http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/ Engadget Comments for BiTMICRO keeps it real, unveils 1.6TB Ultra320 SCSI SSD http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
The Hitachi 1TB HDD began production like what? A year and a half ago? I haven't even herd rumblings of a larger HDD yet. So, hard drive industry, what gives?]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
Couldn't have said it better myself.]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
Isn't the limited number of write cycles for flash mem. still an issue? I can only see someone putting something this large in a server. In that environment after 2 years this will be garbage. ????]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
This SSD uses NAND flash, which has a typical endurance of 1000000 erase/write cycles. At a sustained rate of 230MB/s, it would take 220 years to write that 1.6TB a million times.

To add a touch of reality to these raw calculations, you will likely not have perfect write distribution, so some blocks will go through more cycles than others. But this pales to the converse side: You will never sustain maximum transfer rate for writes anywhere near that long, nor will you use it for writes only.

All together, even under constant heavy usage, this drive could outlive your grandchildren.

Write cycle durability still an issue? No.]]>Feb 5th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
Why the heck not SAS?]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
I'd be happy with a 10 GB NAND Drive and a 100 GB HDD in a computer. Just use the Nand to run games]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
Most of the time I'm waiting for the drives to stop churning is os files and swapping which would go on the SSD. I'm not too fussed about the speed of moving all my war.. po... large generic and totally legal files about :)]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
I was thinking perhaps I could rob a bank to afford it, but in all seriousness I doubt that will be enough :D]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/@Scott Culp

You must not understand the concept of innovation. New products like this help boost the tech. It doesn't matter if it can only be afforded by the Ultra rich and the server market it is still awesome beyond belief. It is a challenge to all the SSD drive manufacturers to get off their bums and get to work. I don't care if 32GB SSD is fast than mechanical hardrive 32GB is not enough storage for anything other than laptops and mp3 players.

@Kamokazi

SCSI is still the dominant server drive connector. That is where this is aimed. ]]>Feb 5th 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
As Hooterman so appropriately put it, it's about the e-penis. Pointless.]]>Feb 5th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/It's for the DBA who has a frakking big DB that needs ultra low seek times

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or how about a nice intel board with onboard scsi
http://www.intel.com/design/servers/boards/s5000vsa/

so in under 1 min i grabbed 2 boards with scsi and sas onboard i guess you never really looked]]>Feb 5th 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
1.8", 5mm tall would be even better. :)]]>Feb 5th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
Seriously, if this thing sells for 10k, it should drop the prices of 16/32gb drives considerably.]]>Feb 5th 2008 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/Feb 5th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
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Question: Are spinning platters always going to be with us, or are they going the way of the floppy?]]>Feb 6th 2008 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
This is the same old bullshit. Same shit, different container.

I looked for the specs again on the website and what a coincidence, they don't say write speeds and read speeds, just a "sustained" speed.

Ultra320 Scsi? Nice. No problem there.

Shitty write speeds that make it impractical for anything but read-only type operational environments?

TOTAL LETDOWN, hidden under the rug, forgotten about when marketing to the gamer community.

Until write speeds are more then a very small fraction of read speeds on SSD, they will continue to be a novel 1st gen component. ]]>Feb 6th 2008 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/bitmicro-keeps-it-real-unveils-1-6tb-ultra320-scsi-ssd/
Number two: I almost got to play with a 64 GB ssd. Dell sells it with one of the XPS system. My client did not buy it because it was to small for him. Now they push this out. Can't wait for the release.]]>Feb 6th 2008 9:27AM