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When will SSDs be cheaper than hard drives?

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:00:35 +0000

When will SSDs be cheaper than hard drives? Based on history, it's possible to make an educated guess, and I think the time is coming relatively soon.

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And it looks like OCZ is no more

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:00:48 +0000

Last night I saw reports that OCZ’s main creditor is forcing it to liquidate, and OCZ has an agreement to sell most of its assets to Toshiba. Its manufacturing plants and its Indilinx controller technology make Toshiba a good fit;

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An SSD data loss issue–and how to prevent it

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:00:30 +0000

Longtime reader Dan Bowman–probably my very first reader, come to think of it–sent in this article from Infoworld regarding SSDs and data loss in power failure. It’s not theoretical. I’ve seen it. I also know how to prevent it. I

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OCZ is in trouble

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:59:27 +0000

You know it’s bad when a story about a company ends with the words, “OCZ’s survival is still possible.” Survival is supposed to be a given. I was a big fan of OCZ’s first successful low-end SSD, but the Sandforce-related

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Are 80plus power supplies worth it?

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:11:20 +0000

Are 80plus power supplies worth it? Extremetech just that question recently. Based on their conclusion, not usually, at least not solely for power savings. But it’s an easy way to get a box built to stricter tolerances with higher-quality electronics. I

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SSD pricing gets media attention

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:05:28 +0000

It’s not news to my regular readers that SSD pricing continues to drop, but Computerworld noticed that this week. Everyday pricing is well around 90 cents per gigabyte now, and with some shopping around, it’s possible to do better than

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Crucial has a new SSD out, but I don’t think I want it

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:58:29 +0000

Anandtech reviewed Crucial’s new value drive. Spoiler: Unless you get the drive on sale, pay the few dollars more that it costs to get a Crucial M4, or Samsung 830, or whatever Intel drive is available (I’ve given up on

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Linus Torvalds likes SSDs, too

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:27:47 +0000

Linus Torvalds called hard drives evil, nasty platters of spinning rust in an interview this week, while saying he likes SSDs. I didn’t say it. He said it. Though it’s no secret that I like SSDs too. And let’s face

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SSDs are below $1 per gigabyte

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:22:52 +0000

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s getting easier and easier to find SSDs priced at or below $1 per gigabyte. You’ll generally have to buy at least 120 GB of storage to hit that price point, but at this point

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The Samsung SSD 830: A user review

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 26 May 2012 14:47:13 +0000

I didn’t need much convincing to purchase a Samsung 830 SSD; I was in the market for a bigger SSD, and my short list consisted of Samsung and Intel drives. So when I found a good price on a 128

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