Viking's Satadimm SSD's

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Interesting new product. SSD's that plug into DDR 3 slots for power. You just connect a sata cable to them for data.

Dubbed as SATADIMM, the new module can be fitted well into industry JEDEC standard DDR3 240-pin DIMM memory interface. The advantage is obvious – now the board makers no longer need to allocate additional placeholder for 2.5 or 3.5-inch SSD externally and instead, its storage expansion can be put into spare memory slot and eventually reducing the whole system
stack up for slimmer design. At a size of merely 5.25 x 0.305 x 1.003-inch, the SATADIMM is claimed to be able to sustain both read/write speeds at 260MBps with sequential and random performance of 30000 IO operations per second. To make it more robust, the module is supported by AES-128 encryption with SMART command and TRIM support.

No pricing information yet, the module is currently available in 50GB, 100GB and 200GB memory capacity for system builders but no word if consumers can get it off the shelves due to its unique design and targeted usage models.

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