http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/ Engadget Comments for Runcore netbook SSDs offer speed on the cheap 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/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
The rugged nature of SSDs alone is enough of a selling point.]]>Nov 19th 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
Currently, you can get a 1TB hard drive for $100. So how is a $199 64GB SSD cheaper?

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160MB/s for a single drive
http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/hard_drives/SAS/seagate/cheetah15K.6_450gb/p3.asp
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Normally you'd be right, but you clearly didn't check the benchmarks on this. This is currently the fastest drive you can put in an Eee. Last week, a 32GB SLC SSD for the Eee would run you $329 and get about 50/25 (MB R/W) speeds. An MLC version would run $89 and get about 40/10. This gets 70/55, and costs $109.

Obviously, there are faster things available for 2.5" or 1.8" form factor, but the point is we're now seeing SLC speed (and better) at an MLC price. For similar drives, check out what Intel is doing with their X-18 and X-25 SSD's.
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Um, SCSI320 goes faster still, and there are always enterprise technologies like fibre channel and such. However, if you then also look at enterprise SSD's, you can get just as competitive. It's all a matter of the market and what you want to spend.

SSD's will completely replace hard drives on the consumer level within 2 years, enterprise in 5 years. Placing bets now.]]>Nov 19th 2008 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/As well as a 512GB x2 SATA RAID0 for my Data

Why? Cause I'm a data-protection junkie.]]>Nov 19th 2008 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
Um, RAID 0 gives no protection. One disk dies, you lose all the data. I thing you meant RAID 1 or 0+1.]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 22nd 2008 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
Newegg has 64gb SSD with better read/write speeds for $150.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231220]]>Nov 19th 2008 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/ get the patriot ssd 32 gig for around around 150$
150 plus mbps read speed -- ah hem -
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which has 100Mbps reads and writes. But if you look at the exact dimensions listed in the HP manual and the Mtron manual they are slightly different. I assume that it will fit and that HP has some kind of tray that the different sized HDDs fit into because on the Mini 1000 the 3 drive options all have slightly different dimensions, even between the 8GB and 16GB SSDs. Sorry if this is way too specific but if you own a mini 1000 like me you've probably been looking and I need as many people in on this search as I can find.]]>Nov 19th 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/]]>Nov 19th 2008 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
SSD is the way to go, conventional hard drives are quickly turning into obsolete technology and I'm fairly certain that within the next five years SSD will have a higher sales volume than conventional hard drives.]]>Nov 19th 2008 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/


you all fail.]]>Nov 19th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
The Runcore drives come in two versions, one for the Dell Mini 9s (5 cm long, PATA interface), and one for the Eees (7cm long, SATA interface).

This whole thing is a little messed up right now.]]>Nov 20th 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
Don't know about yall but those 2 parts are on my Christmas list now.]]>Nov 19th 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 19th 2008 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 20th 2008 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
And one question, does anyone know if this can go into that extra 901 pci-e slot (unless I'm misinformed), or can I ditch the 16 gb ssd in there already for this one?]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Browse+By+Brand%3ARunCore%3ARunCore+PCI+Express+Mini+PCI-e+SSDs%3ADell+Inspiron+Mini+9+PCI-e+SSDs

for the Dell Mini 9 version. Dig around for the Eee version, I think its on their front page.]]>Nov 20th 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
Putting this thing into a ExpressCard that doesn't protrude from the notebook would have been far more useful, as many (most?) notebooks feature ExpressCard ports. Plus, the 250MB/s transfer rates are more than sufficient for most SSDs.]]>Nov 20th 2008 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 20th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 20th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Nov 20th 2008 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/Feb 3rd 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/runcore-netbook-ssds-offer-speed-on-the-cheap/
I waited 3 weeks because of customs delays, but it was well worth the wait and the money. The Runcore runs much smoother than the 16GB STEC drive that came with my Dell Mini9. I did also upgrade the RAM to 2GB for about $25.

Potentially, you could get a Mini9 for $200 (refurb, discount coupon) and spend no more than $250 to upgrade RAM and SSD. For well under $500, you have a very useable PC weighing 2.5 pounds that you can carry everywhere. Because it is dead silent (no fans or HDD), you can mute it and boot up in meetings or libraries without distracting others.

I seldom use my other PC anymore. ]]>Feb 8th 2009 12:14PM