http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/ Engadget Comments for Toshiba announces 512GB SSD, other smaller SSDs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/]]>Dec 18th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Just think of the damage it would do to Toshiba's stock price if an error like this was uncorrected. Engadget could be responsible for a japanese government bailout.]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Man, I'm going to party like it's 1999.]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 19th 2008 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Hopefully Samsung trumps them with a 512 GB ...]]>Dec 18th 2008 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Lol, I think a lot of people are noticing your mistake.

why, oh why, can we not edit our comments.]]>Dec 18th 2008 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/"Or just an edit button for article instead"

Engadget gone Wikipedia.....that would be a scary day indeed.]]>Dec 18th 2008 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
They are slower and run hotter than traditional hard drives and cost 2-3 times as much.
]]>Dec 18th 2008 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Thank you for playing.]]>Dec 18th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Still, with much faster access times, an SSD is still heaps better in many ways. ]]>Dec 18th 2008 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4ItqVgaTIjI&feature=related

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If the read rates are less than 200MBps it will not be competitive. The write rates better be over 120MBps. Yes, give the Intel X-25 a good kick. I think 512GB is way over board while 256GB is just perfect for a notebook. And it has to be fast otherwise the coming 7200 rpm 1/2 Terabyte drives are just round the corner at rock bottom prices for sure.
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A 200 MBps read can load the entire Vista OS into RAM before you finish reading this sentence, ok the sentence isn't finished yet, hmm ok fine I'll end the sentence now; just kidding, ok fine it's ended.
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Reading speed Maximum speed 240MBps (sequential mode)
Writing speed Maximum speed at 200MBps (sequential mode)]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/ Writing speed Maximum speed at 200MBps (sequential mode)

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/12-17-2008/0004943967&EDATE=]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Maybe if all you're concerned about is notebooks, sure. But I'm waiting for the day these can replace desktop drives as well. 512GB is still way too small and the drive is likely still way too expensive. Nice progress, but still a long way to go.]]>Dec 18th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Apple iPhone with 512 GB SSD: $6500 - $7000]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
I'm pretty sure the 512GB version already costs anywhere in the range of $700-$1000, and please saying that Apple products are 6X more expensive than competing products show nothing more than ignorance these days. They are priced much more reasonably nowadays. It still amazes me how some people cling on to age old stereotypes and use it even now when clearly prices show otherwise.

I don't support that original poster (Trevor)...but your point was just plain stupid. I think people get the point now. ]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
That is only partially correct. Obviously Apple's products do not cost 6X more than a comparable product from Dell/HP/IBM, but they are more expensive. It does really depend on the circumstance... It appears that the higher cost products like the Mac Pro, Xserve, MB Pro, etc are a much higher value than the cheaper consumer products..]]>Dec 18th 2008 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Simply stated, psystar could make a computer 1/2 as expensive as Apple and it would have the same specs.]]>Dec 18th 2008 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
Yup. Until Transcend stops by, that is.]]>Dec 18th 2008 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/
The only problem now is the price]]>Dec 18th 2008 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/Dec 18th 2008 4:29AM