DIY SSD : Akihabara News Needs You! 3.5” DIY SSD

Posted on Thu Oct 02, 04:07 by LucianoSgarbi, it employer, Modena, Italy
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Hello, in the news you talk about the possibility to use Compact Flash or SDHC memory modules, but in the picture of the gallery I've seen Compact Flash modules only.
Can you tell me why?

Thank you.
Luciano

Posted on Thu Oct 02, 05:22 by Cocoa, Student, Holland, MI
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I would probably use one of these if their writing cycles could last longer. I've had several flash usbs expire on me.

Posted on Thu Oct 02, 07:08 by Catlover
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hmm, if it can run RAID 0 on all 4 or 8CF.
Putting in 8GB SanDisk Extreme IV will be great, since it is SLC.
4 x 8GB SanDisk Extreme IV, will be 180MB/s read/write.
8 x 8GB SanDisk Extreme IV, may hit 360MB/s read/write!!!!!
Damm!!! SLC power, $@@$ too!

Posted on Thu Oct 02, 12:27 by InYourFace
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What for?
For you to make money to buy more useless junk?

Posted on Thu Oct 02, 01:48 by Software_Samurai, Senior Software Engineer, Virginia, USA
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Why not create a DIY SSD that takes microSDHC cards? They're really tiny, so you could probably stuff a dozen slots on the SSD. And if you do that, then you could pair up every two into a RAID1 configuration. Considering that SanDisk has announced a 16 GB microSDHC, I think this would be a really neat DIY SSD. (Yeah, yeah, very expensive to populate with microSDHC, but still very cool!)

Posted on Sat Oct 04, 08:39 by ddapore99, Teacher, Tokyo
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This reminds me of another product except it uses ram.

Hyper Drive
http://www.hyperossystems.co.uk/

I like the idea of SS drives (especially RAM based ones) but I would prefer a solution I can use in my laptop.

Posted on Sun Oct 05, 01:54 by Mac, Pinner
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A 2.5" drive kit would be better....

Posted on Wed Oct 08, 03:21 by Kalin, Information Security Consultant, Tokyo
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Why would anyone need 3.5" SSD ???

It will never reach the price of a HDD, or the capacity for that matter. Speed-wise, I am fine with 100MB/s on a 1TB WD Caviar Black and that is JPY16,000 for a TB.
256 Gigs is not that much anymore anyway.

The only place SSD have future are mobile applications, laptops mostly. So 1.8" or 2.5" factors are more useful. As Software_Samurai suggested, using MicroSD cards will be times more interesting.

I am not buying this one.