Re: 16GB NAND FLASH SSD drive ideal for servers

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 03:38:31 GMT
Message-ID: <Xmacg.90535$dW3.61159@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>

<fuzzieotter_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1148265235.135387.14690_at_y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>* PURE NAND FLASH MEMORY HARD DRIVE, no spinning platters!
> * 16GB capacity - enough for a large Windows XP installation
> * 2.5" Laptop PATA form factor, simply replace your current drive!
> * 3.5" adapter available for desktop computers
> * NO MOVING PARTS
> * SILENT OPERATION
> * Uses 5 percent of the power of a normal hard drive
> * Adds 40 minutes to battery life on a laptop
> * Light Weight
> * No moving parts, nothing to break
> * 4,000,000 MTBF, 2,000,000 write / erase cycles
> * 32F to 158F operation temperature envelope (0C to 70C)
> * instant, <2ms access
> * 8MB read / 6MB write speeds fast enough for HD, audio / photo / video
> editing
> * same cost per gigabyte (GB) as the i-RAM, but you get 4X the storage
> with this unit!
> * approx $124 per GB
>

which is expensive as hell compared to a hard drive. Received on Sun May 21 2006 - 22:38:31 CDT