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Toshiba Launches Industry's First 512 GB SSD
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| 12/21/2008
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Posted on 12/23/2008 6:05:02 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: InterceptPoint
Lotus 123 was the DOS version of Visicalc which it was derived (or copied) from. It ran in assembler thus it's speed.
Accountants happily paid 5 to 8 thousand dollars for hardware to run 123 on.
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:23:24 AM PST
by
AU72
To: Red Badger
$$$ maybe? I don't know.............. I haven't seen any pricing on these, but Samsung recently annouced that they would begin production on their own 256GB SSD's, expected to sell for $1,000 - $1,400.
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:23:57 AM PST
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: PreciousLiberty
I bet the 512 GB model costs a pretty penny! Mucho Dinero, mi amigo.............
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:24:38 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: tacticalogic
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:25:47 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Red Badger
Double that for the Samsungs, or the Toshiba 512’s? I’d expect a near doubling of price on the 512’s because they’re twice the capacity.
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:27:38 AM PST
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: tacticalogic
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:28:35 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:29:46 AM PST
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: AU72
First computer system I worked on had 32k memory, only 16k available for program space. Had a 10M disk drive. It was housed in a huge box measuring 5’h x 6’d x 4’w, with a cyclops display and toggle-switch input. Those were the days.
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:31:11 AM PST
by
devane617
(...And to the Republic For Which It Stood...)
To: Red Badger
How much? Six months ago a 16G flash drive was over $150. Now they are $50-70.
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:32:42 AM PST
by
CholeraJoe
(It was a great party until the SWAT team tossed in the flash-bangs and tear gas.)
To: CholeraJoe
The price of “New” is always high for a few ..............
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:34:25 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Red Badger
Since there are no moving parts like traditional HDD’s, what’s the big deal in scaling up memory with more silicon?
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
It’s all in the reject rate.............
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:40:38 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Red Badger
I've been in the biz long enough to remember IBM disk drives that had all of ten-gig capacity, and even before that mainframes with only 512K RAM. Of course they were the size of a large side-by-side Amana refrigerator and had power and interface cables six inches thick. So..... 512 GB SSDs are pretty impressive!
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posted on
12/23/2008 6:43:11 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: Red Badger; From The Deer Stand
Translation: Its smaller, faster, cheaper and more reliable because it has no moving parts...............
You may notice that the price of this Toshiba SSD isn't mentioned in the article. That will not be because it is cheaper than mechanical drives, unfortunately. If that were the case, they would be proclaiming the death of the mechanical drive. Not yet. I am however seriously considering the addition of an SSD to a system which needs significantly better performance to fulfill its mission. If I find that a $50 RAM upgrade can't get the job done for me . . .
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:13:38 AM PST
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(We already HAVE a fairness doctrine. It's called, "the Constitution." Accept no substitute.)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
Eventually, SSD’s will supplant the traditional HDD in virtually all applications.............
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:15:33 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Rummyfan
...IBM disk drives that had all of ten-gig capacity... You mean 10 Meg?............I remember those...........
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:16:29 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
To: Red Badger
Mechanical hard drives will soon become as obsolete as floppy drives.
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:32:26 AM PST
by
The Great RJ
("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
“Since there are no moving parts like traditional HDDs, whats the big deal in scaling up memory with more silicon?”
Probably the number of chips you can fit on a single board....just a guess there.
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:37:33 AM PST
by
edh
(I need a better tagline)
To: Red Badger
My first computer was one of these. Bought it at the old Venture department store for $99.95. Boxy, black & white graphics and a membrane keyboard that would wear out rather quickly. Took forever to load programs from the cassette recorder (it's hard drive.)
Introduced: July 1982
Price: US $99.95
CPU: Zilog Z80A, 3.25MHz
RAM: 2K, 64K max
Display: 22 X 32 text
Hooks to TV
Ports: memory, cassette
Peripherals: Cassette recorder T/S printer
OS: ROM BASIC
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:38:43 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Resist the Obamination!)
To: The Great RJ
Ever used an 8 inch floppy?.........
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posted on
12/23/2008 7:40:05 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(I was sad because I had no shoes to throw, until I met a reporter who had no feet.....)
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