text:
UF women's golf tied for second at Northrop Grumman
Published: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 10:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 12:04 a.m.
PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Wasting no time in its first tournament in nearly two weeks, the third-ranked University of Florida women's golf team is tied for second place after the first round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. Leading the charge was none other than sophomore Camilla Hedberg and senior Mia Piccio who both carded even par (71) rounds to finish the first day tied for second also on the individual board.
Looking for a possible fourth medalist honor of the year, it was no surprise to see Hedberg's name near the top of the leaderboard, but for Piccio, coming off an individual win at the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship a week ago, it was exactly what the Gators needed to stay near the top of the board with still two rounds to play.
As a team, UF shot six-over (290) and is tied with fourth-ranked Duke. UCLA leads all teams with a first round four-over (288). Top-ranked Southern Cal sits in fourth at 14-over and Texas rounds out the top five at 15-over.
Along with Oregon, Florida is one of two teams to have multiple players in the top-five of the individual standings. Duke's Alejandra Cangrejo sits alone at the top after a 1-under (70) through the first 18 holes.
"I am proud of the team today," Florida head coach Emily Bastel said. "The course played tough and the conditions were challenging. We did a good job of staying patient and making minimal mistakes. We'll make a few adjustments for tomorrow and play hard these next few days."
The 71 for Hedberg is her 11th even or under par round this year out of a possible 15 rounds. Starting on the tenth hole, the Spainiard stayed fairly consistent through the first eight holes, birdieing the par-four 12th, but then pulling back even with a bogey at No. 14. After staying even at the turn, Hedberg rolled off two straight birdies at No. 1 and No. 2 and looked to be getting on a roll, but then came back even again with two straight bogeys on the very next two holes.
After claiming her first collegiate victory at the Lady Bulldog Championship last week, Piccio was coming in to this week with plenty of confidence and didn't disappoint. Also starting on the tenth hole, the senior actually had a little trouble getting started after a double-bogey on No. 12 to fall to two-over. However, birdies on No. 14 and the par-five 16th, got her back to even at the turn. Piccio suffered her second over par hole at No. 1, but then stay Gators finished the first day of play with four golfers in the top-20 as senior Isabelle Lendl and sophomore Anna Young both shot scores of 3-over (74) to go in to Tuesday tied for 19th. Young actually had three birdies on the day, which was second-most for the team, but suffered six bogeys as well. Lendl only had one birdie in relation to four bogeys, but finished her round seven straight pars.
Finally, after a great showing at the Florida Challenge, junior Elcin Ulu was looking to keep the great play going, but was not able to get any good rolls as she was forced to pencil in two double-bogeys, three bogeys and only one birdie, which was at the par-three sixth hole. Ulu is currently tied for 60th at eight-over (79).
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
Ole Henriksen - Product Details
This is one of the few products in the Ole Henriksen line that doesn't contain parabens or other slightly suspect ingredients so be careful if you're looking at their other products. The hair wash with sea kelp though is a really nice, all natural shampoo that cleans thoroughly without building up on your hair or leaving it feeling as though you've just used paint stripper rather than shampoo! The matching conditioner is just as nice and together they make a great combination for most hair types. With ingredients like Awapuhi ginger, sea kelp, kukui nut, plumeria and lavender, it feels great, smells great and doesn't cost a bomb. I love the very simple packaging too.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Search FAQs
View all frequently asked questions
View FAQ Tags
AFRINIC membership and resources related billing FAQs.
AFRINIC WHOIS related FAQs
General FAQs related to AFRINIC activites
MyAFRINIC portal related FAQs
Membership related queries
FAQ for Existing members
AFRINIC BPKI Services
FAQs related to IPv4 Exhaustion and its impact on AFRINIC
AFRINIC WHOIS related FAQs
The AFRINIC Database is a public database that contains information about registered IP address space and AS numbers, routing policies,and reverse DNS delegations in the AFRINIC region. It is used for Internet network management.
There are very good documents that explain the working of the AFRINIC whois database: The AFRINIC DB reference manual and the AFRINIC DB supporting document. If you still find lots of complications even after reading these documents, we advise that you enrol for one of our LIR training courses, the schedule of which is available at the training section of the AFRINIC website.
There are two methods to query the whois database:
Command Line Interface: using whois client which can be downloaded from here.
