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Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet: Toshiba making *another* bad storage betMaybe.....we'll see.I still think the concept is good. Improvements and new discoveries will keep coming. Many people said the LCD flat screens would never catch on, but now it's a standard. The first cell phones and portable computers like the Osborne were questionable, but led...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, Toshiba Corp., HD-DVD, hard drive, storage; Discussion threads 2008-04-27
Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet: Fresh off the HD-DVD fiasco, Toshiba execs are stepping up to pursue another expensive flop: notebook SSDs. Memo to Toshiba: flash SSDs cost too much and deliver too little to win that much market share. That won't change in the next 3 years. Here's why. Please sir,...; Tags: Notebook, Disk, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Toshiba Corp., SSD, Flash Guy, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Seagate files suit against STEC for ssd patent infringement: Seagate files suit against STEC for SSD patent infringementOK ?>>As Watkins says, this isn’t about money. Companies have spent a substantial amount of money on SSD R&D and Seagate is not looking for acknowledgement and cross-licensing opportunities to reduce future R&D costs. This not only makes sense for the bottom...; Tags: Research & Development, STEC, SSD, Seagate Technology LLC, R&D; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
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: An analysis of data densities; SD v. SSD.director webRE: An analysis of data densities; SD v. SSDThis is perfect to expand an Eee PC!!; Tags: Memory, data density, SSD, SD card, analysis; Discussion threads 2008-03-29

Notebook ssds disappoint: Notebook SSDs disappointEee PC - OS makes a differenceOne of the problems when using the Eee PC with XP is the logging, writes to the registry, page filing, etc. that XP normally does on a conventional hard drive. Of course you can reduce some of these writes like turning off...; Tags: Notebooks, performance data, failure rate, SSD, Notebook SSD, Thanks Robin, notebook, Eee PC, hard drive, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
The+ssd+failure+debate: The+SSD+failure+debateMost SSD doom and gloom writers seem uninformedThey know one thing - that NAND and NOR have erase cycle endurance limitations. Then, they create a whole doom and gloom campaign around that one limitation. It's irresponsible technical journalism. Not only are SSD's super reliable, they are are future...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Notebooks, Storage, SSD; Discussion threads 2008-02-27
Toshiba Portege R500-S5003: When we first saw the Toshiba Portege R500 back in the summer of 2007, it quickly became one of our favorite ultraportable laptops--and one of our favorite laptops overall. Thanks to its small size, light weight, and plentiful extras, the R500 was very close to the final word in ultraportable...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, R500, MacBook Air, SSD, Toshiba Portege, Intel Corp., Toshiba Corp.; Product reviews 2008-02-14
MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the ssd overhyped?: MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?MBA battery life is laughableFrom the very article you linked to:[i]Based on actual use, users I spoke to were getting between 2:00 and 2:45 depending on screen brightness and levels of disk activity.[/i]5 hours? Hehe![i]When using the SSD Air in exactly the same...; Tags: Notebooks, MBA battery life, Apple Inc., SSD, MacBook Air, hard drive, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-02-08
Alienware to add 64GB solid-state drives to desktop PCs: Alienware to add 64GB solid-state drives to desktop PCsI do not trust my data on any type of driveso whats the difference.The issue is cost per GBSolid state disk has so much advantage over a spinning disk - reliability, resistance to environmental extremes, less mechanical failure, etc. I think solid...; Tags: Desktops, PC, solid state disk, Alienware, SSD, desktop computer, desktop; Discussion threads 2007-10-11
Are ssds ready for prime time?: Are SSDs ready for prime time?what about...other metrics, both of which are nearand dear to most peoples' wallets?- capacity, in which HDDs have at least a 20:1advantage. 64 MB is not enough in the days of 160 GBiPods and 1 TB desktop HDDs.- $ for the device (not mentioned...; Tags: USB flash drive, hard drive, SSD, Hours Shock Resistance SSD; Discussion threads 2007-10-03
