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Samsung's 64-GB Solid-State Drive

Posted by kdawson on from the we-don't-need-no-steenkin-RPMs dept.

Anonymous Howard writes "Just a couple of weeks ago Sandisk introduced a 32-GB solid-state drive. Now Samsung has one-upped them, unveiling a 64-GB solid-state drive. They are expecting to begin shipping in the second quarter of this year. Samsung says the device can read 64 MB/s, write 45 MB/s, and uses just 0.5 W when operating (0.1 W when idle). In comparison, an 80-GB 1.8-inch hard drive reads at 15 MB/s, writes at 7 MB/s, and consumes 1.5 W when either operating or idle. No pricing yet."

3 of 249 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Put pagefile somewhere else? by Pike · · Score: 4, Funny

    no, but your browser will need the latest Adobe plugins in order for your operating system to boot properly.

  2. Re:I would spend serious money for a laptop drive by zippthorne · · Score: 4, Funny

    one more downside, perhaps: zero noise. How will you know the difference between a hang and simple thrashing without being able to put your ear to the chassis and listen to the disk doing what it does?

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  3. Re:Heat and Noise? by njchick · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... which leaves 0W for the noise.