resource center
  See your link here
|
TechWorld.com - Buffalo Technology Inc. has said that it has no plans to sell the world's first external drive based on solid-state technology, the MiniStation SHD-UHRS, in the U.K.
It now looks likely that the 2.5 inch form factor 100GB SSD drive, trailed by Japanese websites in December, was only a taster for future product directions and will never be sold outside the company's home market of Japan.
The drive would have been ideal for laptop users for whom the improved performance and lower power consumption of SSD technology would have scored well. As the first such drive based on USB 2.0, it is also slightly smaller than an equivalent drive based on conventional 2.5 inch HDD designs.
The only drawback with this drive looked to be its price -- over $800 based on a currency conversion from Yen -- giving it an uncomfortably high price per megabyte.
The company has at least super-sized its range of conventional 2.5 inch HDDs, announcing the "half a terabyte in your pocket" 500GB MiniStation . The drive comes with limited two-year warranty and costs $400 for the 500GB version.
SSD drives started appearing in laptops some months ago, with a price premium to reflect their specialist nature. High-end drive systems based on SDD have even as reached as high 1.6TB, but the latest news confirms that mainstream SSD drives are only slowly emerging as direct competitors for conventional HDDs.
For more enterprise technology news from the U.K., please visit TechWorld.com. Copyright 2006 IDG, all rights reserved.
Understanding Alternative Compute Models
Download Now
Extending Client Refresh - 11 Steps to Maximize Savings
Register Now!
If It's Just a Disk...Why the Reliability Gap Between Storage Vendors?
If all storage array vendors buy disk drives from the same small set of disk manufacturers then why is there such a big...
Lower the Cost and Complexity of a Mobile Workforce through Automation
Download This Resource Now!
Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range
Learn how BlueArc's new storage platform, BlueArc Mercury™, scales in fixed increments that make it easy to install and deploy, scales up to...
Managing Mobility: Improve Data Security, Compliance and Manageability
Download This Resource Now!
IDC Technology Spotlight: Storage Tiering
Learn how using storage tiers translates into savings in storage costs, datacenter floor space, and power consumption, all of which are key challenges...
Consolidate Your Servers and Storage to Lower Costs with Oracle Database 11g
Register for this webcast!
Systems Advisor Tool
Find the right IT Hardware for Your MidSize Business with our easy to use IBM Systems Advisor Tool.
The Commercialization of ITIL: Lessons Learned
Register for this event today!
Sign up to receive updates on the latest Storage resources
Business Continuity ZoneAn organization's business continuity plan helps keep critical functions running during an emergency–the power fails, a virus is unleashed on your network, a natural disaster has occurred. Even the slightest downtime or loss of data can cripple your operation. CDW can help you prevent disaster by implementing a well-planned recovery strategy. Click here to visit the Zone See All Zones 
|
CIO
Computerworld
CSO
DEMO
GamePro
Games.net
IDC
IDG
IDG Connect
IDG Knowledge Hub
IDG TechNetwork
IDG Ventures
IDG.net
InfoWorld
ITwhitepapers
ITworld
JavaWorld
LinuxWorld
Macworld
Network World
PC World
The Industry Standard
Copyright © 1994 - 2009 Computerworld Inc. All
rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium
without express written permission ofComputerworld Inc. is prohibited. Computerworld and Computerworld.com and the respective logos are trademarks of International Data Group Inc. |
