http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/ Engadget Comments for Samsung's awe-inspiring 256GB SSD now available, still unpriced 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/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
Anywho this is nice step towards the ever faster ssd and the speeds we was expecting when they first came out. These will go in the top servers first, as 256gb is more then enough for most server that aren't file servers.
and then the price will come flying down]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
However... I wonder why nobody makes a hybrid SSD/Hard drive. I need speed for the OS, and for maybe 10GB of my work related data. That needs to fly. But it would easily fit on 32GB. I don't need speed for my 100GB of movies and music. Or for my 100GB of porn. These are perfectly fine on a plain old big slow hard drive.

So the laptop should contain a fast 32GB SSD and cheapo 320 GB hard drive. Total cost when bought separately: $250 - $300 at current prices. Currently this kind of thing can only be done with monster laptops that support two hard disks, but why is it not more common?
Or why not cram the flash into the hard drive and use it as cache (as had been promised a while ago)?]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
My next dream laptop! =)

http://vaio.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=VGN-AW11XU%2FQ&site=voe_en_GB_cons&pageType=Overview&category=VN+AW+Series]]>Nov 20th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
A strong economy relies on the exchange of liquid assets. Economic downturns can almost always be attributed to the spending of money that is [merely] speculated to exist in the future.

In non-academic English: Going into debt almost always kills an economy (eventually). (Whether that be the economy of a nation, state, county, city, business, church, or family, it still holds true.) When you go into debt you spend tomorrow's money. When tomorrow gets here*, you are in trouble. This problem is resolved when people spend money they have. That "spending" can be on groceries or fancy restaurants, netbooks or expensive SSDs, charitable donations or investments/savings (which get invested). The only thing you can do with money that is bad for an economy is take it out of circulation. (aka: "Save" it under your mattress.) Huh? But what about debt? Aren't I contradicting myself? No. Debt is not money. Debt is like anti-money. The collision of money and anti-money is similar to that of matter and anti-matter. Tomorrow finally got here*, and this is what it looks like. Go spend some money. Just do it responsibly. For some that means buying 256GB SSDs. For me that means having $0 debt and socking money into low to moderate risk investments to be prepared for layoffs, retirement, and kids going to college (in that order). But, do not think that luxury items or those who purchase them are evil. That's politics. We have to be smarter than that.]]>Nov 20th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
It's nice to see that storage devices are now going to be able to compete with the enormous advancements of all the other computer components...

Better late then never...

Oh, yeah we had such fun magnetic hard-drive, but I think maybe it's time we date other people.
...I then drive to the house of ssd.]]>Nov 20th 2008 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
I'd use it on a server like (ick) exchange or MSQL (tmpdb?) that eats drives for breakfast.

Not all new tech is immediately destined for average Tim the Tech's home PC. So no, the speed would not be worth it ... to you. But it does have it's place.]]>Nov 20th 2008 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/]]>Nov 20th 2008 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 21st 2008 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
I'd like to put one of these in an Acer Aspire One. A $350 netbook with a $2000 hard disk...]]>Nov 20th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
Father, "So how long does it take to load this new game you have son"?

Son, "Loading....what's that"?]]>Nov 20th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 21st 2008 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
And then at that point, well I don't know what I could possibly need that kind of speed/size for.]]>Nov 20th 2008 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147054]]>Nov 20th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 20th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
From what I remember them writing about the earlier SSDs, the random reading/writing speeds, which are much closer to real world usage are drastically lower than the sequential write/reads.]]>Nov 20th 2008 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/Nov 22nd 2008 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/samsungs-awe-inspiring-256gb-ssd-now-available-still-unpriced/
Anybody know of a product/adapter that might help me out.

Thanks.

R.
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