6TB SSD...wow...

[MrGuvernment]

http://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-worl...source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

This Is the World's First 6TB 2.5-Inch SSD

If you need masses of storage but like your laptop’s performance super-fast, then this new SSD may scratch your itch. With 6 terabytes of storage, this is the world’s largest capacity 2.5-inch SSD (for now).

The Fixstars SSD measures just 9.5 millimeters in thickness, and offers read speeds of up to 540 MB/s and write speeds of up to 520MB/s. Larger capacity SSDs are available, but not in this form factor. Prices aren’t yet available, but given a 1TB version costs $1,000, expect to have to dig deep into your wallet. [Fixstars via PhysOrg]

 

[John721]

A good sign of things to come, even if this one is well beyond my budget. Still, I am curious about it's price...

 

[sk3tch]

Fixstars? WTF?

Googled them:

Fixstars Solutions
Software company
Fixstars Solutions, Inc is a software and services company specializing in Multi-core processor, particularly in the Nvidia's GPU and CUDA environment, IBM Power7 and Cell. Wikipedia
Founded: 1999

Makes me scratch my head even more..."software company"? "GPU and CUDA"? Now 6TB SSDs...makes sense.

 

[Toepunch]

Probably as much as my car

 

[MrGuvernment]

Ya when i saw the name of the company i was thinking WTF as well....does this thing even work?

 

[jwcalla]

Makes me scratch my head even more..."software company"? "GPU and CUDA"? Now 6TB SSDs...makes sense.

It could be that they're filling a need for their primary customers, and maybe this is less-so consumer-oriented.

 

[-Dragon-]

Probably sandforce

 

[CombatChrisNC]

I have to wonder, how effectively the cost scales for an SSD... Like, the price is going to be the same for each SSD, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 1TB, all because they need a case, SATA/SAS plugs, power plugs, and controllers. How much of the actual cost is the storage media itself?