affordable especially when it's already proven to provide huge performance gains on what is easily the weakest (slowest) link in today's computers.