Something’s a bit fishy about this, so we’ll put it in the “rumors and conjecture” category, but we heard about Samsung showing off a 16GB solid-state drive a year ago, but haven’t heard of any for sale yet. Until now. We got a tip about website DV Nation offering the flash memory-based hard drive for “special order.” The drive has a 2.5-inch laptop form factor and also includes a 3.5″ adapter for desktop computers.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/storage/samsung-launches-16gb-flash-laptop-drive-104534.php&e=9797
According to the listed specs, about the only downside is its relatively slow 8MBps read and 6MBps write speed. If this is real, the drive will sell for $1999. We’re skeptical, though, because when we clicked on the “Order” link, it comes up empty—alas, it says the drive is a special order with a four-to-six week lead time. See for yourself. But the idea of a cool, quiet solid-state hard drive replacing a spinning disk is tantalizing, isn’t it?
Samsung 16GB SSD Solid State Hard Drive [DV Nation] Thanks, Steve!
