a12331 said:
disolitude said:
ssj12 said:
I want Sony to start releasing SSD based SKUs. That would totally kill M$ as Sony would have the fastest loading times for downloaded and installed content. |
Forgve me here but can you explain to me and fellow VG-ers what SSD is? I have no clue...
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think of a hard drive using the about the same technology as flash memory. ssd dont have any spinning parts which lowers read and write times.
Advantages
- Faster start-up – as no spin-up is required. (RAM & Flash)
- Typically fast random access for reading – as there is no read/write head to move. (RAM & Flash)
- Extremely low read latency times – as SSD seek-times are orders of magnitude lower than the best current hard disk drives.[7] (RAM) In applications where hard disk seeks are the limiting factor this results in faster boot and application launch times ( see Amdahl's law).[8] (RAM)
- Extremely fast write (RAM only)
- No noise: a lack of moving parts makes SSDs completely silent, unless, as in the case of some high-end and high-capacity models, they have cooling fans attached. (RAM & Flash)
- For low-capacity flash SSDs, low power consumption and heat production when in active use - although high-end SSDs and DRAM-based SSDs may have significantly higher power requirements. (Flash)
- High mechanical reliability – the lack of moving parts almost eliminates the risk of mechanical failure. (RAM & Flash)
- Ability to endure extreme shock, high altitude, vibration and extremes of temperature: once again because there are no moving parts.[9] This makes SSDs useful for laptops, mobile computers, and devices that operate in extreme conditions. (Flash)[8]
- Larger range of operating temperatures. Typical hard drives have an operating range of 5-55 degrees C. Most flash drives can operate at 70 degrees, and some industrial grade drives can operate over an even larger temperature range.[10]
- Relatively deterministic read performance:[11] unlike hard disk drives, performance of SSDs is almost constant and deterministic across the entire storage. This is because the seek time is almost constant and is not dependent on the physical location of the data, and so, file fragmentation has almost no impact on read performance.
- For low-capacity SSDs, lower weight and size: although size and weight per unit storage are still better for traditional hard drives, and microdrives allow up to 20 GB storage in a CompactFlash 42.8×36.4×5 mm (1.7×1.4×.2 in) form-factor. Up to 256 GB, SSDs are currently lighter than hard drives of the same capacity
but the it would make the ps3 cost about 1000 dollars
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Not exactly but thanks for posting up a way more detailed list of advantages then I was going to put minus the fact there is nearly no heat produced off an SSD versus an HDD.
SSD stands for Sold State Drive.
The cheapest SSDs right now cost about $200 with performance of a bit over a 7200RPM drive but this is due to these being the "core" series of SSDs versus the top of the line which come in at about $700 which isnt really needed. SSD prices has dropped from about $3000 at the beginning of the year to $200. I'd say they will be affordable in the next year.
Frankly Sony could get away with a 32GB SSD PS3 for $499 but the SKU would only come with a controller and the console, nothing more.
OCZ just announced Core series 2 SSDs which will probably be the same price as current SSDs (around $200) but has performance that matches a 15k RPM drive.
