Mushkin Announces SandForce Callisto Deluxe SSD
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The solid state drive that's a little mushy.
Mushkin Enhanced has announced a new line of solid state drive series called the Callisto deluxe.
The Callisto deluxe sports the Sandforce SF-1200 controller, which helps the drive hit read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds of up to 275MB/s. The Callisto deluxe Solid State Drive is available immediately online at the Mushkin Enhanced website as well as our other online partners, and is backed by a 3-year warranty and an industry-leading support staff.
The Callisto deluxe Series offers new improvements that increase the drives' IOPS (input/output operations per second) to up to 50,000.
Part Numbers:
- MKNSSDCL60GB-DX - 60GB Callisto deluxe SSD - Web Price: $180.00
- MKNSSDCL120GB-DX - 120GB Callisto deluxe SSD - Web Price: $329.99
- MKNSSDCL240GB-DX - 240GB Callisto deluxe SSD - Web Price: $649.99
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I'm sure that's on purpose.
I'm sure that's on purpose.
I'm sure they spend a lot of money on R&D department to develop new tech, like die shrinks costs money to develop.
Yes but there always should be a medium, just cause they spent some $$ on R&D does not mean they can screw over the customer. Another example are thumb drives, when the first 16Gb came out it was priced @ 189.99$ now you can get one for as low as 14.99$ on ebay so this tells you that they are VERY cheap to make. Same goes for SSD's, trust me you do not want to know how much it costs to produce one of those chips
Regardless of how much the R&D costs, when you sell by the millions those cost are covered in the first quarter so there is no excuse to sell them at ridiculous prices. Why do they do this? Because they can
You should write that as your graduate thesis, with all the research you did to make that satement
I hope you understand that your 500GB HDD doesn't even come in at 1/3 the speed of a SSD.
SSD's will not likely get "as cheap" as hard drives until they become mainstream, at the moment they're for the performance market, not for those who whine about the price and comparing it to a spinning drive.
Mm, well, all the rebranders don't get the product design for free. I think the point is just that these companies are constantly spending, hence the need for profit from sales.
If my finances keep going the same direction and development in SSD's stays in the same course, I'll be able to afford one by the time they become mainstream!
Oh yeah btw, this drive...I saved up and budgeted to get me the 120GB....(yeah budgeting: try it some time when you all grow up). It is just as good as the specs say & even better because it's Mushkin. If you don't suckle on your parent's "censored" anymore, then I suggest possibly getting a job; known to alleviate money shortage issue.