RunCore Makes 1TB SATA 6 Gbps 3.5-inch SSD

By Marcus Yam
published

A desktop's dream.

We love the speed of SSDs, but the capacities sometimes aren't enough for those who are used to the spaces afforded by HDDs.

RunCore will soon release a 1TB SSD solution that's made for desktops, as it comes in a 3.5-inch form factor. Thanks to the extra size, the RunCore 3.5-inch SSD will pack in 1TB of very fast storage.

The RunCore 1TB drive will be made up of two distinct groups of flash memory, each with its own SandForce controller capable of delivering 285MB/s read and 275MB/s write. With the RAID between them, and anyone with this set up will be glad that there's SATA 6Gbps.

There's no pricing set yet, but expect to pay at least a dollar per gigabyte.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
37 Comments Comment from the forums
  • g00fysmiley
    the ocz 1 tb drives are about $3k i can't see this being much cheaper >_<
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  • alexie
    Well there's at least 2 empty 5 1/4" drive are in my computer. So why are not any body is not interested in making 5 1/4" SSD drives?
    I was looking to find a 3.5" drive SSD but $1000 or more is not affordable for me at all because SSD drives have an ending time. At final you can't write into but you can read data.
    I think they must solve this problem at first. Also do you think that this drive will support TRIM or any new technology - with update -?
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  • vectorm12
    I'd actually be curious to find out if that thing is TRIM compatible
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  • Mark Heath
    There's already pretty much the same thing in vendor voice...
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  • gnesterenko
    vectorm12I'd actually be curious to find out if that thing is TRIM compatible
    Doubt it - as although this is internal RAID, its still RAID, and AFAIK, no current raid tech supports TRIM. If it did, THAT would be big news and you can bet they'd advertise it.

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  • gmarsack
    So once again, how does this make me want to buy it? Hello HD makers, lower your prices so that people can actually afford them. This would be worth it if it was say, less than 300.
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  • rubix_1011
    Hello HD makers, lower your prices so that people can actually afford them.

    Tell power companies to stop causing outages to memory manufacturers.
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  • iboomer
    QOUTE: Tell power companies to stop causing otuages to memory manufacturers.

    Tell the memory manufacturers to stop being cheap S.O.B.'s and start spending what they need to spend to make sure that they don't have power interuptions.
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  • officeguy
    Headline - Good for them.
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  • christop
    Bet it will cost 4 grand or something crazy.
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