Samsung 256GB SSD

Samsung seems to be launching their new 256GB SDD, which promises speeds rivaling the Intel X-25 drive. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10103645-64.html Pretty impressive. Anyone know when I can actually buy one?

 

There's a dedicated SSD thread stickied, and it's not available at retail yet.

 

Well, considering how it's already in mass production, when do you think it's going to be available?

 

A week Tuesday.

 

I would rather get a Samsung than an Intel.
Samsung Korean products>>>>Intel Chinese products

K-TRON

 

Not necessarily true. Samsung notebooks are made in China. However, I believe they are made in a Samsung factory.

John

 

I have never seen any Samsung electronic not made in Korea. The only thing I have seen of theirs not made their is a few LCD's which were made in Mexico.
I am shocked that they make their laptops in China.

By the way, Samsung isnt moving their factories anytime soon.
They will be opening larger plants in New Songdo by 2012-2014 though

K-TRON

 

Sorry to shock you, but the labels on the bottom on the Samsung notebooks say "Made in China" (check out the photos in my reviews). I believe there are a number of Koreans running the factory to ensure that the Samsung standards are upheld. All the design is still firmly rooted in Korea.

John

 

I'll believe it when I see a review. And I still say it is MLC and that sucks. But I will be happy to change my views on that. Dave

 

I have had quite a few Samsung monitors, cellphones, mp3 players, digital cameras that were made in China...

and they weren't low-end models either

 

While MLC still isn't at the level at SLC, Samsung is far better than your G.Skill (or whatever cheap MLC you had lol). One key thing that separates the better MLCs are the controllers, Intel uses Micron and Samsung use their own. But I'm still gonna wait for SLC to drop in price

 

It'll be interesting to see what the Sammy prices out at on the street.

 

haha. owned.

and besides Intel = USA > Japan > Germany > Pluto > than Korea

 

Samsung uses an arm processor as their controler.

 

I will give the new sammy a chance, but it better not let me down Yeah, that G.Skill I had was the bottom of the barrel, for sure. CRAP.

 

Now this is the drive capacity that I've been holding out for. But it'll probably cost me my first-born son.

My guess....

 

What's this, a list of the most fascist countries?

haha. owned.

 

Intel SSD have got awesome reviews. So I dont see samsung as superior.

I think intel could dominate this market as they have the money for R&D. Plus they see the market as gold mine.

http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3783006/Intel+Sees+Gold+in+SolidState+Storage.htm

 

Yes, Intel is certainly the obvious choice. But still a newcomer like my favorite Mtron could take the race, or at least a good part of it. That is what makes this so exciting. And you KNOW that Seagate and WD are not standing still, no matter what they CLAIM

 

My samsung instinct was made in Korea. I would much rather buy samsung then intel also.

 

I rather get intel product too

I got tons of died samsung hard disk at work they quailty sucks I don,nt even both to send back any more even they in warrenty

And pretty sure made in china got check lablels

 

The samsung SATA 2 SLC SSD that I have is made in Korea.

 

I'm trying to get my paws on one of these new SSDs through a friend who works in Samsung's semiconductor department. I'm not holding my breath, but it would be nice to get a free sample! *fingers crossed*

 

Intel would win purely based on distribution channels. Think of it, if you deal with Apple/Dell with your processor, why not sell your SSD to them as well, as a bulk discount.

However, I just get the feeling people prefer samsung over intel if they are equal in performance. so it really depends on teh end user.

 

any ideas of where to get one of these..?

 

I don't know where, but I would like to know as well. I just got a 64gb, and it is nice, but I could always use more space.

 

bueller???

 

I refuse to buy a part that basically cost twice as much as the rest of the hardware in my laptop...

 

Where did you get the pricing?

 

I don't have the pricing but their 64gb is still sold at ~$500gb so at worst it will cost 4x the price of the 64gb.....

 

Well, I doubt it's going to be more expensive than $700-800, or otherwise, they won't be able to market this to consumers. Anyways, do you know the release date? I want to get the SDD when I but my MBP and I really want a 256GB hdd

 

Hey. i'v bn readin your posts 4 a while..........n let me save u time.......my friend works at intel and...has told me that as far as ssds go.............its intel all the way........................no questiones asked

 

no way?! no kiddin'? a guy from intel says intel's best?!

lets first get those samsungs available and then judge them. as well as the next ocz which should not have the old problems, as well as everything else new

 

so aside from flame wars, does anyone know anything 'real' about this (Samsung) SSD? ie the release date?

 

Semicondutor department does not make these. please contact storage division.

As for release date I dont think they will be available for retail in the US.
Your best bet is to find a friend who speaks korean and buy one from korea with shipping to the US.

It should cost you <900$ if the exchange rate remains where it is.

 

lol

example: I work at Apple. You're my friend. I tell you - as far as laptops go, Apple all the way.

 

I know that, but that's where my friend is working at. I don't have contacts in storage division. I wish I did, though. I'm still waiting to hear whether my friend can access one of these SSDs or not. *fingers crossed*

 

with all these "friends" in "high places", I'd have thought someone knew the release date for the products.

 

Lol, who would have thought an employee would pimp their own product? Surely he wouldn't suggest another product even if it were superior as he would be out of a job soon.

As for these SSDs, I am just glad Samsung kept their word and got 256GB by the end of the year. Hopefully by this time next year we have even more capacity and speed and they are becoming more mainstream. I think if this drive would to be offered at around $1 a GB I'd probably hop on it.

 

$1/GB for a 256GB solid state drive is extremely optimistic (i.e. not going to happen this year barring some major change). However, they can't really charge thousands of dollars for it so a 256GB drive is still very good news (if it actually comes out, that is).

 

Oh I know it won't happen this year, but my current hard drive is sufficient. I am just saying about that price range is when SSDs would be viable for me. For what I use it for, I really don't need a huge increase in performance that they offer.

 

Not really impressed by MLC tech yet (even Intel's, which goes for around $8/GB). I'd prefer SLC, especially Mtron's 3500 64GB which goes for an even cheaper $6/GB! ($389 at Rocketdisk). Intel's SLC will debut at about $18/GB in the first half of 2009. For a drive at this quality, it will take probably 5 years before it's around $1/GB, if not more.

 

Actually, unless you mean a bigger size, Intel's SLC is already out now (I think it came out last week). See here: http://techreport.com/articles.x/15931 . Unfortunately, the cheapest price appears to be $730 for 32GB which comes out to $22.8 per GB (ouch!).

This is why I'm glad that there's finally a 256GB drive -- they can hardly charge $5000 for it because nobody would bother so the price per GB has to drop and it has to drop by a lot.

 

By the end of the year? Care to share with us an exact date?

 

Yes, they said before they planned to have 256GB in mass production before 2009 which is what they have accomplished. Should just be a few weeks away before they show up in notebooks and then retail.

 

care to speculate on how many weeks?

 

Less than a ~4 weeks or so is my guess

 

No one knows the exact date. I've read (like the other poster mentioned) that Samsung is already mass producing these drives. At the beginning they are offered to manufacturers, but eventually we, the people who want to upgrade our laptops, have a chance to get them as well.

 

is it likely that Apple will have it as an option as soon as Samsung releases it?

 

Apple has never struck me as a company that wants to sell the fastest tech out there. At least when it comes to laptops. Before you flame me, please note that I'm a Apple user myself.

Anyway, I would imagine that Alienware and other expensive (but übergamer notebook manufacturers) will slam these in their products soon. We just have to wait... or try to use our connections!