http://www.behardware.com/news/lire/03-12-2009/After having denied a rumour this summer that its SSDs had been pushed back to 2011, Seagate looks set to announce them shortly. Designed for business, Pulsar, the name of these drives, should be announced by the end of the week. Will they make a splash in the world of SSDs? We’ll be able to tell you when we know a bit more!
Guess that I'll need to hold off for a bit longer to see. Hmm.
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Its coming REALLY soon.
Originally Posted by FUGGER
Goooooood!
Any performance indications?
Isn't this the price-breaker that vi all have been waiting for?
Exciting to see what kind of performance (and price) will show up.
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Let me guess. They'll release a typical SSD PR BS how much MTBF it has and how it kicks ass compared to traditional HDD's, but they won't give out any price numbers, they won't tell what kind of controllers are used and they won't tell if TRIM is available. Oh and they also won't tell if firmware can be upgraded on the fly. But hey, we'll know MTBF value right? Bah...
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^ you forgot that they will hide small file write numbers and iops while bragging about large file readspeeds
Yeah, if they mention anything, they always mention sequential read and write stats that are the least important if you ask me.
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Yeah, they're nothing ground breaking nor are they slow.
I guess no.Designed for business. . .
someone should do a review to compared SSDs of the last 2 years and see how much performance has gone up. its probably shockingly low
ooh, catchy name! i like it!
pulsar = extremely dense, extremely reliable and long living star... very good name for a storage media
Pulsar is a fast spinning and extremely dense and high energy star. SSD's are meant to be non moving , cool and low power . What gives
Pulsar...
Isn't there already an electric or battery powered razor and a toothbrush by that name.
Oral B pulsar..yes there is...you're expecting companies to come up with unique names??
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Typical Seagate these days, sadly...
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Thankfully I didn't need to wait long...
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GPU Loop: MCP655 > MCW-60 > PA160 (1x YL D12SH) > ST Res > BIP 220 (2x YL D12SH) >Pump
I apologize for being vague, i just don't want to divulge numbers until NDA expires. Its definitely a fast SSD, and it has good features... but its not break from the pack fast.
faster than intel G2 on random R/Ws?
Can you tell us when the NDA expiries, or if not, is it worth me holding of buying an intel g2
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Seagate Enters the Enterprise SSD Market with Pulsar
http://anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3688Seagate is now throwing its hat into the ring with its first SSD: Pulsar. Unlike all of the SSDs we’ve...
SLC, well as much as higher performance is nice it pretty much rules out everything we(as in non server people) hoped from Seagate's entry into SSD; Lower prices. Also them bothering with 50GB models is disappointing considering they of all people should know anything under 100gb is barely usable these days.
Last edited by Dainas; 12-08-2009 at 12:41 AM.
yeah, the NDA expired. looks like anandtech just reposted the press release with their analysis saying "seagate needs an ssd"
I guess it is fast since it uses a 16 channel controller.
"TT: The Intel X25-M is a 10 channel controller and in our lab we have observed the number of channels has a direct affect on real world performance. How many channels are currently present in the Pulsar?
David: The Pulsar currently has 16 channels. "
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