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Intel launches mini SSD
INTEL HAS ANNOUNCED a new Solid-State Drive, which is both much smaller and lighter than a normal SSD.
The Z-P230 SSD is four times smaller than a traditional 1.8" laptop hard disk drive and as little as one-fourth the weight.
Oddly the drive is PATA based, as opposed to using the more modern SATA interface.
The drive is designed to replace traditional hard disk drives in what Intel calls 'netbook and nettop' systems.
Intel is providing manufacturers with two different form factors of the Z-P230 - a 40-pin ZIF module and a space-saving mini-card module.
Sizes are as follows: 38mm x 54mm x 3.2mm for the ZIF version or 30mm x 50.95 x 3.8mm for the mini-card version - each weighs in at 11 grams and 8 grams respectively.
Power consumption is also at the lower end for an SSD - it runs at 1.65mW idle and typically draws 314 mW when operating.
Apparently both 4GB and 8GB devices are now available, and a 16GB SSD will be made available in the last quarter of this year.
We suspect this diminutive devices are meant to go hand-in-hand with Intel's new Atom processor - and expect prices to come down considerably when both CPU and SSD are purchased together.
More information can be had at Intel's spec pages here. µ
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You can install Linux on it. That'd be awesome. El cheapo web machine for daughter's use.
Because I wouldn't have a piece a crap like that for my own use!
Sustained Sequential Read Bandwidth: 38 MB/s Sustained Sequential Write Bandwidth: 10 MB/s The drive goes for under $33 in 100 part qty. http://emwcs.avnet.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_-1_500201_500201_part_0_8370434
Would this be like an extension to Intel's Turbo Memory then? I'm sure I remember seeing a 16GB Sandisk Robson module.... it'd be nice to see some 3rd parties offering compatible solutions too
I remember looking at devices like this for converting pcs to linux based thin clients. Of couse those were like 64 MB units. :) They chose the PATA interface as it is sturdy enough to hold the module in the slot. Just plug it in, add a Floppy molex connection and away you go.