http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/ Engadget Comments for SanDisk launches pSSD drives for low-cost PC sector 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/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/
How much does it cost? Any numbers?]]>Jun 2nd 2008 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Just call it SSD and put whatever prefix to further classify it if you want.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/
1) Faster write speeds
2) Longer laster
3) Cheaper
4) More storage capacity
5) The list goes on.....]]>Jun 2nd 2008 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/
1) Faster write speeds: Incorrect. Flash has faster transfer, and MUCH faster seek time.
2) Longer laster: Incorrect. (A good SLC Flash will outlast any mechanical hard drive.)
3) Cheaper: YES YES YES. This is the biggie.
4) More storage capacity: Correct in 3.5", becoming comparable in 2.5", and flash wins in 1.8".
5) The list goes on..... Actually, SSD wins in all the other incidentals. Power, noise, heat, G-Shock, etc.


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It used to be said that over time the cost of an SSD would lower enough for the drive to become viable - that time has passed. At this juncture SSD prices are continuing to go down even as their size increases.

Will they ever overtake their mechanical brethren? Probably not for some time... but saying that you don't know what is so special about them is terribly shortsighted. The current implementations of SSDs in things such as smartphones, MP3 players, and ultramobile computers can only be improved upon... making the machines lighter while able to have a greater capacity and ,from the aesthetic point of view, be all around sleeker.

Furthermore, the SSD even allows the HDD to still have it's place... it's called a hybrid drive, and if you can't see what is so great about SSDs, then you should open your eyes.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/
Compared to the 2.5" market, which is what this article is about, SSD's leave them in the dust, in read and write speed. And that isn't even taking into account real world performance such as seek time.

Take a look at this article:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-memoright,1926.html

Yes, they're more expensive, but we already conceded that. I thought we were talking about speed, which isn't measured by dollar signs as far as I know.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Hell my Class 6 SDHC is faster in read/write...]]>Jun 2nd 2008 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 2nd 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/
Though these should be cheaper due to it being PATA, and they did say it's meant for low-cost PC sector.]]>Jun 2nd 2008 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/02/sandisk-launches-pssd-drives-for-low-cost-pc-sector/Jun 3rd 2008 12:31AM