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Solid-state disk market thriving
Wednesday 27 December 2000 – 06:42
The growth of the Web has spurred demand for a 26-year-old storage technology called solid-state disks (SSDs.) The need for rapid access times has led to the increasing use of the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)-based storage devices that emulate magnetic rotating disks.
Smart solid-state lighting sources to save energy for world
Sunday 29 May 2005 – 03:55
Humans can cut the electricity used for lighting in half by adopting solid-state light sources, which convert electricity to light with greater efficiency than incandescent or fluorescent lights, US researchers projected on Thursday.
Dell Q2 FY2008 results solid despite accounting investigation
Friday 31 August 2007 – 10:54 in Business
Round Rock (TX) - Dell released financial results for its latest fiscal quarter, showing off a 46% gain in quarterly earnings despite a costly investigation into its accounting practices. Dell’s second quarter for fiscal year 2008 saw $733 in earnings, u
Metal Gear Solid for the PS3 needs over one million sales in a day to break even
Monday 3 December 2007 – 10:14 in Gaming
Konami recently said in an interview that for its Playstation 3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 to be worth the investment, it needs to sell one million copies in the first day.
Seagate Moving to Solid-State Enterprise Drives in 2009
Friday 10 October 2008 – 08:40
Have you made the jump to solid-state yet? Probably not, due to pricing – but they are out there, and not cheap.

Articles & reviews

Samsung, Ridata SSDs Tested*
Monday 17 December 2007 – 05:00 in Hardware
Ridata's Solid State Drive offers great robustness while Samsung's doubles capacity to 64 GB. But which one should you buy?
Enterprise Storage Solutions Solid Integration for Enthusiasts*
Thursday 19 October 2006 – 08:19
Tom's has got the lowdown on Enterprise storage offerings, including the Barracuda ES series tailored for 24/7 operation, and the new WD Raptor 74B ADFD. Should you open a SATA slot in your tower for them?
Redefining Solid State Storage with HyperDrive 4*
Thursday 8 November 2007 – 11:12 in Hardware
SSD drives are coming, but RAM drives are the real thing for true enthusiasts. These things are super fast. We compare the new HyperOS RAM drive to SanDisk's SSD drive.
Intel's X25-M Solid State Drive Reviewed*
Monday 8 September 2008 – 04:00
Intel jumps into the flash SSD market with the new mainstream 80 GB X25-M 2.5” flash drive, based on a smart controller. This SSD utilizes 10-channel MLC flash memory and it’s a real performance screamer.