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05-05-2008, 08:15 AM
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Performance showdown: Flash drives versus hard disk drives
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Pretty much, I guess this lets alot of air out of the ballon of wishing for a SSD to replace current HDD technology. /me hugs my SATA and rolls with it until SSDs improve dramatically.
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05-05-2008, 10:19 AM
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hm, surprising findings
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05-05-2008, 10:31 AM
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Very interesting.
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05-05-2008, 10:31 AM
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The new WD Velociraptor is supposedly wicked fast.
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05-05-2008, 09:17 PM
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I agree with you there. For desktop users, the upcoming Velociraptor will be the best drive to have if you crave performance. I think SSDs will replace notebook hard drives faster than their desktop variences. Shock resistance, performance, and battery life will be much more noticeable/useful on a notebook platform first. Finally, I see no reference as to whether these drives were MLC or SLC -- and based on the performance, I'd have to say it's the cheaper MLC method (Multi-level cell, I believe). SLC flash drives are horribly expensive right now, but they also are much faster than the MLC drives. Give it a few years, and I think we'll see these drives gain much more popularity.
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05-06-2008, 01:15 AM
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which ones are those? the 300GB ones? If so, I've got a question. It says it uses a new SATA 3.0GB/s interface. Can I still use that with my old SATA controller/motherboard and take advantage of its full performance? Last edited by ArkiStan : 05-06-2008 at 01:23 AM. |
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05-06-2008, 05:49 AM
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Yes, they are the 300GB, and you'll get the fastest throughput your board can handle with that drive, if that answers your question. You might see a measurable difference going with a newer controller, but probably not a noticable one. And not too surprising about the SSD drives - write time has always been a bit of an issue, and I still have a HUGE concern about the MTBF on those things. You could potentially see a normal end of life within a few years on those because of the limited number of writes. The big advantage that they *do* have is lower battery usage - if that's critical to you, then go ahead & drop a $500 to $1000 premium on one of these. Personally, I won't see their worth until they're the same price as a mechanical drive. |
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05-06-2008, 07:06 AM
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I have a 15K SCSI drive and it's fast, but it gets so steenkin' hot. I also have a 10K Compaq SCSI drive..same story.
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