Comments on: Runcore SSD offers low-cost speed for netbooks

By: SiteCharts

SiteCharts — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:45:50 +0000

too bad Dell, Asus, etc. use proprietary mini-pcie slots. the pins differ from standard mini-pcie slots, making it impossible to use these SSDs in normal laptops.
The fact that they are MLC is disturbing though. Is that max read/write speeds? because MLC random writes svck! I just returned the Patriot Warp 2 64GB SSD because it was slower than a 5,400rpm drive in real world usage.

I have an open mini-pcie slot on my lenovo x60t. If there was an SSD available for it, I would already have my credit card out … ;-)

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:18:55 +0000

Thanks Kevin!

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:46:27 +0000

Scott, the Asus Eee PC 1000HA uses a Seagate 160GB, 5400 RPM drive. Notebook Review tested that drive in the 1000HA (http://www.notebookreview.com/picture.asp?f=37977) and saw max throughput of 60Mbps and an average of 48Mbps with 15.7ms access time. Based on that alone, I suspect that the SSD would provide a noticeable boost, but not a tremendous one. That’s just my opinion with the limited information we have so far. Here’s their full review: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4655

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:37:50 +0000

How do those faster speeds compare to the typical netbook HD?

Is my 1000HA going to see a big boost as well?

By: Chris K

Chris K — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:00:50 +0000

If it’s that fast with MLC, I’m going to have to assume that it’s using some sort of RAID0-style logic to spread writes and reads across multiple chips.

… Fundamentally, that’s not going to bother me as much as it probably should.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:56:53 +0000

That’s it. Where’s my credit card?

My Mini 9 is dying for 32 gigs of fast SSD, and at that price, I may just have to make it happen.

By: Alslayer

Alslayer — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:09:22 +0000

Neat I want one.