SanDisk Intros Extreme and X100 Lines of SSDs

[exfileme]

SanDisk launched two lines of SSDs: the Extreme series and the X100 series.

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[theuniquegamer]

Good to be used in ultra books or tablets

 

[theuniquegamer]

And good price to performance ratio

 

[DRosencraft]

The price on the 120GB isn't that bad, but that price on the 480 is a bit steeper than I was expecting. Just goes to show pricing still has a ways to go until it flatens out. Still, can't complain too much about getting new products to market.

 

[tntom]

The SSD also reportedly consumes 30-percent less power, generates less noise, and generates less heat than an HDD, making it ideal for laptops.

Yes I hate them noisy SSDs they put in notebooks now. And they call them "extreme" so they must be really fast too.

 

[memadmax]

I wonder when we get to the point where main storage is just the same as RAM =P

 

[jacobdrj]

[citation][nom]memadmax[/nom]I wonder when we get to the point where main storage is just the same as RAM =P[/citation]
Isolinear chips are coming...

 

[loomis86]

[citation][nom]memadmax[/nom]I wonder when we get to the point where main storage is just the same as RAM =P[/citation]

I wonder when we get to the point when both RAM and cache are integrated onto the CPU.

 

[Guest]

Why is the 240GB version more per GB than the 120GB? The price per GB should decrease with increasing capacity.

 

[drwho1]

I'm just waiting for the REAL Ultra-Super Xtreme edition with 1TB at StupidyFast Speed for $99 dollars.

.... (unintelligible voice) ...
Dr Who.... Wake Up!
You are having a dream!
.... (Dr Who)...
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[alvine]

[citation][nom]memadmax[/nom]I wonder when we get to the point where main storage is just the same as RAM =P[/citation]
i dont want to loose my data every time i shut my pc off

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]tntom[/nom]Yes I hate them noisy SSDs they put in notebooks now. And they call them "extreme" so they must be really fast too.[/citation]
I hate it, too, when articles state the obvious.

 

[ProDigit10]

looks like a nintendo 8bit cartridge!

 

[__-_-_-__]

samsung 830 is better and cheaper

 

[nateO10]

another sandforce controller?!

 

[juncture]

The SSD also reportedly consumes 30-percent less power...than an HDD

150mW (@ 3.3V) and a typical standby mode of 75mW (@ 3.3V)

Those are some insanely low power consumption numbers. By comparison the OCZ Vertex 3 takes about 1.65W in idle and 3W active. I hope those numbers are really true! By checking specs on a WD Scorpio Blue 2.5" 320GB it appears on the site's spec sheet that on average power consumption for read/write is 2.5watts, .85 watts for idle and .2 watts for standby/sleep. Where does the 30% less power consumption number come from? It appears this SSD is vastly supperior in power consumption by a percentage in the hundreds. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. I would love to know.

 

[slabbo]

prices still need to come way down. $1/GB is still really expensive. I'm not spending $1000 for a 1TB drive.