Intel outlines SSD plans - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 19th Aug 2008, 22:09

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08...es-ssd-plans/1

Intel has revealed that the first SSDs will be available very soon, with more to follow in the first quarter of 2009.

Krikkit · 19th Aug 2008, 22:19

They key question is "How much?" Looks awesome though, a boot drive capable of such insane read/writes would rock.

Firehed · 19th Aug 2008, 23:03

Looks promising, if they can deliver (and at a semi-reasonable price).

Mankz · 19th Aug 2008, 23:10

Great, they are going to kill people like OCZ and Super Talent in the SSD market...

dyzophoria · 20th Aug 2008, 03:40

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Originally Posted by Mankz.

Great, they are going to kill people like OCZ and Super Talent in the SSD market...

I don't think intel will kill them, its good news, competition just forces other companies to do better

, things like this will definitely help lower the prices of SSD's

rollo · 20th Aug 2008, 11:16

SSD prices are currently a big ask for most people to foke out
They will need to come down to somewere along hte £100 mark to start been viable.( 32gb version)
Servers use alot of harddisks to get hte storage they need. (repeating it with ssd drives will cost the earth ) 4700 ssd drives at 32gb version to replicate a 300 teribite server. Which at aprox price of £200 is £940000 ouch.

As a company we get a 1tb hard disk for aprox £40 ( theres no vat tax ect ) ( 12 grand ish. Instead of 940k hmm ) not a hard choice

for companys price needs to be close to £50 a drive. to even make it financially viable.

I hope MS do it but i dont think it will. SSD is still way to expensive. And very difficult to mass produce in the quantitys a big company needs.

DXR_13KE · 20th Aug 2008, 21:40

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Originally Posted by Krikkit

They key question is "How much?" Looks awesome though, a boot drive capable of such insane read/writes would rock.

+1

Bungle · 20th Aug 2008, 22:11

SSD+Raid

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20th Aug 2008, 11:16	#6
rollo Multimodder Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 206	SSD prices are currently a big ask for most people to foke out They will need to come down to somewere along hte £100 mark to start been viable.( 32gb version) Servers use alot of harddisks to get hte storage they need. (repeating it with ssd drives will cost the earth ) 4700 ssd drives at 32gb version to replicate a 300 teribite server. Which at aprox price of £200 is £940000 ouch. As a company we get a 1tb hard disk for aprox £40 ( theres no vat tax ect ) ( 12 grand ish. Instead of 940k hmm ) not a hard choice for companys price needs to be close to £50 a drive. to even make it financially viable. I hope MS do it but i dont think it will. SSD is still way to expensive. And very difficult to mass produce in the quantitys a big company needs.