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Fusion-io unveils 80GB ioXtreme PCI Express SSD
Fusion-io is launching a new “Fatal1ty” branded product as they deliver an enthusiast-oriented PCI Express solid state drive. The ioXtreme SSD will make use of the PCI-E x4 interface and bear a non-volatile 80GB capacity based on MLC NAND technology.
It is reported that the card boasts an HD Tach of 520MB/s, which effectively doubles the score of the almighty Intel’s X25-M 80GB – the best drive in our recent SSD roundup. The card’s MTBF is estimated at over 2 million hours and is planned to start shipping next month for $895.
It is reported that the card boasts an HD Tach of 520MB/s, which effectively doubles the score of the almighty Intel’s X25-M 80GB – the best drive in our recent SSD roundup. The card’s MTBF is estimated at over 2 million hours and is planned to start shipping next month for $895.
User Comments (12)
Post a comment| BlindObject on June 8, 2009 9:41 AM | Wowww, I totally wat one. But $895....nah |
| fastvince on June 8, 2009 12:52 PM | Too expensive right now....nice to have
though.. Message to Fusion-io : How about sending me one to test out !!! |
| cyrusjumpjet on June 8, 2009 1:00 PM | this looks amazing! |
| Tbolt on June 8, 2009 3:06 PM | $895 bucks!? For 80 Gig? I think I'll stick with SATA for awhile. But, this is a very cool step forward with the tech. QUOTE: fastvince - "Message to Fusion-io: How about sending me one to test out!!!" QUOTE OUT Me too! |
| TJGeezer on June 9, 2009 11:14 AM | Gotta say the 4TB WD external eSATA array interests me more. |
| Matthew on June 9, 2009 12:17 PM |  They have two entirely different appeals and purposes.
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| Guest on June 9, 2009 2:56 PM | I just bought an Intel X-25 off new Egg for $280 bucks. It
screams, and it's IOPS that count for OS configs. I think
Fusion has a long way to go... RW |
| Guest on June 11, 2009 10:17 AM | What makes you think fusion-io is lacking in IOPS? |
| Guest on June 15, 2009 3:59 PM | Fusion-IO's technology does not only deliver massive
bandwidth, it also delivers IOPS and accesstimes on the
level of RAM SSDs, but with the capacity of a small
harddrive or SSD. This is clearly meant for upper end enthusiasts, gamers with deep pockets, or possibly professionals working at home. If it becomes bootable by august/september i think i will buy one
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| MrAnderson on October 22, 2009 10:30 AM | Ruff on the pockets, but you could probably cut back on
other expensive components to balance the cost out a little.
It has lots of applications that would benefit from the I/O
performance alone. 900 USD for 80GB is not half bad for someone who does content creation, an extreme gamer, or even for a small media server. The price is high!, but still reasonable given current market for solidstate drives. |
| Guest on November 8, 2009 9:48 AM | Glad to see that at least some people are actually realizing
the potential of such a drive instead of creating new and
creative ways to express how expensive such a drive
is... This thing is much cheaper than any other PCIe comparable drive, much faster than the 4 drive arrays people keep putting together for twice the price, and 80 GB is plenty for installing your OS and watching your system boot in seconds instead of minutes and applications actually be responsive. I have 2GB of DDR2 1066Mhz RAM, a QX9650 ($1400 3.0GHz Quad CPU) and a standard 7200RPM HDD. I'm running Windows 7 on the non-linux side of the hard drive, and 7 (nearly fresh install) takes like a minute to boot and when I see the desktop and open firefox, it can take like 30 seconds to open... This wouldn't be even close to a problem with the ioXtreme. This means it would be a huge improvement (possibly more than the difference in loading times you'd see between a 2.4Ghz dualcore and my CPU) yet would cost a lot less than the CPU. It'll also help out with the speed of the VMs I run... Of course they have to become bootable before that happens, but hopefully that won't take too long... |
| Guest on January 25, 2010 6:58 PM | To Guest nov8/9.48am, this is what I keep telling people as
well - it's a worthwhile investment for a PC especially if
you're looking to upgrade to a completely new system. Speed
actually does matter. For your personal situation with the nice setup you have I'd strongly recommend you to get an OCZ Vertex or Intel X25 which you can get for around $250/E200 , it's a shame to see a great system being bottlenecked by archaic hard disks .. And to those who keep on regurgitating the same monologue "oh but it's so expensive!" , you don't have to buy the most expensive SSD model to get a great performance boost. Even if you go for the 30 GB SSD it will still mean Vista/7 will boot blazingly fast compared to a traditional 7200rpm hdd setup. I love my SSD to 'bits'. |
