Samsung announces crazy fast 256GB SSD, our knees buckle
By Ryan Block 
posted May 25th 2008 9:11PM
posted May 25th 2008 9:11PM
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Only costs as much as your current computer?
Yeah, your Power Mac.
Try 5x as much...
$2,xxx+ maybe? FAIL! I'll gab one in 2014....
seriously. I don't care about more storage. As soon as they can give me a 64gb SSD that costs less than $200, I'll care about more storage. Otherwise, this kind of technology is practically useless to me.
Eh, a Mac Pro can cost you something like 20k if you get it all suped up.
About time this is coming out. I'm getting sick and tired of the POS 3.5" HDD and I can't believe they are still spending money researching on the spinning disks.
I have 10 old useless HDD lying around.
Hate to break it to you, but this so called waste of research they are putting into spinning disks has brought the VelociRaptor which has a far better $/gigabyte ratio (1:1ish) and still has awesome speed (120MBps read/write). Okay not as great as an SSD but then again, I can't afford something like this. I would prefer to spend the monies on something more worth while (like better graphics for example).
i wish they would jump ahead and say heres 250GB SSD for $400. :)
@El Taco, you're missing the point. It will eventually filter down to the normal consumer level. All new technology starts expensive. I'm not going to be getting one, but I think this is great news.
I heard that it is going to be cheaper because it is MLC (Multi Level Cell) based and therefore cheaper and they can increase the size without compromising the performance like in the past. Currently, all SSDs are SLC (Single Level Cell) based.
OMG i just pooped my pants
gabe, that's just disgusting.
:)
She isn't even THAT good looking.
Like, ewwwww, Slawek!
Slawek, into scat are we?
She doesn't look old enough anyway.
Where is my comment?
open it up I bet you'd find 32 8GB SDHC cards
ha seriously, its gonna cost just as much.
nice case though
I always see SSDs with such nice enclosures. You don't buy them like that do they?
Why not 8 32GB SDHCs? That's be cheaper. Sandisk has them, but not price my guess is only $300....
Either way you slice it Solid State aint cheap!!! Especially when compared to 3.5" and quite a bit when compared to 7200RPM 2.5" drives.
Still I'd love to own one, but some RAM and a Penryn would do me better for cheaper.
Holy crap.
I love SSDs.
You think my wife will mind if I sell the house for one?
Alternatively, you can sell your wife instead...
He'd never get enough...
;)
This is even faster than the New Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
Only I guess it's going to be more expensive than the laptop than you're trying to install this drive for.
That is epic win.
Neutral win.
A geek boner for flash memory.
I had one.
Well, it is MLC, so maybe it won't be super duper crazy expensive...
They announced the 500gb 2.5" HDD a while ago too, where's that?! *ggrr*
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008355
what do i do with a 256gb ssd when i don't have any arms or legs...
cry
Stare and admire the read/write speeds of course. Just need someone to set you up in your computer chair and you're good to go.
You're not using your brain (haw):
What I mean, you still have a spare kidney :)
cut off
(You'll need to sell your kidney for when the 512GB ssd's come out)
*sigh*
It wasn't too long ago that only US firms were capable of making such stunning technological claims regarding progress in computing.
It then became Japan. Now Korea. Soon, it will be Taiwan. And then, China.
Viva globalization!
More like "Viva Lost Wages!" (que Elvis 'traveling muisc'....)
I think that's ridiculous, since American firms continue to advance, while foreign firms/development didn't just magically appear recently.
Don't forget Malasia. That's where my current Hewlett-Packard was made. As far as Samsung goes, I've had very bad luck with their products and avoid them like the plague.
SAMSUNG FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D
FAIL!
The MacBook Air with SSD is far superior in every way.
You have to consider the Holistic experience, not just one piece of a computer...
The MacBook Air SSD is not superior, it does not even outperform a CF to SATA adapter! And as it turned out, this was revealed on Engadget.
Not that I really care. An SSD is a SSD to me :).
Can someone please tell me what the hell is this guy is even talking about?
this isnt a computer, so you cant even compare the "experience" to the macbook air because once again, thats a computer, this is a hardware peice
He's a really dedicated troll, 'bout all there is to it.
How can you take anyone who has a name that begins with a lower case i followed by a capital letter seriously.
It's the iCliché, and I, for one, am sick of them all.
@Ryan Block
Comment of the week/ month/ year
To answer your question if you look at his past post he "acts" like a non intellengent troll