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?

[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.