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I think OCZ just wants to get a product out there so economies of scale can slowly start to bring the price down. Too bad it's gonna take forever to come down to a sane man's levels (3-4 years I'd say).]]>Nov 22nd 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
Also, cheaper isn't true. This upgrade is the best thing you can do for a system, unless you like to deal with awful RAID setups. ]]>Nov 22nd 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
When the Compact Disc came out it was $10,000 for the first players, which were single beam, no oversampling, and highly sensitive to scratches, dirt, and vibration.

It's about time solid state media is at a point it can become competitive with the antiquated mechanical drives we use now.

It is very likely other technologies will even take over SSD, but SSD is a magnificent improvement over noisy mechanical monstrosities hard drives are today. It is more likely a stepping stone to memristor or other solid state technologies.

Frankly, memory speed in general needs to improve to keep pace with the CPU speeds.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
For the price OCz is asking for its colosis drive, you would be better served getting a much faster PCI-e based Fusion IO SSD.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
The article says :
The 4 Indilinx controllers *are* capable individually, but the the Silicon Image processor does not support TRIM forwarding so the controllers never get to see the TRIM commands.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Not sure how that would cool it down? The logistics fail me!

/joke]]>Nov 23rd 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
The purpose of the instruction is to maintain the speed of the SSD throughout its lifespan, avoiding the slowdown that early models encountered once all of the cells had been written to once.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
The reality is that in 2009 there were twice as many desktops sold as there were laptops (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/pc-sales/), and I Mac users are probably less than 20% of Engadget users.

The problem with Engadget's Mac bias isn't that they give better or more coverage to Apple (they arguably do, but whatevs.) The problem is that they are out of touch with reality of the market they are writing about.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 25th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/
That'll do it. ]]>Nov 23rd 2009 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 23rd 2009 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/oczs-colossus-desktop-ssd-gets-reviewed-oh-yeah-its-fast/Nov 22nd 2009 10:22PM