Comments on: Buffalo offering SSD expansion for Asus Eee PCs: 32- or 64-GB http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bluemonq http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin/#comment-5579 bluemonq Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:46:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin#comment-5579 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>borax99: odds are that these modules are using MLC technology, which while cheaper than the older SLC tech, also tends to be slower. Heck, you can pick up a 32gb 2.5" drive for your laptop for about the same price right now... but it's slow as !@#$5:<br /> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208317" rel="nofollow">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208317</a></p> </div>

borax99: odds are that these modules are using MLC technology, which while cheaper than the older SLC tech, also tends to be slower. Heck, you can pick up a 32gb 2.5″ drive for your laptop for about the same price right now… but it’s slow as !@#$5:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208317

]]> By: borax99 (Alain C.) http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin/#comment-5582 borax99 (Alain C.) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:39:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin#comment-5582 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Uhhh, isn't this upgrade absurdly cheap? Is there a typo somewhere?</p> </div>

Uhhh, isn’t this upgrade absurdly cheap? Is there a typo somewhere?

]]> By: PJE http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin/#comment-5585 PJE Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:48:29 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/buffalo-offerin#comment-5585 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It would be nice if the netbook makers would standardize on a type of SSD module (and make it possible for the user to swap them out), this would open up the market to more development/competition which can only work in the customer's favor.</p> <p>I wonder how fast these modules are? JKK over at jkkmobile.com has been highlighting some of the poor performance numbers coming out of the new 16GB EeePC. Hopefully it's due to the SSD module and not how it's interfaced.</p></div>

It would be nice if the netbook makers would standardize on a type of SSD module (and make it possible for the user to swap them out), this would open up the market to more development/competition which can only work in the customer’s favor.

I wonder how fast these modules are? JKK over at jkkmobile.com has been highlighting some of the poor performance numbers coming out of the new 16GB EeePC. Hopefully it’s due to the SSD module and not how it’s interfaced.

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