From: "Rich Gauszka" 

SanDisk also has a 1.8" drive.  Hopefully the targeted enterprise
users will help drive down the cost for the rest of us

http://www.sandisk.com/Oem/Default.aspx?CatID=1478

SanDisk SSD UATA 5000 1.8", with 32-gigabyte (GB)* flash memory, is
targeted at enterprise users as the first step in mass consumer adoption of
the solid state drive in the mobile PC market.



"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:45fbf305$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> And if they can shrink the size, what's to prevent adding a second one,
> for dual drives?  One removeable.
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:45fb07c2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Prices appear to be coming down. SanDisk has a 32 GB drive -
>> unfortunately OEM only - no retail
>>
>> http://www.hardmac.com/news/2007-03-14/#6529
>>
>> New Flash Memory-Based HD from SanDisk
>>
>> This HD features 32GB storage capacity with a SATA interface.
>> Its MTBF is evaluated to 2 millions hours, and data transfer speed are
>> 67MB/s in reading and 45MB/s in writing mode, with an access time of 0.11
>> ms in other words 100 times faster than a plate-based HD.
>> In addition, power consumption of this flash memory-based HD is 50% lower
>> than a 2.5" HD during reading/writing session, as it does not require
>> power when it is idle.
>>
>> The last good news is its price, as it will be offer to OEM at US$350; so
>> far there is no plan for a retailed version.
>>
>> So the perfect storage unit for the rumored Apple subnotebook? if it is
>> powered by MacOSX Leopard Mobile, it would give users around 27GB for
>> storing data and appl
>>
>> "mike"  wrote in message
>> news:tkvlv2da1d7ap66g76mp5aiurnad231rm5{at}4ax.com...
>>>
>>>
>>> Intel is throwing their hat into the ring, meaning that the market for
>>> this stuff is about to explode (IMO).
>>>
>>>
http://www.techshout.com/hardware/2007/15/z-u130-nand-flash-memory-based-va
lue-solid-state-drive-unveiled-by-intel/
>>>
>>>
>>>  /m
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:01:53 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>Samsung's UMPC entry the Q1P SSD with 32GB of SSD (solid-state NAND)
>>>>flash
>>>>memory is double the price of their UMPC Q1 with a conventional drive
>>>>and
>>>>Samsung is one of the largest makers of NAND.  Right now I think
>>>>Microsoft
>>>>/Vista has the correct approach with ReadyBoost and flash.
>>>>
>>>>Of course if NAND prices ever plummet ..........
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"mike"  wrote in message
>>>>news:avi8v2p23audefsihfkgol1h684658441p{at}4ax.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:56:55 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hopefully they'll use an exceptional algorithm to
access the NAND
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
>>>>>
>>>>> /m
>>>>
>>
>>
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