SSDs gone wild at CeBIT: Plextor reveals its first, Xtreem-S1 peeks out and OCZ teases external Enyo USB 3.0
By Darren Murph 
posted March 1st 2010 4:23PM
posted March 1st 2010 4:23PM
Man, it's been a white hot minute since we've heard the good word from Plextor. Today, all that changes. After sticking to the relatively boring optical media market for years, said outfit has finally realized that there's money to be made in flash storage. The PX-64M1S (64GB) and the PX-128M1S (128GB) are the company's first-ever SSDs, both of which arrive in 2.5-inch form factors and use an integrated SATA II interface. As for transfers, you'll see sequential read rates as high as 110MB/sec and 130MB/sec, while sequential write rates hit 65MB/sec and 70MB/sec (respectively in both cases). Both units can be snapped up now for $225 (64GB) / $400 (128GB). In related news, OCZ is using CeBIT as a springboard for the launch of its external Enyo USB 3.0 SSD; unfortunately, details surrounding capacity, price and pretty much anything else are being left out, but you can bet we'll be hounding its booth representatives for those and reporting back. Finally, Team Xtreem is dishing out a 250GB Xtreem-S1 SSD with a Sandforce processor and read / write rates of around 260MB/sec, though models will be available in 60GB and 120GB as well. Peek the source links for all the nitty-gritty details, and stay tuned for more from Hannover.
I don't need new SSD's, Just cheaper ones.... Duhh
Like that's going to happen this decade.
@smithers well i for one am very excited about this. yes the proce could be lower but the more mainstream ssds become the more easier it will be to obtain a computer of choice with ssd NOT HDD i hate hdd. i for one am encouraging ssd to my family! i believe that hdd are a thing of the past and ssd is the new beginning to mainstream technology. not to mention less noise and more peace and quiet for all!
For the SSD to become mainstream, it will have to be as cheaper as a current HDD per GB. However, it seems manufacturers are not relenting on their prices. Frankly SSDs have been around long enough that they should be produced in massive quantities, not stuck on the high-price low volume side of the market
@smithers
I think you mean BOTH cheaper and faster
http://www.hulu.com/watch/131076/saturday-night-live-undercover-celebrity-boss Maybe Steve Jobs well actually show off his new Itrash hes been talkin about as of lately
Oh how I hate living in Britain.
@Edmunn
but you get free health care!!
:-D
@Oscarv77
Free my rosy arse... have you any idea the amount of taxes and service charges we have to pay. Not to mention the Health Service often doesn't cover the better treatment options.
Back on topic, not only do we want the price of ssd's to be lowered but also 2 and 4 bay nas drives. Here in the UK the prices are rediculous, what you guys pay in dollars we pay the same number or higher in pounds. e.g. $400 = £400+
What we need is a decent 64GB SSD with an indilix or equivalent controller from $130. Newegg had one a month ago (64GB Vertex), but it was after a large rebate.
@The Shadow i for one am appauled that they havent came out with the larger gigabyte ssds more lately! i mean can u imagine an hdd being over 100 gb but not ssd? this is how its going guys! its reediculous
@emopoops Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. > 100 GB = > $200 = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
130MB/s and 70MB/s write? Did they just rebadge an old JMicron SSD from last year or what?
130 MB/s read and 70 MB/s write is obsolete for SSDs already .. especially at that price point (not that it would make much difference if it was lower). Someone better test them for stutter too.
i want to start a laptop company called "arses", just to spite asus.
@Wiggy Fuzz
why not "ASSUS" or "ASES" wait, there already is an ASES - American Solar Energy Society...
Oh no, not another JMicron-based crap. Can't they just stop making those and move on?
Does anybody know where PX-64M1S and PX-128M1S are made? I want to add them to my “made in where?” website - http://www.ProductFrom.com - but can’t find any info about its origin.