Ridata Ultra-S Plus MLC SSDs arrive in 32/64/128GB flavors, start at $170
Ridata has dabbled in the wonderful world of triple-data capacity SSDs before, but as with most manufacturers, it wouldn't open its mouth and divulge a price. Now, however, we've got three newcomers to swoon over along with price tags to balk (or cheer, depending on wallet depth) over. The Ultra-S Plus MLC SATA SSD line has launched in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB sizes, all of which offer up to 128MB/sec read speeds and 80MB/sec write speeds. Without further adieu, the late July-bound trio will be selling for $169.90, $294.90 and $537.90 from least capacious to most. So, you gettin' one?



















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
fischju @ Jul 15th 2008 11:01PM
Here's hoping they make at least a 64GB SSD version of the next Archos and Cowon players
Yuriy @ Jul 16th 2008 12:28AM
they can not because 99% of SSD are SATA and Archos are PATA
Mam00th @ Jul 15th 2008 11:02PM
That's one good looking SSD!!!
iansilv @ Jul 16th 2008 2:39AM
yeah man- it's beautiful!
Your comment made me lol
dspalding @ Jul 15th 2008 11:10PM
I'm gonna wait to see how this compares to the new OCZ Core drives which are about the same price http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/ocz-reveals-core-series-sata-ii-2-5-ssds-128gb-for-479/ Which ever company comes out first gets my money ^_^
Casper42 @ Jul 16th 2008 1:45AM
I had the same thought when I read this, but I am considering just waiting a little longer till the Nehalem takes hold and then build all fresh. Should be at least 1 more round of price drops in SSD by then.
If not then I may go with VelociRaptor for my desktop machine. Alot more space for the $$ with almost the same level of overall performance.
Flashpoint @ Jul 15th 2008 11:14PM
I simply can't buy into SSD until they start offering long term warranties for them.
Hard Disk drive failure is common in off-the-shelf pc's/laptops and I don't know what to expect from SSD drives. The technology will take a good 5 years to mature.
3dpenguin @ Jul 15th 2008 11:30PM
The technology is actually pretty old, it wasn't until the past year or so that it’s come down to consumer pricing levels though.
Za @ Jul 16th 2008 12:00AM
I hope you are joking. Furthermore, hdds using magnetic disks have lots of moving parts...SSDs not so much. Hence the SS aspect of the SSD - "solid-state". As a result, it's pretty safe to assume that SSDs are already more reliable than spinny drives.
digitallysick @ Jul 15th 2008 11:34PM
When they reach 64gb for 179 dollars then they have a deal.
NoAndThen @ Jul 16th 2008 1:00AM
ditto, then I'll have two drives in my laptop, one ssd for system, and one hdd for storage (at least until ssds come down further in price)
Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jul 15th 2008 11:45PM
These prices seem too good to be true.
Aren't these SSDs using cheaper technology than the expensive ones we've come to know and love? Like I heard these last less in terms of write cycles or something???
Harrison @ Jul 16th 2008 12:06AM
With any luck, in the next decade(s) or so, this will be the next "cheapo" upgrade and we'll be able to buy large capacity drives at low prices (think sub-$100 large-capacity HDs today)
Yuriy @ Jul 18th 2008 7:37PM
Hey GUYS tigerdirect.com already start seling OCZ's Core SSD and they have in stock!
111222 @ Jul 16th 2008 4:30AM
I think 32Gb is overpriced compared to 64gb. Meh.
neofolklore @ Jul 16th 2008 9:34AM
YOU ALL BUY, and i'll wait for the price to drop from you guys buying
retro77 @ Jul 16th 2008 10:46AM
Well it seems that prices will hold back this technology a little longer. I would be curious to see what the profit margin is on these. In my opinion they need to trim off another couple hundred dollars off the top end drive.
kaotic504 @ Jul 16th 2008 10:41PM
i hope this isn't as bad as some of their flash drives. read the reviews of some of their compact flash drives. plus this is multi-layer.i wonder if it has wear-leveling. but it is cheap compared to other manufacturers. someone buy this and let me know how well it goes.
StorageMaster @ Jul 17th 2008 7:07PM
RiDATA SSD is the fastest so far! here is proof:
http://datamarck.com/benchmarks
I saw www.allstarshop.com is selling
128GB @ $475
64GB @ 257
32GB @169
lower than any of their competitors' price!
Paulo @ Aug 11th 2008 2:56AM
It's not clear that SSD are MORE RELIABLE than HDD. They are just LESS FRAGILE. That matters for laptops, not so for desktops.
All the other failure points are there, and a few extra ones. That includes electro-magnetism and write wearing
Give me price parity and I'll still use RAID1 with an SSD and an HDD.