Intel 310 Series Mini SSDs Now Shipping, Benchmark 121
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from the moving-parts-are-for-fuckers dept.
MojoKid writes "Intel's new 310 Series SSDs utilize the same 34nm NAND flash memory technology and controller found on the chip maker's 2.5-inch SSDs, but in a form factor just 1/8th the size; a scant 2 inches (51mm) long by 1.18 inches (30mm) wide and flatter than a pancake. The new tiny Intel SSDs are now shipping and despite their diminutive stature, performance is actually pretty similar to that of the company's popular X25-M 34nm SSD. Intel says the 310 Series is shipping to customers for $179 in 1,000-unit quantities for the 80GB version of the drive."
Units? (Score:5, Insightful)
I love the Slashdot icon for this (Score:2, Insightful)
The icon is an old 9-track tape... on a story about tiny tiny new Solid State storage.
there's irony or something like that in the air.
On the Subject of Pancakes (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:So are these compatible with any laptop? (Score:4, Insightful)
mSATA is physically, but not electrically, compatible with miniPCIe slots.
Then the designers screwed that up. A CompactFlash card can operate in both PCMCIA and parallel ATA modes.