Intel Updates SSDs, Supports TRIM, Faster Writes 112
MojoKid writes "Intel has just released a firmware update for their 34nm Gen X25-M solid state drives that not only boosts sequential write performance, but adds support for the TRIM command as well. A performance optimization tool is also being released today, for users of Windows Vista and XP, who won't be able to take advantage of TRIM. After being flashed with the new firmware update, Intel's 34nm Gen 2 X25-M 160GB drive offered increased performance in a myriad of benchmarks shown here, and sequential write performance was increased on the order of 30%."
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Apparently that sense of the word 'trim' is regional.
I grew up in Florida and Colorado, and wasn't aware of that meaning until one day a couple years ago, when I was discussing my afternoon's plans with my wife, "I'll go to the grocery for some things, but I think I'll stop in for a trim first."
My wife tittered, "Don't say that!"
Here, I was utterly confused by her reaction, "Say what?"
She blushed and said "You know."
At this point I was becoming disoriented, because my wife is seldom either obtuse or squeamish. "What!"
"You don't know?"
I began to feel like the Knights of the Round Table saying 'it' to the Knights of Ni. "I really don't know."
She whispered, "'Trim!'"
I boggled for a beat. "I'm going to go to the barber for a trim. What did you think I meant?"
More girlish giggling, "You know!"
"No, I don't. What else does 'trim' mean to you, besides a haircut, or lawn maintenance?"
She finally realized I was serious, and said, "It's slang for the female genitals!" like I'm an idiot. Which is a much more familiar tone.
But I began imagining the etymology of such a usage, and began to picture a well-trimmed female pubic area. "You mean, like in trimmed pubic hair?"
More blushing and giggling, "Yes!"
Now I was intrigued, "Wow. I've never heard 'trim' used like that before; it must be a West Coast thing. So, is 'trim' used as a noun, like 'I want some of that trim?' Or is 'trim' a verb, as in 'I'd trim that?' Or maybe an adjective, as in 'trim pie?'" Every time I said the word, she flinched or tittered or giggled. The Pythonesque feeling returned.
"It's a noun, I guess. The boys in college used it all the time." Of course, this was taking all the fun out of it for her, but now that I'd found a new button to press, my fun was just starting...
[This reminds me of the time I illustrated the phrase 'tongue in cheek' by poking out my right cheek with my tongue... and nearly got fired for sexual harrassment. But that's another post.]