SanDisk debuts SSD flash drive for notebooks
updated 02:20 pm EST, Thu January 4, 2007
SanDisk SSD flash drive
SanDisk today announced that its new solid state drive which it calls the SanDisk SSD is the first flash storage device to bridge the gap between capacious hard drives and fast -- but typically expensive -- flash memory. The new drive holds 32GB of data in a 1.8-inch wide enclosure, and serves as a drop-in replacement for most notebook hard drives. The SanDisk SSD connects to any standard Ultra ATA port, contains no moving parts that are prone to mechanical failure, and operates more quickly than a hard drive due to its lack of spool-up time. The device reads data at up to 62MB/sec -- nearly 100 times faster than hard drives typically found in notebooks -- and is scheduled for debut at the CES trade show in Las Vegas next week.The flash storage will be ready immediately for large system builders, according to Electronista, and should add $600 to the cost of any system that utilizes it.
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01/04, 02:41pm reply
[...SanDisk SSD is the first flash storage device to bridge the gap between capacious hard drives and fast -- but typically expensive -- flash memory. ...
...and should add $600 to the cost of any system that utilizes it. ...]
I guess this is only "sort of" expensive.
thesearcher
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power
01/04, 02:47pm reply
I'm wondering how it compares to a hard drive in terms of power usage. Will this add significant life to the laptop battery?
kgarr
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Re: power
01/04, 03:42pm reply
If you click through to the SanDisk web site (anyone else find it really annoying that MacNN forces you to click through their silly Electonista ad revenue generator just to get to a web page they should have linked to directly?) you will find:
"Another advantage of SanDisk SSD UATA 5000 is its extremely low power consumption rate compared to the hard disk drive: 0.4W during active operation versus 1.0W."
Of course, what's missing is how much it uses when it's not in "active operation" compared to a hard drive that is spun down.
ender
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yes...
01/05, 12:36pm reply
I too find the Electronista click-through shiznit very annoying...
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