http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/ Engadget Comments for OCZ's Colossus desktop SSD line ships next week 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/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
I'm sure the warranty on these SSD's are like 90 days.]]>Nov 18th 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
Although if you feel you can fit a 3.5 in an ordinary $300 laptop you can try :D]]>Nov 18th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
3.5"??

WTF is the use of a 128GB SSD in a DESKTOP????

How often do you drop a Desktop and since when is power source a problem?]]>Nov 18th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/]]>Nov 18th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
but i still want one.]]>Nov 18th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
Yeah it costs a bit, but I can afford it, and I hate harddives with a passion. I never again want think if this stall or that clicking noise means my data is gone forever. I've had so many drives die, had to restore so much data, that I'm turned off to spinning platters of metal forever. No more moving parts - that's worth the price premium to me.]]>Nov 19th 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
128gb would work for me.

@Chris D. Wasn't too long ago that $2 per gig was the norm pricing. Also put into perspective, My first bought HD was a 5gig Maxtor in 96/97 cost me at least $260. My friends thought I'd never fill that thing up.]]>Nov 18th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
*jizz*]]>Nov 18th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64292]]>Nov 18th 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/It reduces SSD performance declining over time:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531&p=10]]>Nov 19th 2009 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/Nov 18th 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/It isn't for everyone because the price is very high for the amount of space that you get. But if you want a lot of speed and don't need a ton of space you should definitely upgrade.]]>Nov 18th 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
AT CURRENT PRICE POINTS NOBODY (except in enterprise situations requiring massive I/O) USES IT FOR DATA

ITS FOR YOUR SYSTEM PARTITION NOT YOUR DATA

I'll take the 256Gb one once they update firmware w/ TRIM, thank you very much, also bonus no mounting kit required.

]]>Nov 18th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
I recently purchased an SSD and its amazing. The speeds are unreal.

Learn more, http://www.supersway.com]]>Nov 18th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
WORK FASTER DAMN YOU!]]>Nov 18th 2009 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
WTF? Since when does the *housing* trip up an experienced maker of all-solid-state devices with similar products already in the field... for four months? It's an aluminum box!

Don't know if Engadget copied this off the press release, or the marketing folks blew it into their ear... but this is hardly heads-up journalism.]]>Nov 18th 2009 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/_>]]>Nov 19th 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
Yeah it costs a bunch, but never having to worry about drive failure again is worth it to me. I've had so many drives fail over the years that I never ever ever want to see spinning metal discs ever again.]]>Nov 19th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
That doesn't really make a lot of sense. You could buy two 2TB drives for like $300 and put them in a RAID 0 configuration and not have to worry about drive failure either. And you'd have 2TB of storage (vs. 1TB) for $300 instead of $2200.

And for sustained writes the SSDs would be slower as well, so putting new media on them would take longer. Sure the reads would be faster, but you likely only need to read them to PLAY them, meaning you don't need them to be fast anyway. Just fast *enough*.

Like others have said here, SSDs are killer for boot/system/application drives. But so far they don't make sense for massive storage, or media applications.

Plus, in case you didn't know this, they do wear out and fail. Just like regular hard drives. Well not the same, but you get the idea. Based on normal usage patterns most manufacturers are giving them 5 year life spans...]]>Nov 20th 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-line-ships-next-week/
Price as was mentioned before is way off from what Engadget quotes with the 120G drive going for $600. If it was $300 I would consider it but not right away. Not really wise to put you OS on a v.1 product.]]>Nov 20th 2009 3:37AM