Buffalo Unveils 256GB IDE-Based SSDs
Buffalo's IDE-based SSD line will get a 256GB version later this month for those who are still using older generation notebooks.
Consumers looking for solid state disk (SSD) speeds and capacities--but are stuck with an IDE-based motherboard--will soon see a solution from Buffalo. Slated for a release later this month, a new 256GB addition to its current line of IDE-based SHD-NHPU2 SSDs will offer both a USB 2.0 connection and an IDE interface. The SHD-NHPU2 line was originally introduced back in April.
Although the drives use multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory and 64MB of DRAM cache, end-users won't see blazing fast improvements as they would if using an SATA 2-based motherboard and SSD. Still, there should be some slight improvement when compared to the clunkier mechanical hard drive. For consumers with low budgets, this may be a cheap way to increase performance without buying a new motherboard and processor.
Reports indicate that this new 256GB addition will provide read speeds of up to 101 MB/s (no writes indicated) and come in a standard 2.5-inch package measuring 70-mm x 100-mm x 9.5-mm. This particular drive will be priced at $1,220 when it hits the market, however no specific date or retailer was given (and will not be available in Europe).
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Can't afford this...
Odd that such a high capacity drive would be aimed at that market? High price tag and slower speeds- why bother upgrading to that instead of a whole new setup (sata300/600 for that price?)
Well the performance might not be a huge boost, but battery life should go up and heat should drop.
If these are geared towards older notebooks who in their right mind is going to pay $1,220 for an SSD? $1,200 would get you a pretty decent new laptop.
Yep, upgrade your computer without buy an expensive new CPU and motherboard. Just buy a SSD for only $1220!
I lol'd when I saw the $1220
IDE connectors....disgusting...
Well the performance might not be a huge boost, but battery life should go up and heat should drop.
Assuming the $1,220 price is a typo.
This must be geared towards the industrial market. A lot of machines like a press brake, shear, laser cutter, etc use a lot of legacy equipment (serial ports, ide connections, etc). Given some of the crazy environments this type of equipment is found in, it will be a blessing to move away from mechanical drives that could be infiltrated by dust particles. Plus businesses are less likely to bat an eye towards dropping $1,000 into a $150,000 machine.
YAPPH (Yet Another Pointless Piece of Hardware)
LMAO, pay 1200 to get a minor upgrade on a terrible computer rather than get a new mobo,cpu, and ram. You build a brand new i7 build, with that kind of dough.
Assuming the $1,220 price is a typo.
Sadly it's not a typo. Another website is saying they will be availabe in Japan for 106,300 Yen.... 106,300Yen = $1,214US. What a stupid product.
Sadly it's not a typo. Another website is saying they will be availabe in Japan for 106,300 Yen.... 106,300Yen = $1,214US. What a stupid product.
WOW, yeah i agree. Dumb
1200 will get you a great PC and a really good laptop. but hey ya that minor speed increase is good too.../endsarcasm
Wow, fail. If you can't afford to upgrade your IDE board, you sure as hell can't afford this drive. Maybe a market for some old dedicated servers that can't easily be upgraded, but wow that is a high price.
I suspect this is for business users that have industrial-grade tough book pc's for specific uses in the field that cost a couple G's.
Some of these companies have proprietary programs and they can't use newer software so they only need a more rugged replacement hard drive to get by.
We still have a couple of applications where I work that are running on Windows 3.1 and 486 cpu's and replacing the failing hard drives has been a bit of a battle.
$1220? They are crazy. I rather buy a new laptop.
$1220. No thanks!
I rather upgrade the notebook instead...
IDE!? What are they thinking the transfer rates will be caped by the IDE port. It's like plunging a SSD with USB 1 port.
Yep, upgrade your computer without buy an expensive new CPU and motherboard. Just buy a SSD for only $1220!
With only a IDE connector!
I can NOT believe such a market exists.
people are buying brand new sli powered quad core laptops and STILL skipping an SSD because they're too much!
Seriously? For $1,220 you could just buy a NEW laptop..way to go marketing dept.
What waste... Upgrade!
I had interest for a moment till I had seen the price then I was turned off. Sure this is great for us who keep using old clunkers or finally decide to use the one remaining IDE port on our newer rigs when all the sata ports are used and don't want to buy a raid controller.
This drive is "Weird Al" Yankovic - Christmas At Ground Zero" on your wallet.
What a waste of r/d for something so stupid. I guess for those who can't let go of their old ass laptop. The same guy that would spend that much money to cap a ssd's performance is the same guy would put a toilet seat cover and toilet paper in his outhouse 'cause it was supposedly keeping up with the times.
Why on earth would I buy $1200 drive for a dying/outdated laptop. Rather get a new laptop which could efficiently use the speed boost given by a SSD
Next up from Buffalo, a 128gb Serial port thumb drive!
Next up from Buffalo, a 128gb Serial port thumb drive!
Sold at 2000$
Heres what you can get for that price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834220702
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834220700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6834127113
WOW US$1200.00 is not a cheap budget well you can get a 256GB SSD PCIE card for that price running at Read: up to 750MB/s Write: up to 500MB/s
WHY USE IDE ??? PART OF A OLD 2004 PC ????
CAN YOU EVEN STILL GET IDE HARDWARE ANYWHERE ?????
* $1,195.00
* $5.99 Shipping
* PCI-E
* 256GB
* PCI Express
* Sequential Access - Read: up to 750MB/s
* Sequential Access - Write: up to 500MB/s
* Power Consumption (Active): 12W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] %20%241250
thats because its Buffalo, a stupid company that should have gone out of business years ago.