Intel teases, shows future with upcoming SSD’s
by at April 6, 2008 1:36 pm
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Solid State Drives, or SSD, are the up and coming solution to the moving parts problem of current hard drives. Based on flash technology, the read/write times of SSDs are flat out blazing.
An Intel R&D group, headed up by Knut Grimsud, is responsible for developing new storage technologies, one of them being solid state drives. In the 2nd quarter of this year, Intel will likely make an announcement regarding these same drives. At the moment, Intel offers a chip for storage for end users, albeit one with a relatively small capacity. Small, in today’s sense, meaning up to 16GB’s.
Intel’s purported 2nd quarter announcement will reveal Intel’s intent to launch 1.8 and 2.5-inch solid state drives. These drives are expected to range in sizes from 80 to 160GB. Look for more as it happens.
Via [Crave]
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