Flash drives get a fight from disks: Flash drives get a fight from disksBattery LifePersonally I see 30 minutes of extra battery life as being a big bonus but maybe thats just me. We've push Li Ion batteries to the breaking point just as sony how it worked out when they went past it and so...; Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Good Money, USB flash drive, laptop computer, battery, disk, SSD; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Traces of BlackBerry found in Samsung's latest solid-state based ultra-mobile PC: Traces of BlackBerry found in Samsung's latest solid-state based ultra-mobile PCSpeed benefits of SSD overblown"On the pro side, SSDs are significantly faster than mechanical hard drives..."On sustained reads solid state drives have shown worse performance than standard hard drives. On writes, large sequential performance isn't bad while random write...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Performance management, performance, SSD, ultramobile PC, RIM BlackBerry, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., PC; Discussion threads 2007-07-13
Apple subnotebook needed: If blogs are any indication, there's a clear and strong demand for an Apple subnotebook/ultra-portable which is popularly defined as a notebook computer weighing less than four pounds typically without an optical drive.In addition to the almost constant rumors about a new Apple subnotebook, Apple enjoyed strong sales of the...; Tags: Flash, NAND, Rumor, SSD, Subnotebook; Blog posts 2007-05-16
ssd watch: Dell laptops; TweakTown 16 GB ssd review: SSD watch: Dell laptops; TweakTown 16 GB SSD reviewSSD StorageIt is about time. In my days of working with IBM mainframe we added Solid State Disks (in the 90's) to use as a paging device.Doing the same for laptops and/or desktops would definitely increase the throughput of the device and...; Tags: Notebooks, Mainframes, Servers, SSD, TweakTown 16 GB SSD, laptop computer, Dell Laptop, Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-05-01
ssd watch: Dell laptops; TweakTown 16 GB ssd review: SSDs are comin' onDigiTimes is reporting this morning that Dell is offering 1.8" 32 GB solid state disk drives as an alternative to standard hard drives on a couple of their small notebooks.The new drives can also increase system performance by up to 23% and decreases boot time by up...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-04-25
Power, notebooks and solid state disks: Power, notebooks and solid state disksIn your opinion, when do you think these laptops will hit the marketCant wait to get one of these. How about a computer on a chip. When would they hit the market and what would be the power consumption.Nice work Prof. RobinYou knocked that one...; Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Monitors & displays, disk, light-emitting diode, notebook, USB flash drive, organic light-emitting diode, laptop computer, SSD, Apple Inc., solid state disk; Discussion threads 2007-04-23
Power pushing 2.5" drives to tipping point: Power pushing 2.5" drives to tipping pointWe use them now.All new HP ProLiant servers we order have the 2.5" 10K SAS drives. Sure, they are not as power efficient as the notebook drives, but they are much quicker and still only use half the power of the 3.5" SCSI...; Tags: Notebooks, Blade servers, Servers, Utility computing, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer, hard drive, SSD, IDE, server, adapter; Discussion threads 2007-03-30
Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) maker Samsung to release a 64 GB solid state drive (ssd): Earlier this year at CES, Samsung announced the release of the latest version of its Q1: the Q1 SSD SSD stands for solid state drive. From CES, we videotaped my interview of Samsungs manager of marketing communications Jason Redmond who showed us the Q1 SSD pictured right which, at the...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), PC, GB Solid State, SSD, Mb/s, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., ultramobile PC; Blog posts 2007-03-27
First, solid state hard drives were for ultra-mobile PCs; now, Fujitsu notebooks: At this last Januarys CES, we got a look at a bunch of ultra-mobile PCs, some of which have solid state (100 percent chip-based) "hard drives" in them (solid state drives or "SSDs"). Most notable of the crop to get a 32GB SSD was Samsungs newest Q1 pictured left. ...; Tags: Notebooks, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), notebook, SSD, Fujitsu Ltd., hard drive, ultramobile PC, PC; Blog posts 2007-03-19