Web Based Interface: using whois query page at our website.
The AFRINIC database reference manual is available on the AFRINIC website here
Please read the documentation available here and follow the instructions. Should you require any assistance, you may send your request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
AFRINIC whois database is a public database which is open for anyone to use. If your person object (nic-hdl) is not protected then anybody can alter it. We advise you to create personal maintainer or use your organisation maintainer to protect your object.
The maintainer is used to protect your other objects in AFRINIC database. It ensures that only authorised changes can be done to your objects.
Choose a new password and encrypt it as MD5 using this link.Then send the encrypted password to email@example.com requesting for mntner password update.
1. Fill in the template below.
auth: MD5-PW
source: AFRINIC
- In the "mnt-by" field use the same as "mntner" field.
- Encrypt your password using this link and paste the encrypted password in "auth" field after MD5-PW.
- Fill in "password" field with your clear text password.
- The "source" field is already filled for you.
2. Copy the object into plain text format mail.
3. Send the mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with blank subject line and wait for the result.
4. The clear text password will be required whenever you update objects that are protected by the maintainer. Please ensure that you memorise it.If the maintainer belongs to your organisation, please ensure that it forms part of your organisation's password policy.
AFRINIC registers the prefix with XXX as country( we use the organisation's country as reference). What the internet will reflect will depend as to whether the databases storing this info are synchronised/updated with the current AFRINIC whois data. We have no control onthe info stored in other databases. You can validate the information stored in AFRINIC database by querying whois database. If you find any discrepancies, please report it to email@example.com.
Person object can be created with the following template. Arguements are supplied after the colon (:) delimiter for each attribute.
nic-hdl: auto-1
source: AFRINIC
a.) the "person" attribute takes full name as arguement. e.g. ( person: Nelson Mandela)
b.) complete the "address:" attribute with your address as the name suggests
c.) same for the "phone: " and "email:" attribute.
d.) Leave the "nic-handle:" and "source:" attribute as it has already been completed.
d.) complete the "notify:" attribute with the email address of the person to be notified of any changes to this person object
e.) complete the "changed:" attribute with the email and date of the person making the changes (e.g. changed: email@example.com 20130731)
when done send plain text email to email@example.com.
AFRINIC and RIPE NCC are two different WHOIS databases. Objects in AFRINIC database will have the suffix "-AFRINIC" while in RIPE will have the suffix "-RIPE". So, the objects can't be used interchangably and you must create your own objects at each one separately.
Organisation objects are maintained by AFRINIC. AFRINIC provides mechanism to edit addresses, e-mails and phone numbers through the myAFRINIC member portal. The Administrative contact has the right to edit the details of the organisation. Any other changes or addition of new contacts must be requested from AFRINIC by sending e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. The requestor must be a registered contact and provide either the details of the new contacts or their nic-hdls.
If you are having challenges updating an object in the database, you may want to re-examine the way your email is formed. Recent research we conducted indicate that people encounter challenges while interacting with our auto-dbm robot because of how their e-mail is formed. Please always ensure that the content of your email is in plaintext (no formatting at all before submitting to email@example.com).


text:
By Jay Alan Zimmerman NEW YORK ( MainStreet) --We all know college is frighteningly expensive, as I learned first-hand when my high school senior started applying to top-tier schools--hitting me with a extreme case of sticker-shock. But is it worth the money? That's the fundamental question running through the national discourse, not just through the minds of anxious fathers like me. According to the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), college tuition increased 757% in the past 30 years--almost double the rate of increase for healthcare and more than five times the rate of increase for food. Sure, the odds are good for receiving a "discount" via financial did, but if aid formulas don't compute in your favor, it might be worth debating if earning a degree is the best use of $250,000. For that pile of cash we could get our son a little condo on a beach and he could dive right into work at a local surf shack. Sounds nice, right? He loves surfing almost as much as physics and math, so why even bother with college at all?
