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Sat, Nov 07, 2009 - 11:22 AM EST — AAPL: 194.34 (+0.3099, +0.16%) | NASDAQ: 2112.44 (+7.12, +0.34%)

Crucial readies fast notebook SSD lineup

Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 09:01 AM EST

Crucial will offer "a major update to its solid-state drive line later this month," Electronista reports.

"The 2.5-inch M225 series will use more up to date multi-level cell (MLC) storage and a new memory controller that significantly improves speed," Electronista reports. "Estimates put the peak performance of the fastest, 256GB drive at 250MB per second for data reads and 200MB per second for writes."

Along with 64GB and 128GB versions, the new 256GB drive will "use an ASATA II interface and should receive a more official release on July 20th," Electronista reports.

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Jul 11, 09 - 08:42 am Comment from: Lazy European

Does sound snappy.

Jul 11, 09 - 01:22 pm Comment from: cartoonasaur

it's extra snapalicious with a super-snap cherry on top, oh YEAH!!

Jul 11, 09 - 01:27 pm Comment from: WriterGuy

Can someone please explain to me the difference between inexpensive flash drives (32 GB for about $50 or so) and very expensive solid state drives, like the ones in the MacBook Air.

Why can't someone simply link up a handful of the 32 GB chips in flash drives to make an affordable SSD? I'm sure there's a reason, but I can't find a good one...

Jul 11, 09 - 02:01 pm Comment from: bond co. stooge

Yeah--you'd think they could just *snap* a bunch of 32gb's together...

Jul 11, 09 - 02:32 pm Comment from: @Writerguy

Two reasons:

1) Performance

2) Longevity

Jul 11, 09 - 03:04 pm Comment from: Mike

Still, I'm surprised no one at least offers it as a low-cost, low-performance solid-state drive. And considering the track record of many conventional hard drives, I can't believe flash memory is THAT less reliable in the short term....

Jul 11, 09 - 04:15 pm Comment from: _Bill_

What the heck is ASATA? Alliance of South Asians Taking Action? There's SATA and eSATA, bot no ASATA...

Jul 11, 09 - 06:37 pm Comment from: cwa107

How are MLC drives "more up to date"? SLC drives offer faster writes, better longevity and are the reason there's such a huge disparity in price between the two types.

Jul 11, 09 - 08:18 pm Comment from: Eric24601

soon, all apple laptops will be as thin as the mac book air, but differ only in monitor size.

Jul 12, 09 - 11:27 am Comment from: Mr. Reeee

I'd LOVE one of these things in my MBP.

The question is:
How much?

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