theraindog writes "We've already seen Intel's first X25-M solid-state drive blow the doors of the competition, and now there's a new X25-E Extreme model that's even faster. This latest drive reads at 250MB/s, writes at 170MB/s, and offers ten times the lifespan of its predecessor, all while retaining Intel's wicked-fast storage controller and crafty Native Command Queuing support. The Extreme isn't cheap, of course, but The Tech Report's in-depth review of the drive suggests that if you consider its cost in terms of performance, the X25-E actually represents good value for demanding multi-user environments."
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TFA says this costs $719 (newegg says the same thing), or $22.47 per gigabyte. Newegg says a 2GB DDR2-800 stick costs around $25-$40. At what point is it cheaper to just buy a bunch of ram, a pair of (mirrored) magnetic disks, and some extra batteries?
More expensive than DDR2 (Score:2)