This question might seem odd to someone who comes from a family of degree-holders. And somehow, despite these mounting costs, the number of college-goers keeps increasing. For the first time ever, a Pew Research Center analysis of census data shows fully one-third of the nation's 25- to 29-year-olds completed at least a bachelor's and more than half attended at least some college. It's also a question Jonathan Robe of CCAP recommends starting with when sitting down with your teenager to discuss future options. He says parents and their high-schoolers should of course closely examine the costs of various institutions and the likelihood of receiving financial aid. "But it is also important for them to look at the probability of graduation and of employment after graduation," Robe said. In other words, don't just look at the general data that shows people with degrees earn more than those without; you have to go deeper. For in spite of the lovely graphic on StudentAid that shows escalating payoffs for higher degrees, it's no guarantee (i.e., I live in New York City, a town filled with the most highly-educated waiters in the world). But if your teen is savvy enough to know what career path he wants to follow, Robe recommends researching the salary potential by major and estimating how much they are likely to make in their first job. Payscale.com ranks all the majors by starting salary potential, with "petroleum engineering" topping the list at $98,000 per year. Sadly my favorite field, the arts, sits near the bottom in the $30,000 range, and they've completely left off my dream job: Rock Star.


text:
Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Olympic Pearl, Maple, 0119002723
Condition: New
Out of stock
Player's Perspective
Music Store Live is proud to present this Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster! If you're looking for nothing short of the best playability, legendary tone and infinite tonal variations then you should be patting yourself on the back right now because you've just found it. This Fender American Deluxe Strat is the type of guitar that is constantly giving. It is absolutely ripe with tones ranging from vintage to modern and everything in between. On top of that, the feel of this axe is unbeatable - the playability is way off the charts. This is the type of Strat that you just love to dig into for funky rhythm playing AND lead shredding. The neck is blindingly fast and smooth. Strings bend with total ease on this model and the it plays perfectly in tune in every position on the neck. This is the real deal top of the line Fender perfection.
Item Details
Overall Condition
- Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster
- Olympic Pearl
- Urethane Body Finish
- Alder Body
- Maple Neck - Satin Finish
- Modern C Neck Profile
- Maple Fretboard
- 9.5"-14" Compound Fretboard Radius
- 22 Frets - Medium Jumbo Frets
- Dot Inlays
- Scale Length 25 1/2"
- 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro Tilt
- Contoured Heel Shape for Easy Upper Register Feel
- Fender N3 Noiseless Pickups
- Fender S-1 Switching System Settings: Pos. 1. Bridge/Mid/Neck Pickups, 2-Bridge/Mid, 3-Mid/Neck, 4-Bridge/Neck Out-Of-Phase/In Series w/ Tone Cap, 5-Bridge/Mid In Series/Out-Of-Phase/In Parallel with Neck Pickup
- Master volume (with S-1 switch), tone 1 (neck pickup), tone 2 (middle and bridge pickups; no-load tone control)
- 5 Way Switch
- Aged White Parts
- Deluxe two-point synchronized tremolo with pop-in arm
- Fender Staggered Locking Tuners
- Chrome Hardware
- Molded Rectangular Hardshell Case
- Fender Guitar Strap, 1/4" Guitar Cable, Owners Registration
Our in house guitar tech has inspected, tested, and cleaned all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.
At MusicStoreLive.com we live the life of a musician just like you do and we wouldn't have it any other way.
We know that your gear is a big part of that life and the path you're on to express yourself. Whether you're an old pro or a fresh fish, we know that when you find that special piece of gear it connects you with something larger than yourself. It's nothing short of tribal in the way that we end up connecting with the same iconic pieces of gear. A '59 Gibson Les Paul Standard, a '57 Fender Stratocaster, a '59 Gibson ES-335, a Mary Kaye Strat, a pre-war Martin dreadnought or an old Gibson J-45… the list goes on and on as you well know.
Times have certainly changed since those older favorites were manufactured. We live in a new world now and our goal at MSL is to revolutionize the way new, used and vintage gear is purchased online. We aim to bring you the very best demos for your favorite gear, informative and instructional tips to help advise you with your purchases and much more. At MSL, it's about more than just videos and technical knowhow. It's about the person on the other end of the line. We know that by bringing a world class music store into your living room and by providing you with the very best customer service we're going to make you happy and that is exactly how we measure our success. We feel our customers excitement everyday and that's why we do what we do.
We see music and music gear as a vast community that connects us around the globe. Whether you're in Tokyo or Toledo, Shanghai or Chicago, Paris Texas or Paris France, we invite you to join our community and help shape the best online buying experience possible. We're in this for life. Experience it with us!
