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The State of Solid State Storage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the see-get-it-i-repeated-the-word-to-give-the-title-a-punch dept.

carlmenezes writes "Pretty much every time a faster CPU is released, there are always a few that are marveled by the rate at which CPUs get faster but loathe the sluggish rate that storage evolves. Recognizing the allure of solid state storage, especially to performance-conscious enthusiast users, Gigabyte went about creating the first affordable solid state storage device, and they called it i-RAM. Would you pay $100 for a 4GB Solid State Drive that is up to 6x faster than a WD Raptor?"

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  1. Re:Incredibly useful by kamelkev · · Score: 0, Troll

    Did you notice it doesn't support ECC ram? I'd reconsider doing anything "Mission Critical" with this unless you want to work at NASA