This Internal SSD Connects Via 10-Pin USB Port
It's a SSD that connects to the 10-pin USB port located on the motherboard.
TechPowerUp points the way to a rather cool SLC NAND-based solid state drive that connects to an empty, 10-pin internal USB port located on the motherboard.
Measuring 8.2 (L) x 15.3 (W) x 6.2 (H) mm, the SIP eUSB SSD mounts on one USB internal header cluster and provides a fixed storage solution ranging from 512 MB to 4 GB. Thanks to USB 2.0, the drive provides transfer speeds of up to 30 Mb/s, and can be used as a bootable drive in servers or embedded and IPC systems. It also has an endurance of >2,000,000 cycles, and should retain user data for around 10 years.
"It utilizes advanced Static and Dynamic Wear leveling to increase endurance and built in error correction for data integrity," said ATP Electronics. "Using an industry leading SIP (System In Package) technology manufacturing process which encapsulates all exposed components and points of failure, the ATP SIP eUSB SSD is fully water/moisture proof, dust proof, shock proof, vibration proof and ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) proof."
Currently pricing and availability isn't known, however ATP Electronics lists Wal-Mart, Target, and even Belk as suppliers.
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WoW getting me one'a those
It would have been better if it was USB 3
Sooo... it's a glorified flash drive? That you cant remove?(easily)
Sooo... it's a glorified flash drive? That you cant remove?(easily)
yep
I'll take a 64gb version on usb3.0 plz
Hmmm, is it MBs or mbs?
Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_rate_units, 'b' stands for 'bit' and 'B' stands for 'byte'. However, it has been suggested that 'bit' should not be abbreviated since it's already an abbreviation for "binary digit", and the difference between bit and byte can lead to confusion. In the context of data rate units, one byte refers to 8 bits.
According to the manufacturer's website, MBytes/sec
Zzzzzzzzz
You are all looking at this the wrong way. This is a solution for kiosks that might normally use Compact Flash plugged directly into an IDE (PATA) port. Since IDE is going the way of the Dodo, vendors need other solutions for small, reliable storage. Since I don't think any existing flash solution utilizes the SATA protocol (CF natively used IDE), this is a viable solution for people looking to update their systems.
Oh crap, I guess I missed the very last line. If this is for kiosks, why are they selling it at Walmart?
Ok, new solution. This is for Windows Readyboost. I mean, I have an old 2GB flash drive sticking out the back of my computer for just this purpose. It might be nice (if the price is right) to instead house that flash drive internally where it wasn't at risk of falling out or breaking off. Yeah, that sounds reasonable.
This would be twice as cool if it just plugged directly into a SATA port instead.
I don't get something here: it it connects to a 10-pin connector on the Motherboard, it means it's effectively occupying 2 usb headers.
In that case, why does it only have the performance of a single connection (30mb/s) ?
I was expecting something that could use the two ports together like some kind of RAID and speed up the reading and writing process. Like it is, it's just a high quality usb pen with differet contacts, but taking up twice the hearders without any performance improvment. I'll pass that.
http://www.everythingusb.com/super [...] 12525.html
Snoresville nothing really new here, these came out with vista, they are just calling this an SSD.
http://www.everythingusb.com/super [...] 12525.html
not new, maybe faster and have more bling but old concept.
Why is this news exactly? There were at least three companies that made it to market with these back when Vista came out for Readyboost. I'm pretty sure Tom covered them then.
I don't get something here: it it connects to a 10-pin connector on the Motherboard, it means it's effectively occupying 2 usb headers...
Good point
Anyone who thinks permanently attached USB storage devices are a good idea has not a good understanding of how USB works or has something to sell you.
Sure, I want my primary storage device on a hub with my mouse, keyboard, color calibrator, printer, headset, and ipod so when one of those devices cause the USB bus to hang I'll lose any and all cached writes. /hurrr
wow..way to cut down the throughput
This could be useful for adding Splashtop to MBs that don't have the embedded flash device for it.
Even though it use two USB, think of situation where you want to boot from it. It can't be in RAID mode. My guess is that it must be two separate drives, one for OS and one for storage. So you only get up to 30 MB/s.
What's the point of an SSD if it's limited by USB2.0 speeds?
good idea, bad implementation
maybe its fixed 30mb/s write read since its using 2 channels? one to read the other to write lol dunno
Since I don't think any existing flash solution utilizes the SATA protocol (CF natively used IDE), this is a viable solution for people looking to update their systems.
There are such systems - http://www.tomsguide.com/us/eSATA- [...] -1195.html
They are still pathetically slow, though.
Aren't mb headers only 9 pin? lol
If a motherboard pin has for some reason been bent, I see a troubleshooting issue.
Pins connected to individual socket connectors minimize the connectivity issue.
To me, this sounds like a workaround to someones poorly thought out idea.
One step forward, two steps back.
isn't there something already like this that plugs into a SATA port? It cam in larger flavors too. Remember reading about it on Tom's...
This sounded like a cool idea at first but the more I read its almost worthless. As others mentioned its only USB 2.0 so theres no speed improvement over a typical flash drive and it takes up two usb ports as opposed to one sticking out of the computer which only takes up one.
I'd rather get even a cheap SSD that uses a crappy controller than this.
yep
Yes, and that is pretty much exactly what you want for an embedded system. Distributors such as Logic Supply have been selling things like this for quite a number of years. They even have version that plug into old IDE connectors. This is not a new concept.
i don't see a need for this...are companies running out of ideas?
I can see this as a good ReadyBoost drive to be given to us by motherboard manufactures..
Oh Kevin, where to begin!
First of all, don't take a manufacturer's word for anything. Really, the internal headers of motherboards are nine-pin, not 10. Really, the tenth pin is blanked out as a key, so that one-piece connectors can't be installed the wrong way. It's been 9-pin on most boards since before AC97 standardized it. BTW, the 97 means 1997.
Now, it blocks off TWO USB ports but uses only one? Well, I understand that news and reviews are done differently, but you could have at least tossed a hint in there. I mean, 30MB/s is pretty standard for a thumb drive, but this thing should be doing 60MB/s if it covers two ports, eh?
I agree that only the mechanical format may be considered as news.
I can only imagine the reason for it in low performance (eg. POS) systems, where it is important to be inaccessible for security reasons, of course if the price is right.
You could install it in some situations only on 4/5 pins of the header leaving the other USB port free, this could be mechanically awkward dough.
An eventual RAID config is impractical, cause the need of special BIOS/OS support.