Video: RunCore's 1.8-inch Pro IV SSD line priced and tested

RunCore just got finished introducing its 2.5-inch Pro IV SSD family back in May, and already it's looking to expand its reach with a new line of solid state drives in the 1.8-inch form factor. These ultra-small devices were taken for a spin by the fine folks over at TweakTown, and while the real world difference compared to an HDD was certainly evident in the side-by-side comparison (shown after the break), it's the benchmarks that really had us smiling. In testing, the 128GB model managed to notch a 224MBps read and 136MBps write rate, and while both figures are more than respectable, the lofty MSRPs have us thinking twice about just how badly we flash in our lives. If all goes well, the crew will hit shops next month for $179.99 (32GB), $289.99 (64GB), $499.99 (128GB) and $899.99 (256GB), and if our wildest dreams come true, they'll be slipped into unreasonably expensive portable media players shortly after.

Read - RunCore press release
Read - Video unveiling and benchmarks

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:29AM]

Just wandering if anyone has commented on this? Am I first?

[Brishen Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:02AM]

This is possibly the most useless comment I have ever seen

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:30AM]

You're "wandering"? Wandering where? Back to school perhaps?

[One Love Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:42AM]

Back to school, hopefully. (nice try at "first")

[omonii Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:31AM]

I like to think I flash really well.

[LondonConsultant Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:59AM]

I flash badly in my life.

[Gad Get Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:59AM]

Just so the hilarity isn't lost on anyone post-edit...

"...the lofty MSRPs have us thinking twice about just how badly we flash in our lives."

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 12:53PM]

Let's see how well you flash against....THE RANCORE!!!! ERRR...RUNCORE!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:32AM]

I just want cheap 256GB ssd anything above is a bonus. Once 256GB ssds come down in price to a reasonable price of about £100 I'll jump. But until then I'm not biting.

[Chuuchdizzle Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:34AM]

It should be noted from personal experience that Runcore drives tend to fail far too often

[Magnetar Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:18AM]

The loading time of the bios has nothing to do whit the hard drive, yet the right laptop shows the bois loading screen 2 seconds later than the laptop on the left.

[xxRhino Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:42AM]

The only thing RuneCore did nice was those little pci-e SSDs for Dell Mini9, especially when other manufactures were making terrible ones. Once SuperTalent start to ship their good SSDs for Dell Mini9, I do not see any valid reason to buy from RuneCore any more.

[Matchoo5050 Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:59AM]

Super Talent has nothing that even gets close to these things in those form factors and they have one for the Mini 9 it is at least 10 times faster than the Super Talent and 6 times faster than the last Runcore version.

[MeanSpyvie Posted Jul 27th 2009 12:03PM]

I had one of their Pocket Fisherman, and a Rinestone and Stud Setter. I always wanted an Inside the Egg Shell Egg Scrambler but they were not available in stores.

[kevoj Posted Jul 27th 2009 4:02PM]

Congrats RunCore, MyHPMini.com

[somedudegmailcom Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:49PM]

Beware of RunCore 1.8" SSD's. I went through four before I was sent one that actually worked...six months after the order was initially placed. There's a thread at myhpmini.com documenting the hell of dealing with RunCore's laughably poor quality assurance. http://myhpmini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=163

[Matchoo5050 Posted Jul 28th 2009 6:14AM]

The new 1.8" is 100% perfect Nicol from www.Netbooksnews.com saw it installed in HangZhou China. It was installed in a Sony P, HP Mini, Viliv, Sony UX and one other one I forget the others Nicol reported.

[somedudegmailcom Posted Jul 28th 2009 3:11PM]

Yes and JKKMobile.com also tested the original RunCore 1.8" SSD's, too. Of course the version he got was substantially different from the retail version in design and performance...not to mention it actually, ya know, worked. RunCore never explained how his test version worked so well and no one else's did, nor did they explain the loss of an integrated MicroUSB jack in the second production run. (Instead they included a cheap mini-usb enclosure in the package.) I definitely recommend waiting on purchasing these until a bunch have been installed and tested.