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Colossus 3.5-in SSD Combines Quad Controllers

Posted by Soulskill on from the going-for-the-gusto dept.

Vigile writes "The new Colossus SSD comes in capacities starting at 256GB and going all the way up to 1TB in a standard 3.5-in hard drive form factor. This larger size was required because the drive actually integrates not one but four Indilinx SSD controllers and three total RAID controllers in a nested RAID-0 array. All of this goodness combines to create an incredibly fast drive that beats most other options in terms of write speeds and is competitive in read tests as well. Using some custom 'garbage collection' firmware, the drive works around the fact that TRIM commands aren't supported in RAID configurations to maintain high speeds through the life of the SSD."

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  1. Still has a long way to go before its viable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    128 GB $549.99
    256 GB $1,014.99
    512 GB $1,599.99
    1024 GB $3,315.99

  2. Get the word out: SLC vs MLC by thomasdz · · Score: 5, Informative

    People think all SSDs are the same. They aren't. Consumer SSDs are typically MLC and have a failure rate far above "enterprise" SSDs which are SLC. I wish you could buy consumer SLC SSDs

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    1. Re:Get the word out: SLC vs MLC by lukas84 · · Score: 4, Informative

      OCZ sells some in their Vertex line. They're still expensive as fuck.

    2. Re:Get the word out: SLC vs MLC by El+Capitaine · · Score: 5, Informative

      OCZ - OCZ Technology - Manufacturer of hardware - OCZ Technology

      SSD - Solid-State-Drive - Type of hard drive - Solid State Drive

      MLC - Multi-level cell - Technology used in making SSDs - Multi-level Cell

      SLC - Single-level cell - Technology used in making SSDs - Single-level Cell

      A little search can go a long way...

  3. Re:You knew it was coming by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Informative

    For those still wondering, it's a reference to Colossus: The Forbin Project, one of the best sci-fi classics involving computers-take-over-the-world scenario. Too bad Universal Studios botched the DVD release... not available in widescreen, the artwork on the DVD cover even gets the name of the movie wrong.