Fujitsu will soon offer notebook computers that uses flash memory-based solid state disc (SSD) in place of the standard hard disk drive. The company will offer a Samsung-made 16GB or 32GB flash memory disk as an option with new LifeBook B laptops due on sale in late October and new LifeBook Q series that will be available from early November, both in Japan.
Fujitsu said LifeBook Q will run an extra 30 minutes on solid state disc compared to hard-disk drive, while the SSD in LifeBook B will save 15 minutes of laptop’s battery life.
Choosing the 16GB disk will add $670 to the price of the laptop while the 32GB disk will add $1,340.
There is no info about its availability in the United States, but Fujitsu said plans to sell the SSD computers overseas are under consideration.
Solid state disc are reported to be faster than hard drives, and also more durable, since are without moving parts.
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THAT BE A BORING IF YOU DONT BRING THE SSD LAPTOPS TO THE UNITED STATES BECUASE 18% OF MACBOOK AIRS ARE SSD VERSION.
This has me thinking about something….
Would it be possible to configure an SSD in a RAID 0?
This would be very beneficial. We would see huge performance gains over the already impressive speed of SSD. And, since SSD is inherently more reilable than hard disks, the failure of the array wouldn’t be nearly as likely.