MusicStoreLive.com | See. Hear. Experience.
Customer Testimonials
I will definitely be buying more equipment through your business and will recommend you to everyone I know....
Dear musicstorelive,
I want to take this opportunity to thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart for your excellent, professional service. The 350v63 Rickenbacker guitar is in perfect condition and exactly as described and I'm so very happy with my new guitar. This model Rickenbacker is what I have wanted for more than 30 years, and thanks to you guys my dream has finally come true. I will definitely be buying more equipment through your business and will recommend you to everyone I know. Thanks again.
- Grant Johnston
"Ben and his team are the absolute BEST! These guys not only know about instruments, they actually know about a little thing called CUSTOMER SERVICE! These guys saved me $$$ on my new Fender Deluxe American Ash P-Bass, I will spare the details as if everyone knew the kind of deal you can get here, they would have to close up shop, and I'm not ready for that yet. I could NOT believe it... the more I kept digging, the more cool little things I discovered... I am actually still trying to find out where I'm getting screwed here... I GIVE UP! Keep up the awesome job! (at this point, I am going to forego the string offer here... it just wouldn't be right). Thanks again!"
-Iam Shocky
The ES339 arrived.
It's beautiful. It looks brand spanking new. And plays really well. I must admit I was nervous buying online. I felt I was risking a lot of money based on a "sales description". Your description of this guitar was conservative. I appreciate that because it is in better shape than you described it. Wow, is all I can say. Thanks for the honesty and then some.
I couldn't be happier. What a lovely guitar. There really is a difference between a Custom Shop and normal Gibson production fit and finish quality.
Here's a picture. So please don't worry, the guitar feels very secure in its new home. FYI, that's a Heritage 335 with Seth lovers and a Logan Tele with DeMarzio pups on a 5 way switch next to the 339. It's in good comfortable company.
Thanks for a good deal and I'll look to you guys for my next purchase.-Todd, Connecticut
The Spruce PRS and I have become very good friends. Thank you for the excellent service and communication. It was a seamless purchase and I could not be happier. The guitar arrived with exceptional packaging and in stunning condition. I cannot emphasize adequately how well the guitar and case were prepared and packed for shipment. THe guitar has a wonderful voice and a range of tone I have seldom seen in any guitar. The piezo by itself is remarkable and emulates an acoustic very well, especially when linked to an acoustic amp using the second output jack. The jazz tones are lush and round with an overtone of the woody sound. It's playability is superb and can scream if called for. The weight is a bit disorienting at first. Initially, it felt like a toy but time on the strings corrected that perception. I am still amazed at the sounds that come out of that 5.4 lb instrument. AS you can see in this photo, it has made friends with an old friend of mine, a 1965 Fender Princeton Reverb that has been with me for well over 20 years. I just re-tubed it and upgraded the speaker as the original Jensen P10Q id not come with it although it is otherwise mint, so warm meets warm. Thanks again, guys for the purchase and terrific support. Here are the newlyweds.-Jim
"What can I say. MusicStoreLive.com ALWAYS has some great vintage stuff, but when I saw this one, it was all over! I had sold one exactly like it to a collector, some years back, and had always regretted it. When it comes to guitars, Ben at MusicStoreLive.com is someone who doesn't just sell them, but loves and appreciates a fine instrument, and recognizes it's unique qualities. He was GREAT to deal with. I just can't say enough about how professional and easy the transaction was. I actually consider Ben a friend now, and my wife and I really hope to get up to see him some time in the future!! You'll LOVE dealing with MusicStoreLive!!!"- Rick Rizzi
"I was very skeptical about making a purchase online. These guys made it easy for me. They answered all my questions, maintained a professional attitude the entire time and they were more than willingly to work with me. The 2000 Warwick Thumb bass I purchased arrived last Thursday. It was expertly packaged and had a good set-up right out of the box. It is the last bass I will need to buy because it destroys everything else in my collection. I have worked with a lot of companies over the years and have never gotten the kind of service that I received from these guys. I would highly recommend this company for anyone looking to buy a quality instrument."
-Lee Hinson
Hi Ben,
Hi guys....thanks for offering up another great prs...my second singlecut prs purchase from you!
-Jeff Thibeau
This thing is the real sound-heaven on earth!
