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Bringing Solid State Drive Benefits to Computer Notebook Users
White Papers As a drop-in replacement for the traditional mechanical Hard Disk Drive (HDD), the flash-based Solid State Drive (SSD) can be used inside thin and light laptops, ultra-portable, Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs) and other portable computers.
[August 25, 2007, 1:00]
Toshiba unveils 512GB solid-state drive
News Toshiba has unveiled a 512GB solid-state drive. The company claimed the solid-state drive (SSD) breaks both speed and size records in the notebook SSD market. The 2.5-inch notebook drive is based on Toshiba's 43nm (nanometre) multi-level cell Nand...
[December 18, 2008, 10:23]
BitMicro announces 1.6TB solid-state drive
News BitMicro Networks has announced plans for a 1.6TB solid state drive the size of a standard 3.5-inch hard disk. According to a company spokesman, BitMicro launched a solid-state 1TB drive last year but only for the fibre channel market.
[February 8, 2008, 11:46]
Intel X-25M solid-state drive (80GB) review
Reviews The price-per-gigabyte of a typical 160GB hard drive (~25p) is around 10 times less than that of previous-generation solid-state drives (~£2.50), and around 20 times less than that of Intel's new model (£5).
[October 9, 2008, 11:42]
Solid State Drives and Data Loss
Blog Comment Even running Windows XP Pro or Visaster Business Edition, an 80 GB drive is plenty of space. Having been messing around with Compact Flash drives for 8 years at least, I'd would've wondered as well on the DriveGuard spec!
[February 2, 2009, 7:47]
Intel cuts prices of solid-state drives
News Intel has cut the prices of many of its solid-state drives by around a third, claiming that its SSD production is now fully up and running. Intel only began selling its solid-state drives in the second half of last year, their pricing significantly...
[February 6, 2009, 15:31]
Dell launches 256GB solid-state drives for XPS
News Dell has increased the capacity of the solid-state drives on its range of XPS laptops, but not the price — at least as far as the US is concerned. On Saturday a Samsung-manufactured 256GB SSD appeared on Dell's US website as an option for the XPS...
[January 19, 2009, 16:46]
The sorry state of solid state
Leader One of the most desirable items for any enthusiastic early adopter of IT is the solid-state disk drive, or SSD. Solid state should mean faster and safer, yet reliable sources suggest that up to 30 percent of SSD-equipped laptops are being returned.
[March 18, 2008, 17:29]
EMC to launch 146GB solid-state drives
News EMC has announced it will sell flash-based solid-state drives for the first time. Flash-based solid-state drives are currently 30 times more expensive than conventional drives. Solid-state drives (SSDs), which first gained prominence through use in...
[January 15, 2008, 7:33]
Solid-state drives reach one terabyte
News The storage supplier pureSilicon on Thursday announced its Nitro Series of solid-state drives, with a maximum capacity of one terabyte in a 2.5-inch format. The drive measures 100.2mm x 69.85mm x 9.5mm.
[January 12, 2009, 15:27]
Platypus makes a solid state splash
News Describing the QikDATA as core to the company's development plans, Platypus Technology general manger, Anthony Lynn said he expected the solid state storage device to take off in the wake of the product's release.
[October 22, 2001, 9:43]
32GB solid state disk comes to UK notebooks
News Samsung's 32GB solid state notebook drive is now available in the UK through distributor Just Rams, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike regular hard drives, solid state drives (SSDs) contain no moving parts.
[May 22, 2007, 18:18]
Solid-state drives 'cost effective' in 2009
News Solid-state hard drives will become cost-effective for many enterprise users in 2009, a report by a US analyst has suggested. Jack Gold, proprietor of J Gold Associates, believes that solid-state drives (SSDs) — hard drives based on non-volatile...
[June 15, 2007, 16:07]
Western Digital buys its way into SSD market
News Western Digital on Monday announced it has acquired solid-state drive maker SiliconSystems for $65m (£45). SiliconSystems's intellectual property and technical expertise will significantly accelerate WD's solid-state drive development programmes...
[March 31, 2009, 15:57]
Fusion-io launches fast SSD storage
News Fusion-io has introduced the ioDrive Duo, a PCI-Express-based solid-state drive that stores up to 640GB. Fusion ioDrive Duo solid-state drive capacities range up to 1.28 terabytes The server-based SSD provides double the capacity of the company's...
[March 13, 2009, 14:56]
Samsung launches 256GB peak in SSD
News Samsung Electronics has announced a compact solid-state drive equipped with a Sata II interface for connectivity. The 2.5-inch, 256GB, multi-level cell (MLC) solid-state drive (SSD) is only 9.5mm thick, measuring 100.3mm long and 69.85mm wide.
[May 27, 2008, 16:16]
Solid State Drives and Data Loss
Blog It features an 80GB solid state drive, a feature we're seeing more and more in netbooks these days, which means ultra fast start up times and quick processing of applications. Admittedly, I got my degree in Electrical Engineering a LONG time ago...
[January 30, 2009, 7:30]
Seagate to avoid solid-state drives for now
News However, Bill Watkins (pictured) said Seagate continues to work on ideas and has a solid-state drive (SSD) in development, but that this is just one of many ideas the company is working on. The chief executive of storage company Seagate said on...
[November 5, 2008, 14:09]
Dell launches solid-state drives
News A solid-state drive is an excellent storage technology for our mobile users," said Eric Greffier, director of client products, Dell Europe. Dell is now offering two 32GB solid-state drives for the ultra-mobile and semi-rugged markets.
[May 15, 2007, 12:12]
Samsung mass producing 256GB SSDs
News The 2.5-inch SSD is larger in capacity than any solid-state drive found in notebook computers until now. Samsung is now mass producing 256GB solid-state drives, the manufacturer announced on Wednesday.
[November 20, 2008, 14:48]
