News - Super Talent debuts UltraDrive MX SSD

[HEXUS]

JMicron's JMF616 SSD controller gets another taker.

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[aidanjt]

JMicron? ewwwww..

[mikerr]

The JMicron stuttering issue was long ago - but like IBM's "deathstar" HDDs, will haunt them forever

[bluu]

is it worth getting a ssd for operating system?

[kingpotnoodle]

is it worth getting a ssd for operating system?

Personally I keep a clean OS and don't notice it being slow in general use, so buying a £100+ drive to shave 20-30s off my boot time seems a bit of a waste, I only restart every few weeks for updates, rest of the time I use sleep mode. I spent my money elsewhere for more noticeable improvements!

[Fraz]

Personally I keep a clean OS and don't notice it being slow in general use, so buying a £100+ drive to shave 20-30s off my boot time seems a bit of a waste, I only restart every few weeks for updates, rest of the time I use sleep mode. I spent my money elsewhere for more noticeable improvements!

Lol, have you actually used one? Until you do, I think your opinion is sorely biased.

I'm never going back to having a non-SSD system.

[TheAnimus]

+1, SSDs make spindles feel so archaic.

[crossy]

+1, SSDs make spindles feel so archaic.

On the other hand you can't find out whether your fancy memory-storage is being hammered by listening to it, whereas an HDD being overworked is obvious/audible.

I'm waiting for the SSD that has status lights or a piezo "HDD simulator" buzzer.

Bob (Yes, I am old school. I remember punched cards and used reel tape)

[TheAnimus]

I have an LED showing activity.

I don't have to worry about head thrashing, because its good for random IO.

I guess I could play some sound effects to give me that old school feeling.