Intel Reveals Solid State Value Drives

[Bio-Hazard]

Intel enters the storage market with a solid offering


Intel Corporation announced today its entry into solid state drives with the Intel Z-U130. Aimed at delivering performance and value, the drives are based on NAND flash memory with standard USB 2.0/1.1 interfaces. Intel says that the advantages of its Z-U130 over hard disk drives and removable USB storage devices are faster boot times, embedded code storage, rapid data access and low-power storage alternatives.
Solid state drives enjoy several advantages over traditional hard disk drives, such as faster start up, faster read times, lower seek times, less power consumption, silent operation and lower weight. Solid state drives should also be more reliable as there are no moving parts involved in the device’s operation. On the flip side, magnetic-based drives may endure better after a great number of read/write cycles and faster write times. For the foreseeable future, traditional hard disk drives will also enjoy the cost advantage at large capacities.

http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Reveals+Solid+State+Value+Drives/article6434.htm

[liqnit]

I was expecting some big drives not 2-8GB .
for no i can have 2GB USB drive with a very low price.

[Enigmachine]

They're important because they make interesting replacements for HDs in portables. They use less power and are less susceptible to shock, and you can probably run all your important on-the-road applications and data on 8 gig.

I can't imagine 300 gig flash drives anytime soon, not with the current technology anyway. But if it ever comes it will be pretty cool. :)

[liqnit]

the 8GB are available now so Intel is not showing any news.

[Enigmachine]

I thought these had SATA interfaces but they're just plain old USB drives. I see your point!