Samsung ready to release 16GB solid state hard drives

[Silversinksam]

http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/sdd.jpg


http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23425


Samsung and Microsoft also are in cohoots with a hybrid Solid state memory/conventional HDD It will have a 1-Gbit flash memory buffer

http://www.samsung.com/us/Products/Semiconductor/USNews/Flash/Flash_20050425_0000116055.asp

[tom10167]

16GB?

Ok, this is only going to be faster on Longhorn?

Used in laptops?

If this is instant, like SDRAM speeds I'll get one for my OS, but 16GB is a joke...

[JaY_III]

16GB?

Ok, this is only going to be faster on Longhorn?

Used in laptops?

If this is instant, like SDRAM speeds I'll get one for my OS, but 16GB is a joke...

16GB is damb good if you ask me.
Have you priced out the other options?
You need to use SDRAM or DDR, and need a battery so the drive does not lose all data when the computer is off.
Thier is a reason we havent seen this before

[dark_15]

So this was the technology that Ed was talking about...

SSS, you may benefit to look here (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=385506) for more info and debate.

[9mmCensor]

Great for laptops. No moving parts, means it wont be affected by bumps and jolts.

The size is small, but for an OS, Apps, and Documents, for a mobile laptop (not a DTR), its fine. Save all you files to a firewire/usb hard drive and go.

[shrinkydinx]

"The drives will also include performance rate by a claimed 150 per cent, with the disk reading data at 57Mbps and write speeds of 32Mbps. It also is much quieter and emits less heat than conventional hard drives."

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[JigPu]

"The drives will also include performance rate by a claimed 150 per cent, with the disk reading data at 57Mbps and write speeds of 32Mbps. It also is much quieter and emits less heat than conventional hard drives."

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And I doubt they'll even do that well.

Just because it's solid state dosen't mean it's fast. Specifically, these drives are using flash memory, which though non-volitile, is nowhere near as fast as the DRAM we use for RAM. Flash memory is what makes up your USB sticks, Compact Flash/SD/etc cards for your camera, etc, and generally is capable of running at a few MB/sec. Personally, I'll be amazed if these drives hit 57/32 since I don't think I've seen a flash drive yet break 10MB/sec...

It's a cool solution for laptops where you want to shave off all the power and weight that you can, but it's not a performance option.

JigPu

[dark_15]

What about reliability? I thought that the NAND Gates in flash memory could only last for 5,000,000 or so rewrites. For an OS, that could mean the drive will crap out within a year or so. I doubt many people would want to purchase something like that for lack of reliability.

Also, I remember a thread on how to remove data from a hard drive permanently... and how it was very hard to corrupt data from militar-grade recovery tools. What does that mean for solid state drive? Are they going to be easier to wipe?