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Solid State Disk: A disk drive that uses memory chips instead of rotating platters for data storage. Used in battery-powered handheld devices as well as laptop computers, solid state disks SSDs are...; Full Solid State Disk Definition >>

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Review disputes power-savings potential of solid state drives: I've been as guilty as the next person about talking up solid state drives (or SSDs, as they are unfortunately called by the techno-babblists) as a wonderful device for reducing power consumption AND weight in notebooks. And any other system for that matter. But, fact is, I don't have any...; Tags: Benchmarking, Solid State Disk, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-09
What's next for the MacBook Air?: Brook Crothers at CNet's nanotech blog has posted an interesting piece about what upgrade options might be coming for the MacBook Air. Drives Apple dropped the price of the 64GB Solid State Disk SSD option by US$400 on Thursday but Crothers points to higher capacity, 128GB...; Tags: Processor, Disk, MBA, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Intel Corp., MLC, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Apple drops Solid State Drive price by US$400: Apple drops Solid State Drive price by US$400Once again for you "early adopters"...BOHICA (B-end O-ver H-ere I-t C-omes A-gain)Always been that wayPull out a computer mag from the 90's and see the power and costs of the computers and other bits & pieces advertised. Things just seem to be...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, US$400, computer, solid state disk, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Apple drops Solid State Drive price by US$400: Apple dropped the price of the Solid State Drive SSD option in its MacBook Air subnotebook computer on Thursday by US$400. Previously available as a US$999 upcharge, the 64GB SSD option can now be added to the MBA for US$599. You can see the price drop when you...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Solid State Disk, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive: Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive128GB SSD is Good NewsWith SSDs for Laptop capped at 32GB until now, this new 128GB Portege from Toshiba makes for the first serious SSD alternative to latops equiped with traditional HDD. Thanks a lot for the information.RE: Laptop wars: Toshiba...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, solid state disk, Apple Inc., SSD, Cell; Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Laptop wars: Toshiba goes thin with 128GB solid state drive: Toshiba on Tuesday added a 128GB solid-state drive to its Portege laptop lineup in the latest move toward flash-based drives. According to Toshiba, its Portege R500-S5007V gallery right is 2.4 pounds and is the lightest laptop with a 128GB SSD and DVD SuperMulti drive. Under that logic,...; Tags: Toshiba Portege, Solid State Disk, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Can a 256GB SSD save the MacBook Air?: When it comes to the MacBook Air I'm a lover and a hater. I waited forever for a real Apple subnotebook, then after getting one I find myself traveling less and craving more horsepower than the diminutive MacBook Air can deliver. But I digress. ...; Tags: Reason, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple MacBook, Solid State Disk, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just in time for Xmas: Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just in time for XmasI am certain...The cost will drop and the reliablility will accelerate for this technology. Can't wait to buy one to replace my clickety old notebook platter.Sounds great, but what will it cost????RE: Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption...; Tags: Quality, adoption just-in-time, solid state disk, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., JIT, Xmas; Discussion threads 2008-05-26
Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just in time for Xmas: Will you have a notebook with a solid state drive on your holiday wish list? Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled a 2.5-inch, 256 GB solid state drive SSD that's the thinnest with a SATA II interface. In English, Samsung just made flash-based drives a lot more appealing. ...; Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Solid State Disk, JIT, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-26
2.5" disks to become new standard in 2009: 2.5" disks to become new standard in 2009Each has it's placeThis is true: The Lotus corners better than the Bentley and uses a lot fewer resources in the process. This is also true:The Bentley will carry 4 adults and their luggage comfortably.I just got through updating some systems with new...; Tags: Notebooks, Bentley, laptop computer, disk; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
An analysis of data densities; SD v. SSD: SanDisk recently announced a 32GB SD card pictured at PMA08 that will retail for US$349 in April. That's a lot of meggers as an old client used to say in a tiny little chip. So what does this new monster memory card mean for data densities in other memory form...; Tags: SD Card, Solid State Disk, Analysis, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Samsung bets on SSDs and mobile hard drives: Samsung plans to double the capacity of solid state disks SSDs every 12 months. The company said it will deliver samples of 128GB SSDs by mid-year and a 256GB drive sometime in 2009, according to several reports from a Samsung press conference yesterday. At the same time, Samsung is boosting...; Tags: Hard Drive, Disk, Mobile, Drawback, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Solid State Disk, Spinpoint M6, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-03-05
MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?: Boy I am I glad I didn't pony up an extra US$1,000 for the Solid State Drive SSD option in my MacBook Air. While the temptation was there, sticker shock at the upgrade price led me to stick with the traditional HDD option. The MBA hard drive...; Tags: Hard Drive, Problem, Apple MacBook, Solid State Disk, MBA Hard Drive, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-02-08
MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?: MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?I thought the original HYPE was "Instant on"?Didn't one of the first ZDNet articles tout that this AirBook came on as soon as you open the lid?Maybe I'm dreaming!RE: MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?The MacBook Air isn't worth...; Tags: Notebooks, EEEPC, solid state disk, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air SSD; Discussion threads 2008-02-06
MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?: Is the $1,300 solid state drive SSD for the MacBook Air worth the money? Doesn't seem so. Ars Technica have published a review where they put an SSD-equipped MacBook Air up against one packing a standard hard drive and found marginal performance gains - certainly not...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Solid State Disk, Battery Life, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-06
High-end flash drive goes mainstream: EMC, the largest external data storage vendor, announced yesterday that it has started selling a high-end flash drive for its big-iron storage arrays. Is this the beginning of the end for disks? The story EMC has sourced a drive from STEC, Inc. a company you may...; Tags: Disk, Solid State Disk, USB Flash Drive, EMC Corp., Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Cool storage at CES - part 2: After yesterday's post I walked through the rest of CES looking for new data storage - and found some. Lots of flash SSDs, a new idea in safe backups and a new removable hard drive. Cool stuff SSDsEveryone, it seemed, was showing off their...; Tags: Hard Drive, Disk, Performance, Storage, Solid State Disk, USB Flash Drive, USB, iVDR, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-01-08
SSDs: The Other Primary Storage Alternative: This paper explores the market opportunities for Solid State Drives SSDs and their potential uses in the digital storage world. The technological benefits are discussed in this context, as are the opportunities where storage requirements align with SSDs. Finally, the market trends that are accelerating the adoption of SSDs in...; Tags: Solid State Disk, International Data Group, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2008-01-01
Datacenter SSDs: Solid Footing for Growth: This paper explores the opportunity for integrating Solid State Drives SSDs into the enterprise storage environment. Datacenter challenges are highlighted and compared with the commensurate benefits of SSDs. The forecast for SSD integration into datacenters is delineated. Finally, challenges that SSD OEMs must address before successfully engaging the datacenter are...; Tags: Data Center, Solid State Disk, International Data Group, Datacenter Challenge, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2008-01-01
Coming soon: iTunes movie rentals: Coming soon: iTunes movie rentalsFinal death knell for Block Buster...This has been coming for a long time. DVD rentals via mail is pretty nice, but nothing can compete with instant gratification. Kudos' to Apple and the genius of Steve Jobs. Apple these days always seems to be one step ahead...; Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital music, Digital media, solid state disk, Kudos, media content, Apple Inc., DVD, Apple iTunes, NetFlix Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-27