Buffalo Unveils 256GB IDE-Based SSDs
Buffalo's IDE-based SSD line will get a 256GB version later this month for those who are still using older generation notebooks.
Consumers looking for solid state disk (SSD) speeds and capacities--but are stuck with an IDE-based motherboard--will soon see a solution from Buffalo. Slated for a release later this month, a new 256GB addition to its current line of IDE-based SHD-NHPU2 SSDs will offer both a USB 2.0 connection and an IDE interface. The SHD-NHPU2 line was originally introduced back in April.
Although the drives use multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory and 64MB of DRAM cache, end-users won't see blazing fast improvements as they would if using an SATA 2-based motherboard and SSD. Still, there should be some slight improvement when compared to the clunkier mechanical hard drive. For consumers with low budgets, this may be a cheap way to increase performance without buying a new motherboard and processor.
Reports indicate that this new 256GB addition will provide read speeds of up to 101 MB/s (no writes indicated) and come in a standard 2.5-inch package measuring 70-mm x 100-mm x 9.5-mm. This particular drive will be priced at $1,220 when it hits the market, however no specific date or retailer was given (and will not be available in Europe).
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"cheap way to increase performance" ??? erm hang on $1220 is not cheap - heck you can buy a new laptop or pc for that
This is so stupid, for that price you can just buy a non-IDE system.
Yeah, not sure why anyone would want to buy this. Hell, I don't even spend money on an SSD for a decent PC I build, I certainly would not buy one for a dated PC still using IDE
This would have helped me with my old Laptop one year ago, if it was only ~30Gb for ~100£. Now it's too late.
Yeah, not sure why anyone would want to buy this.
SSD is godsent for laptops... I've been through 3 HDD's and alot of data loss in the last 6 years. Of course 256Gb is too big and 1000$ for an SDD is stupid, they won't break any sales records.
Won't the speed of the SSD bottleneck on the interface, ultimately rendering most the performance gain as useless?
What a really poor business move. It will be a while before I see anything good out of Buffalo after this faux pa.
[citation]"It might be good for old workstations and servers, but not PC's. The this may be a cheap way to increase performance without buying a new motherboard and processor."[/citation]
[citation]... This particular drive will be priced at $1,220 when it hits the market ...[/citation]
Am I missing something ?! ?! ?! 1220$ = Cheap upgrade ?!