SanDisk announces 72GB(?!) SSD, 8GB Cruzer Crossfire

SanDisk has another SSD today, a little 5mm thick, 40 gram 1.8-inch SATA II number, due out in Q208 and expected to be released in laptops later on in 2008. Also up to bat (and comparatively far more boring), the 8GB Cruzer Crossfire, which doubles the capacity of the last Crossfire and will retail for $130.

[Andrew @ Jan 7th 2008 8:21PM]

Damn my 4 gig sandisk cruzer micro seems small now.

[Chebwa @ Jan 7th 2008 8:22PM]

"Sandisk announces boring things, more boring stuff"

They should have lumped these in with the updated Sansa models announcement.

[Hawthorn @ Jan 7th 2008 8:33PM]

The thing about the 8GB Cruzer is you can load it with a dual layer DVD ISO and visit your friends. :)

[Blake @ Jan 7th 2008 8:37PM]

Uh, 32+32 != 72; 16+16+16+16+16 != 72;

Hmm, my power of 2 calculator doesn't have a way to get 72.

I guess you could do 64 + 8, but that would be blasphemy.

[J3EBS @ Jan 7th 2008 8:52PM]

Uh.. 32+32=72? Damn you must give really bad tips.

[Blake @ Jan 7th 2008 8:53PM]

That exclamation point is not there for show. :]

[Sam Zebian @ Jan 7th 2008 8:59PM]

Why do a 72GB version?? Skip over the weird version and develop a cheaper 128GB SSD already!!! I don't need more than that for my laptop!! Then make a nice 500GB SSD for Desktops!

[Zach @ Jan 7th 2008 9:15PM]

for now, if we could even get affordable 64 gig ssds it would be.. to say the least, nice, but until then don't expect 128s to drop (at all) for a little while, say mid 2008? projection ok? no?

[Zach @ Jan 7th 2008 9:15PM]

for now, if we could even get affordable 64 gig ssds it would be.. to say the least, nice, but until then don't expect 128s to drop (at all) for a little while, say mid 2008? projection ok? no?

[Sam Zebian @ Jan 7th 2008 9:17PM]

I know, I know... Who am I kidding, SSD's already cost an arm and a leg... The cheapest SSD I've seen in 128GB is a one on Newegg for over $3k!!

[Zach @ Jan 7th 2008 9:21PM]

yeah, i've seen the 4000 one before and i almost imploded
but think about it, the way hard drive prices came down, its almost guaranteed to happen (eventually)

[Zach @ Jan 7th 2008 9:16PM]

damnit sorry about double :( stupid me.

[David @ Jan 8th 2008 11:32AM]

The funny thing, Zach, is that when you apologize for having double-posted, you end up wasting twice as much of everyone else's time as you did with the original double post (and here I am with the triple). Don't worry about it -- everyone assumes it was an accident, and moves right along.

[Chad @ Jan 8th 2008 6:41PM]

I heard them new-fangled 72GB SSDs would be found in the oft-rumored ultra-portable MacBook.

[Unregistered @ Jan 9th 2008 12:30AM]

if that is true then it'd be called the iLisa. Too expensive for most to afford!