Greetings from Germany,
Buying online can be very risky and one has to trust the honesty and integrity of the retailer....
Hi, I've just received (as of yesterday) the white '79 Rickenbacker you sold me (April 25/26). I've left feedback on ebay and would have liked to have said more if there'd been the space to do so. The bass sounds amazing. I've got a 4003 model which is only a few years old, so it's interesting to compare the two. The sound of the older one is vastly superior. It's a truly beautiful instrument.
Buying online can be very risky and one has to trust the honesty and integrity of the retailer. Your description of the '79 4001 was accurate; it was well photographed so I had a good idea of what I was buying. My anxiety was further allayed by the prompt and friendly emails from your salesperson, Paul. The most worrying time was when it was in customs in the UK!
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you. Thanks again from a delighted customer.
-Joan Bimson
Let me reiterate to you my gratitude for how you have handled this situation. It is really refreshing to see a company be so honest and to take responsibility and action to ensure their customers get the best possible experience. I have been searching high and low for a reasonably priced Euphoria from a reputable dealer for a long time now, and I am really glad I went with you guys. A lot of folks would have probably simply said, "Sorry, we're out," and refunded me, but you people did the legwork to make sure I got what I asked for. I totally understand that minor mistakes happen even with the best of the best, but the poise, humility, and follow-through with which you have handled this has been nothing short of stellar.
-Henry Smith
|She arrived this morning! What a fantastic surprise. It is everything I imagined it to be..........incredible tone, easy to play and strikingly beautiful. Thank you guys for delivering the truth and superb service as well as fine guitar!
I just paused from 2 hours of continuous playing to write this note. I'll start playing again in a minute or so because I've waited a long time for a fine instrument like this and have a lot of catching up to do.
PS, the strings are perfect for me, what did you use?
Thanks a Million!
I just received the Axe From Hell.
Beautiful LP Custom in perfect conditions. Il love the frets.
Free Shipping - Free Return Shipping - 30 Day Returns
At MusicStoreLive.com we are proud to offer free return shipping and a 30-day return policy in the 48 contiguous states on all new* items over $30. It's all part of our mission to bring the guitar shop to your living room. This policy allows you to get your gear hassle-free and try it with your own rig to be sure that it truly fits with your playing style and sound. If it doesn't work the way you had hoped we'll send you a prepaid return label and work up an exchange or issue you a refund once we get the item back in the same condition it was purchased. It's that simple.
- Your order must ship to the billing address associated with your credit card, PayPal, or other method of payment (unless an alternate shipping address has been approved by an MSL Gear Specialist).
- If you want the shipment to be held at a shipping company hub it is your responsibility to make those arrangements directly with the shipping company.
- An indirect signature will be required upon delivery for all transactions over $250. If you would like to require a signature on a transaction of less than $250, please request it when you place your order.
- We do not insure packages valued under $3,000. If you would like to add insurance for delivery or return please request it when requesting your order or initiating your return.
- All returns are subject to a Tech Check upon arrival. Any instrument that is returned with damage, wear and tear (including pick marks), missing or replaced parts, missing protective or packing materials are not eligible for a full refund.
- *Used / Vintage / Clearance items carry our same return policy, except with a 3 day return window.
- Orders shipped within California will be subject to 7.25% state sales tax.
In most cases we ship same day if your order is placed by 12 p.m. EST Monday thru Friday!
Return Policy Details
Is your instrument just not doing it for you? We understand and we absolutely want you to be thrilled with any gear that you buy from MusicStoreLive.com. If you're not happy with your order, you can return it to us at no charge within 30 days of delivery.
- Customers outside the continental USA must pay their own return shipping and are responsible for all applicable taxes and fees.
- The return policy does not apply to custom orders or modifications (pickup installs, etc)
- Contact MSL at firstname.lastname@example.com or (866) 256-5725 to begin the return process. You can request a refund, store credit, or exchange.
- We'll provide you a return label via email.
- Ship the item back to us in its original packaging using the provided return label.
- Customer is responsible for returning the item to Music Store Live in its original condition.
- A refund or exchange will be issued within 3 business days from our receipt of the returned item.
- All returns will go through a technical inspection and are subject to a restocking fee if the item is not returned in its original condition. Restocking fee to be determined by MSL.
