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    Solid State HDD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by peted76, Dec 18, 2006.

  1. peted76

    peted76 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    Just wondering if anyone here has had the oppertunity to play or test with the new Samsung 32GB Solid State IDE HDD's yet?

    There was a review HERE
    showed great promise as this was based around a UMPC with a 900MHz Celeron CPU in it!!
     
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  2. Gator

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    Well, they have 4GB USB keys now. I'd imagine if you link a few of them together, make it with PATA interface, and charge a few thousand dollars more, you'd have a solid state HDD.

    Anyhow, I don't know if it'll be cost effective in the near future. But it's darn fast. :)
     
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  3. peted76

    peted76 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    These Samsung ones will be available end of Jan to the channel and prob retail as well.
    Prices are sky high at the mo, however, I'm tempted to spend a few hundred on one of these and I'm as tight as a badgers backside! So I figure these will sell and prices will drop pretty quick.

    OFC we also have hybrid drives to look forward to but I was jus wonderin'....
     
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  4. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    1200 usd for 32 gb hd.
     
    stamar, Dec 18, 2006
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    They actually have 16GB flash drives now; they go for $300:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3397
    Kind of ridiculous though. If you need that much storage, it's best to go with a 2.5" external hard drive.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 18, 2006
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