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Title: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: jd997uk on March 10, 2004, 04:20:54 PM

The Inquirer reports that M-Systems have launched high speed flash disks, at both 40GB and 90GB. These are not (as you'll see from the price) aimed at the consumer market. Performance is claimed to be 100MB/s in burst mode and 40MB/s sustained.


More details here. (http://www.m-sys.com/Content/Corporate/Press/prInfo.asp?id=624)

The Inquirer (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14635)

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: System on March 10, 2004, 05:10:47 PM

Darn,

I was hoping you were talking about flash memory cards (like for my digital camera).  I'd love to put a 90Gb card in my camera. (and I'd probably use it all too at 6 megapixels)

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: MaDDuck on March 10, 2004, 05:19:57 PM

I want one, a 40GB one should hold my A4000 over VERY nicely!!

But I didn't see a price quoted there!
I guess if you have to ask, you can't afford it!!

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: Budza on March 10, 2004, 05:20:35 PM

Now that would be a great new hd an Amiga Micro/Laptop!!

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: Xand on March 10, 2004, 08:03:31 PM

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How much are they? M-Systems told him that the 40GB unit costs $14,135 while the 90GB unit costs $27,725. So you and I won't be buying them any time real soon. They have five year warranties

From The Inquirer article.

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: MaDDuck on March 10, 2004, 09:42:45 PM

WOW!!
Only 14k???

What a ####ing bargain, I'll take 10 and build a RAID out of them!!


Give them time, they WILL go down.............i hope!

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: Matt_H on March 10, 2004, 09:49:17 PM

Are these drives military spec? :-D

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: Trev on March 10, 2004, 10:39:36 PM

My 512 MB M-Systems flash disk won't work with my desktop A1200 when my Blizzard 1260 is installed, even if the 1260 has been disabled. The power requirements on the drive itself are extremely low (lower than the 2.5" IDE drive I normally have installed), so I don't believe it's a power issue. The drive works perfectly well in an unexpanded A1200. D'oh!

Trev

Title: Re: 90GB Flash Disks
Post by: Steady on March 11, 2004, 10:09:42 AM

They probably ARE military spec since there's no moving parts.