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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[is it any cheaper then a normal 128gb ssd? 4 x 32gb cf cards are pretty expensive at least £55-60 each or am I missing something?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[naz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 6:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Which makes the whole thing pointless.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Excelsium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[but the article specifically says they're not CF cards....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 6:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[what this guy said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrspiteri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[But yet they are. The only thing that doesn't make them a CF card is the sata connector, so in other words, they're CF cards with sata connectors...<br><br>But I'm mad. I'd rather try to find a way to make it a RAID 1 or RAID 0 64GB drive]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[They're CFast cards, which are the next-gen version of CompactFlash.<br><br>Also, in the video the guy mentions that the drive is capable of running Raid 0,1,5, and 10.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CtrlBurn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 8:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[oh... close enough i suppose. I'm glad CF is still managing to stay alive... there's really only one large market for them nowadays, pro DSLRs. The transition from ide to sata CF would be interesting.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 8:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think like 120 dollars<br><br>But nexgen will be ASOME FASSTTT LOL]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nisco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:02AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[MONSTER<br><br>...i smell lawsuit...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[thisisit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Your image looks like a Monster. (Either that or a Chimp)<br><br>*Shivers*]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[lol, definitely]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xanthan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 9:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[AWESOME FAST?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tgluak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yea you know, awesome fast, as opposed to ludicrous speed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Slick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 2:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can't see how this should be awesome fast...?? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[technologynr1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[On the article, it has four small SATA SSDs in them, not CF cards, in a RAID Array from what I presume.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aguiluz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[STA-STA-STUUUTER?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oh4Sh0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[If this thing actually DID use CF cards (like Engadget writes, what guessed from the picture, rather than reading?) I'd buy one. I have a bunch of 4 and 8GB cards around here. As it is, it's just a crappy RAID card in essence. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 8:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[RAID 5 or 10 inside a SSD is an impressive feature.<br>If a CF fails, you can still use your PC. You would just need to buy 1/4th or less of the SSD value to repair it.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lifelion]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 9:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[The whole point of RAID was that the bandwidth and/or latency constricts of the local bus are mitigated. This thing RAID (in what ever config) the disks then connects to the host system over one bus. <br><br>If one CF (their not CF, their CFast.. it's different) fails.. yeah the drive still works. If one IO channel fails, or if one cable fails is snagged etc, or if the drives controller fails. You're screwed. <br><br>If you have money to burn on CFast cards you have money to buy the same capacity in normal SSDs and RAID them yourself. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 9:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA["WD Hard drive opened, only to discover to have discs inside!"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alberto]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 8:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stop the presses!!!!!!!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scallop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 3:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[CF Cards, gotta catch 'em all]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[neofolklore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 9:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[How about just giving me the CF cards (cheap) with the SATA connection?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cs519]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 10:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a photofast mSD to MSProDouo, and it doesn't seem to work very well.  It converts 2 micro sd to 1 mspd.  I don't know if it's because it's not matching or what, but once in a while it would wipe everything out.  I would not recommend for important files such as pictures and documents.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nxp3]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 10:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Video sounds like one of those vids where they force a hostage to say things, especially the interviewer makes it seem so.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 12:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why do we need motion pictures to convey information about a flash drive?<br><br>More moronic use of video.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Information Central]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 12:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[CF cards, if I recall, should not be used for implementations where there will be a lot of constant writes. Meaning, installing Windows on it would be a dumb move since they don't last even if they average out the usage across the device. This would be nice for embedded platforms that have reduced writes...<br><br>Are these new Sata CF cards different in that way? Or if it the same thing, just a different interface?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cmariotti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 2:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm so glad Sandisk had all those rebates last winter and spring.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chuck farmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 7:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on PhotoFast GMonster SSD gets wrestled open, found to contain compact flash cards]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/</guid><description><![CDATA[wdq]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ClearAsMud]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 10th 2009 3:23PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
