As the race for the new HD model develops, the cool part is that it’s storage space. And as long as the developers can stick with the common file formats the different Operating System’s use then it should be fine.

The SSD’s are going to be the future, but the end model/standards going to be the question; I don’t think there’s going to be. The platform is too fluid.

The opening of Pandora’s box for HD replacement has occurred.  Finally hardware manufactures are going at the angle of anything goes; just stick with the file format.

SSD’s are just memory anyway, but who’s going to get the best performance and storage out of these devices… time will tell.

Stay tuned.

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OCZ has announced the introduction of its high-performance Z-Drive SSDs, a new line of PCI Express solid state drives which the company first showcased earlier this year at CeBIT. Available in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities, the new offering comprises of up to four 256GB drives set up in a RAID 0 array and housed inside a graphics-card like enclosure, which hooks up to the system via a PCIe x4 link.

The drives are based on MLC NAND flash memory and feature a built-in 256MB cache to help speed things along. For all three models, the sustained write speed is specified at 200MB/s but maximum read and write specs vary depending on their capacity. The 500GB version, for example, is the fastest of the bunch with max read and write speeds rated at 510MB/s and 480MB/s respectively. No prices have been officially announced, but according to listings from a French online retailer, they should cost around €1400, €2200 and €3400.

via OCZ intros Z-Drive SSDs with up to 510MB/s speeds – TechSpot News.

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Acer has just unveiled the first Ion-based system in the form of a very small and purportedly affordable desktop. Dubbed AspireRevo, the new machine couples a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor with the GeForce 9400 integrated graphics chipset from Nvidia, to allegedly deliver 10x the graphics and video performance of the 945G-series chipset and GMA 950 graphics that Intel typically pairs with its low-power processor.

The built-in Ion graphics means that this system can handle 1080p high definition content, DirectX 10 graphics and offers decent gaming performance – it can even run slightly demanding games like Call of Duty 4 albeit not with full eye candy on. Other specs include up to 4GB of RAM and up to 250GB of hard drive space, a 4-in-1 card reader, HDMI / VGA outputs and 7.1 surround sound audio. Acer is still mum regarding pricing and availability, though earlier rumors suggested a $300 base price and a shipping date in the late Q2 time frame.

Acer unveils first Ion-based nettop – TechSpot News.

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I’m not going to re-create the wheel, but this is a cool deal. If you’ve virtual drives or more than 1 drive you can benefit from this.

It allows you to go in and change the designation/name of the CD/DVD drive so that you know what it is… better.

Add Names To DVD Drives.

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