Netbook Lounge » ssds http://netbooklounge.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Super Talent launches new SSDs for the Asus Eee PC S101 http://netbooklounge.com/2009/01/28/super-talent-launches-new-ssds-for-the-asus-eee-pc-s101/ http://netbooklounge.com/2009/01/28/super-talent-launches-new-ssds-for-the-asus-eee-pc-s101/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:11:10 +0000 Stuart http://netbooklounge.com/?p=682 According to jkOnTheRun, Super Talent has launched a new set of SSDs for the Asus Eee PC S101 or any netbook offering mini-PCIe storage expansion.

16GB, 32GB, and 64GB options are available, each with maximum read speeds of 90MBps and write speeds of 55MBps. The 64GB SSD will set you back $169 but prices for the others aren’t known just yet.

]]> http://netbooklounge.com/2009/01/28/super-talent-launches-new-ssds-for-the-asus-eee-pc-s101/feed/ 0 New, cheaper 2.5-inch HDDs for netbooks coming in ‘09 http://netbooklounge.com/2008/12/16/new-cheaper-25-inch-hdds-for-netbooks-coming-in-09/ http://netbooklounge.com/2008/12/16/new-cheaper-25-inch-hdds-for-netbooks-coming-in-09/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:13:53 +0000 Stuart http://netbooklounge.com/?p=339 We reported the other day that SSD usage with netbooks is facing possible extinction, with the amount of SSDs shipping with netbooks sinking fast and expected to plummet down to just 8% this time next year.

Now, the DigiTimes has more potentially bad news for the future of SSDs with netbooks. Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies are answering calls from PC vendors for cheaper hard disk drives, which are used in most netbooks currently on the market. Industry sources in Taiwan claim the companies are planning to release a range of new 2.5-inch HDDs that will cost a whopping 40-50% less than current 2.5-inch HDDs used in netbooks and discount PCs.

The expected availability of low cost 2.5-inch HDDs could of course make netbooks cheaper to buy, but it also means bad news for the likes of Samsung Electronics, Toshiba and Intel, and their promotion of SSDs.

]]> http://netbooklounge.com/2008/12/16/new-cheaper-25-inch-hdds-for-netbooks-coming-in-09/feed/ 0 Is Netbook SSD usage facing extinction? http://netbooklounge.com/2008/12/12/is-netbook-ssd-usage-facing-extinction/ http://netbooklounge.com/2008/12/12/is-netbook-ssd-usage-facing-extinction/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:40:33 +0000 Stuart http://netbooklounge.com/?p=316 Solid State Drive (SSD) usage in netbooks could soon be a thing of the past according to Register Hardware. This theory comes after Asian market watcher, DRAMeXchange, reported that the percentage of SSDs shipping with netbooks has dropped heavily in 2008 and is likely to fall even further in 2009.

DRAMeXchange’s research revealed that in the first quarter of this year, 70% of netbooks came with an SSD. Then in Q2 2008, that number dropped to 66%, and finally in Q3 2008, it slumped to just 33%. This quarter isn’t over yet, but the forecast is even bleaker for SSDs-with-netbooks, with the percentage expected to drop to 20%. Looking ahead to 2009, the figure is set to drop to 10% in Q1 ‘09, and come this time next year, it is likely to hit 8%.

This is an unexpected turn of events as SSDs and netbooks seem like a good couple. But if the predicted slump continues, which seems to be an inevitability, it looks like SSDs will be on the way out and HDDs will be the only option.

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