Western Digital Enters the SSD Race

[tuannguyen]

Western Digital today announced that it will officially enter the SSD race with the acquisition of SiliconSystems.

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[kyeana]

The more the better. Competition ftw

 

[grieve]

No Doubt, this is good news for us.

 

[ph3412b07]

Nice, I want to see the Intel X-25 series meet its match in terms of efficient drive logic and raw performance.

 

[DrT]

Good luck to them. If they can bring down the cost of the Intel X series they'll make alot of people happy.

 

[eklipz330]

FINALLY

now lets see some velociraptor crack edition speeds

 

[tipoo]

Sweet, maybe someone will be able to dethrone the X-25.

 

[Zoonie]

Let's hope WD can push the SSD's as far as they've pushed conventional HDD's!

 

[JonnyDough]

Wish I had had stock in SiliconSystems just prior to the announcement.

 

[tipoo]

[citation][nom]jonnydough[/nom]Wish I had had stock in SiliconSystems just prior to the announcement.[/citation]


Buy some Palm stock, Dell may be buying them out ;-)

 

[hannibal]

What is the best part is that we may see some mixed systems. It would be nice to see an hard disk with integrated ssd parner. I could offer good performance of sdd and capicity of traditional hd in same paccage. Ofcource I don't have any idea how well that kind of combination would work, but it would be interesting to see.
The sdd would be like somekind of buffer memory between the system and hd. Can anyone say if it sould be usefull solution?

 

[AngryClown]

EP

 

[AngryClown]

EPIC announcement!

I am a WD fanboi, but even people who dislike the brand should see the benefits to come from this. It's a win/win/win for enthusiasts. The only down side to the tech world right now: when to start the new build? So many changes looming...

 

[komag]

Yes , at last , WD sure FTW

 

[jfriend]

WD should definitely leverage its Raptor/Velociraptor brand name by creating a less expensive SSD line and a higher-performance line.

 

[JonnyDough]

[citation][nom]tipoo[/nom]Buy some Palm stock, Dell may be buying them out ;-)[/citation]

I don't get it. Why would I want to throw my money onto a sinking ship? Here's hoping anyway.