News JMicron 612 SSD Controller to feature cache

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/computex-2009/2009/05/28/jmicron-612-ssd-controller-to-feature-cache/1

COMPUTEX 09: JMicron will launch its new JMF612 controller at Computex. It will apparently fix stuttering and still be fairly cheap.

 

I'll wait for reviews but from what I can see the major difference are a couple more circuits on the top left.
SSD is not an option for me at the moment but I think it'll become one before Christmas.

 

That's not a picture of the 612 sorry - it's the old 602. I'll change the caption.

 

Any idea on what intel's controlloer cost? For comparison reasons only.
So this controller will command a wider range of memory, and fixes the stuttering, but how much faster should it be? Am looking for an educated guess here, as I don't have an ssd yet, but the ocz review last week(?) has me chomping at the bit for a couple of the smaller size ones. I just don't want to shell out the "hard earned cash" on it if replacements are coming in less than a year that fixes the bugs and improves the price per Gb.

 

I was wondering why they looked almost identical.

Thanks for pointing that out, Bindi.

 

I just hope that the dropping cost of SSDs will someday soon (christmas?) bring them down to the point of being somewhat competitive with HDDs. The less problems the better.