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Super Talent 128GB SSD Drops Solid State Price Like It's Hot
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 12:30 PM on September 30, 2008
Sound the alarm for hard disks—it looks like solid state drive prices have plunged enough to finally jump out of early adopter territory. California-based flash memory maker Super Talent is now offering a 128GB SSD for $US300 retail. That's $US150 cheaper than a comparable offer from Dell and about $US4.95 cheaper per GB than Intel's disks (though, granted, Intel's runs faster).
The 2.5-inch FTM28GO25H claims a 100MB read rate and a 40MB write rate, faster than the "cheap" SSD modules of yesterday. If 128GB seems like too much space for you to handle, the company's offering a similarly specced 64-GB model as well for $US179. [Super Talent via JKontherun]
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Rattierevolution
Posted 12:58 PM 30/9/08
But will it survive being chucked it off a building?
(not as catchy as surviving a blender...)
(will it blend?)
Rattierevolution
ab3
Posted 1:14 PM 30/9/08
Cheaper, but still ridiculous considering you can find a 1TB platter hard drive for almost 1/3 the price for almost 8 times the storage
ab3
jayhawk11
Posted 1:03 PM 30/9/08
@Rattierevolution: Careful, son. That kind of talk gets folks disemvoweled around these here parts.
jayhawk11
Tietsu
Posted 1:40 PM 30/9/08
Wow...I'm still in shock of what qualifies as cheap sometimes in the world of technology.
Tietsu
regnez
Posted 1:56 PM 30/9/08
@ab3: Not that I am arguing about how good of a deal this is, because it's isn't, but this is a 2.5" SSD, not a desktop drive.
Also, from what I have read, literally every single SSD that is not Intel branded has a miserable controller that causes frequent hanging and stuttering in WinXP/Vista.
regnez
Duncan345
Posted 1:55 PM 30/9/08
@ab3:
Very true if you are just after raw storage space. Personally I have a hard time filling a 250GB hard drive but I would like to be able to access those files quicker.
Duncan345
TVGenius
Posted 2:25 PM 30/9/08
Wow. Looks like by next spring it might be feasible to build an all-SSD HTPC.
TVGenius
jaakennuste
Posted 2:20 PM 30/9/08
Hope to see, that SSD technology really will offer better performances than old HDD technology. In real world SSD-s still dont show good transfer numbers.
Jaak, [shop.it.ee]
jaakennuste
TommyImages
Posted 3:50 PM 30/9/08
@ab3: Tried shoving a 1TB 3.5" drive into my laptop, even used a shoehorn, didn't work.
TommyImages
eblingmis
Posted 4:32 PM 30/9/08
Is it me, or does Super Talent sound more like some kind of car mod maker, rather than a serious superconductor company?
eblingmis
Mandatory_Field
Posted 9:23 PM 30/9/08
@eblingmis: Or like some kind of Japanese gameshow....
Mandatory_Field
strider_mt2k
Posted 9:27 PM 30/9/08
At 16gb my Mini 9's SSD is pretty wimpy, but I'm still impressed with it.
(Heck I'm just happy to have a SSD device as early as I am.)
These look pretty good, but I'm also not super familiar with Super Talent.
strider_mt2k
frerad
Posted 3:07 AM 1/10/08
Could I drop the 64gb drive into my PS3? Then I'd have a really sweet console to watch BR movies on.
frerad
bucho54
Posted 10:51 AM 1/10/08
@regnez: Your first statement is incorrect. Just because it is a 2.5" drive does not mean it is a laptop drive. It works in both. Yes you do need an adapter to fit it into a 3.5" drive bay. SSDs are marketed for performance, reliability, and low power consumption.
I am running two of the OCZ Core series SSDs (64GB and 32GB) in Vista. The drives I am using are ridiculed often for the hang-up problem you are talking about. From personal experience there are some hang-ups, but the only time I notice any is when installing very large programs. I do not notice any during everyday use. Keep in mind there are various settings that you need to change to use an SSD as an OS drive. You can not just drop it in and expect to use the same settings you would for a HDD. Even with what I am using (just about at the bottom of SSD tech) I will never go back to HDDs for OS drives.
bucho54