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Super Talent Announces $6K, 2.5″ 256GB SATA SSD
Super Talent FSD56GC25H 256GB SATA SSD (Source: Super Talent)Super Talent claims to have the world’s thinnest 256GB SSD
It seems as though a week can’t go by without a new announcement in the realm of solid-state drive (SSD) technology. With each new announcement comes the usual “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” exclamations from manufacturers.
Earlier this week, Seagate CEO Bill Watkins stated, “Realistically, I just don’t see the flash notebook sell. We just don’t see the proposition.” Watkin’s comments brought an air of reality to the extreme optimism that often surrounds SSD technology.
Super Talent, however, can’t be bothered by such commentary. The company is hard at work on expanding its SSD lineup and today announced what it calls the world’s thinnest 256GB SSD (FSD56GC25H). The drive is built around a 2.5″ notebook form factor and uses the SATA-I interface. According to Super Talent, the casing is 12.5mm thick which makes it 40% thinner than existing 256GB SSD drives on the market.
While the capacity of the drive is quite commendable, Watkins would likely point to the FSD56GC25H’s relatively low transfer speeds relative to its competitors. Super Talent lists read speeds at 65MB/sec while writes lag further behind at 50MB/sec.
For comparison, Samsung’s 64GB SATA SSD offers read speeds of 120MB/sec and write speeds of 100MB/sec. Mtron’s 128GB 1.8″ SATA SSD offers identical performance figures, while Samsung’s 128GB SATA SSD offers reads and writes of 100MB/sec and 70MB/sec respectively.
“We designed this drive for applications that need rugged and reliable storage in a very compact form factor. This is the world’s smallest and thinnest 256GB SSD,” said Super Talent Marketing Director, Joe James. “This product underscores our leadership in high density SSDs and demonstrates the technical capabilities of our Silicon Valley engineering team.”
Samples of Super Talent’s FSD56GC25H drive are available now. When asked to comment on pricing, Super Talent’s Joe James told DailyTech that the OEM price of the drive is $5,995.
ASUS Eee PC 900 Captured by FCC With Bluetooth, Multi-touch Trackpad
ASUS’ Eee PC 900 is gets laid out on the autopsy table.
ASUS turned more than a few heads with its original Eee PC 401. The $399 device came out of nowhere and stole the hearts of many computer enthusiasts (and non-enthusiasts). Over time, ASUS released models that slotted under and above the original 4G model and added more colorful options.
Earlier this month, details began to leak on the Eee PC 900. The Eee PC 900 features an 8.9″, 1024×600 display (up from a 7″, 800×480 display) along with more SSD storage space (8GB for Windows XP, 12GB for Xandros Linux).
It was later revealed that the slightly larger Eee PC 900 will support HDDs in the future along with Intel’s Diamondville-based Intel Atom processor for increased battery life and performance in comparison to the existing Celeron-M. “In the near future, we also are trying to support one-day computing which would provide more than 8 hours. I think in May we might be closer to providing that,” said ASUS CEO Jerry Shen.
Other options that will come to the Eee PC lineup in the future include WiMAX and HSDPA.
Today, however, we were all greeted with a wealth of new information (and pictures) on the new Eee PC 900. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website is abuzz with a new entry detailing ASUS’ latest and greatest. The FCC entry provides numerous pictures of the Eee PC 900 from the inside and the outside along with the device’s user manual.
Perusing through the pictures and manuals, we learn that despite what ASUS’ CEO previously mentioned, the power adapter used for the new Eee PC 900 is much larger than the original Eee PC 401. While not a deal-breaker for many people, it’s something to take note of for travel purposes.
The internal photos also show that the Eee PC now has Bluetooth. This is a welcome addition for mobile warriors that use Bluetooth mice and don’t want to carry around an addition Bluetooth dongle or RF dongle for traditional wireless mice.
Also new to the Eee PC 900 is what it calls “Multi-finger gesture input”. This allows users to perform iPhone/iPod touch-esque gestures such as “pinching” to zoom in and out in applications.
If pricing holds firm at the previously reported $500 for the Eee PC 900, this could make quite a popular entry with consumers. Throw in the rumored touch screen and GPS and things could get really interesting.
Now if only ASUS could deliver on the original $199 promise…
