128GB Solid State Drive Suitable for MacBook Air
Mtron announced today that they have developed a 128GB 1.8" solid state drive (SSD) with a ZIF-type interface that is due to ship in April 2008.
Mtron touts the ability of the SSD drive to withstand shock, vibration and consume nearly 50% less power than a conventional hard drive.
The introduction of this 1.8" SSD drive raises the maximum capacity of the MacBook Air, which is currently limited to 80GB due to physical size constraints. This SSD drive would have to come in a 5mm height to fit in the Air, but this dimension is not specified in the press release. Pricing is also not specified and SSD drives typically carry a much higher premium than traditional hard drives.
Mtrons new SSD with Single Level Cell (SLC) Flash memory supports PATA (ZIF-type) interface and has a maximum reading speed of 120MB/s and writing speed of 100MB/s, which is more than 6 times faster than the current 1.8 inch HDD. Therefore when its used in laptop PC and UMPC, it delivers much faster performance than desktop. Mtron also released 1.8 Inch SSD with Multi Level Cell (MLC) Flash memory, which provides maximum memory capacity of up to 128 GB along with a maximum reading speed of 110 MB/s and writing speed of 40MB/s.
Mtron touts the ability of the SSD drive to withstand shock, vibration and consume nearly 50% less power than a conventional hard drive.
The introduction of this 1.8" SSD drive raises the maximum capacity of the MacBook Air, which is currently limited to 80GB due to physical size constraints. This SSD drive would have to come in a 5mm height to fit in the Air, but this dimension is not specified in the press release. Pricing is also not specified and SSD drives typically carry a much higher premium than traditional hard drives.
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52 months ago
Technology keeps progressing at a rapid pace. Within the next several years, HDD in laptops at least will be a thing of the past. However, massive amounts of storage, 1TB and larger, are still required for us pros, so flash is nowhere near taking down HDDs all together.
-Brian
-Brian
52 months ago
can we make guesses as to how much this is going to cost?
i would think, around $1699 for it. I really don't think they are going to charge $2000:eek:
52 months ago
can we make guesses as to how much this is going to cost?
As with every new bump in HD size, capacity, and speed the cost is always exactly this:
$ridiculous.99
However, its worth the cost if it makes everything snappier...
52 months ago
but is it worth to put in a hdd that cost as much or more than the computer itself?
52 months ago
This is great news. The quicker these advancements come, the quicker SSD's will be practical and affordable for the general public.
52 months ago
i would think, around $1699 for it. I really don't think they are going to charge $2000:eek:
Don't capacity and cost have the opposite relationship when we're talking about bleeding edge things though? Double the space costing more than double the cost?
52 months ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again: The Macbook Air is going to be a seriously kick-a** computer in 2 years!
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