# Solid state drives

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 14, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907 "2007-06-14T14:59:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/1 "2007-06-14T14:59:41Z")

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Anyone use one yet?

Just ordered 2 new Dell latitudes with 30GB ones…

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/2 "2007-06-14T15:37:44Z")

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no but from what ive read, they arent as fast as everybody seems to think they are, somewhere there was a review on them, and read/write just wasnt cutting it.

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/3 "2007-06-14T15:41:37Z")

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Until capacity gets upwards of 100gig theres no point…30gig wouldnt even fit my on-the-go porn collection, let alone music and vids.

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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/4 "2007-06-14T17:27:58Z")

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are they full on solid state or just a hard drive with a big solid state buffer?

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/5 "2007-06-14T21:47:39Z")

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Full on, quite pricey. Bandwidth isn’t there yet, but the access times tons better should improve over time as with all things

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**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/6 "2007-06-14T23:06:02Z")

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If these are flash based, what is the lifespan? Rate of degredation, ect?

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/7 "2007-06-15T09:06:46Z")

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wont know “real” times til they’ve been in the wild for some time. Manufacturers will throw out numbers but they are laboratory best guesses.

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/8 "2007-06-15T09:50:27Z")

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i’ll let you know.

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**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/9 "2007-06-16T12:06:59Z")

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Theyre cool beacouse you cant really brake them, or loose your data. But, the capacites are poor, and theyre pricey… But if you can handle the 30gb you got, then i hear theyre slightly quicker than normal, but theyre not blazing fast yet, just generally faster when doing everyday aplications…

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/solid-state-drives/30907/10 "2007-06-16T22:53:26Z")

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oh noooes my hard drive got braked