Layaways & FinancingLayaways
- Deposit a non-refundable minimum of 10% down of the purchase price on anything in stock
- Contact MSL at firstname.lastname@example.com or (866) 256-5725 to place your initial deposit.
- Pay it off at your convenience within 30 days.
- $100 layaway fee for each additional month over the initial 30 days (on most items).
- 6 Month Interest Free Financing is available via Paypal's Bill Me Later Program which is available upon checkout.
- For a longer financing term, contact your Guitar Specialist at email@example.com or (866) 256-5725 and we'll be happy to get you pre-approved for financing terms. Up to 5 year payment terms are available!


text:
Susan Derges
A Closer Look at "Eden 2"
After spending the last month as an intern at MOPA I have had the chance to explore the current exhibition Infinite Balance in depth. The show is full of astounding, thought-provoking works that reveal the increasingly prevalent effect we have on our surrounding environment. However, each time I pass through the exhibition my favorite photograph remains the same, Eden 2 by Susan Derges.


text:
Ok, so last week I told you my deepest and darkest, and you told me that you would like me to blog about my journey. You might be sorry. Ha ha. Just kidding. To those that missed it, I joined a local big loser competition with my besties. Today I will share what I've been doing this week. It all started Thursday morning with my alarm going off at 5:20 AM. I thought I was going to die. {AND, I will say that is definitely the motto of the week.} I woke up with a small moving lightning bolt in my vision. Yep, an oncoming migraine headache. I seriously thought, "Are you freaking kidding me!?!" So, I drank a butt load of water, took 800 ibuprofen and left for the gym. I couldn't be the one to not show up on our FIRST workout. I drank a bunch of energy crystal light for the caffeine content to help the headache, and luckily I was ok. I wasn't 100% by any means, but I was there. I'm actually super surprised that I didn't have to quit the workout half way through because when I get a migraine, sometimes it can put me down for an entire day. Phew.
Our trainer {Terica Bishop} is awesome. She is super nice, and she makes us all want to work our butts off. We are tracking everything that we put in our mouth at myfitnesspal.com. She set up a work out schedule for us, and we were ready. Our team has so much fun, and I look forward to seeing everyone's bright {sarcastic} faces every morning. I am super glad that I joined the team. It took a little coaxing from my friends because I was super scared of failure. But, it feels good to be part of a team. It feels good to work hard so that I don't let them down.
It all started at the 6:00 AM Circuit Training class at the Washington City Community Center {Justin is the teacher} and in order to get into the class, you have to be one of the first 28 in the door. So, we were there {me and my big loser team} at 5:45. We had 28 stations that consisted of agility exercises, medicine ball calisthenics, running ladders, throwing around a freakin' humongous rope they call "Jill," jumping up and down, ab workouts…etc. Basically everything that my body CANNOT do right now, Justin made us do. I WANTED TO DIE, and I thought I was going to die. At the end of the work out I honestly thought I was going to throw up. {I had drank too much water trying to stop that darn headache}. But, I didn't halle-freakin' luiah. My heart was beating out of my chest. My face was as red as a tomato, and my lungs burned for the rest of the day.
BUT GUESS WHAT!?! I didn't die. In fact, I was quite proud of myself at the end. Even though I had to stop and rest {a lot}, I still felt like I accomplished something.
The next morning was spin class. Yep 6:00 AM came WAY TOO EARLY, and once again in order to get a bike, we had to be there at 5:45. When my alarm went off again at 5:20, I thought, "SHUT UP, it is not already time." I was soooo freakin' tired. The first thing the teacher said was, "To those of you who are new, THIS IS NOT A BEGINNER'S CLASS." She wasn't kidding, and my butt still hurts. Ha ha.
Then Saturday we slept in a bit and went to Zumba at 9:30. It was a blast, and I'm sure I looked like a total idiot. But, it was a good workout and my face was red once again.
We took Sunday off, and enjoyed our Superbowl with shrimp, veggies, and absolutely no carbs the entire day. 🙂 Monday morning was another class by Justin…I hate him (and love him at the same time). I died, and it sucked. Tuesday morning was Power X by Molly, and I was the last one done on each of the exercises. But, I finished them, and they kicked my trash. I have never pushed my body to hard in my entire life as I have pushed it this week. I actually didn't know that it could handle exercise like this.
On last Thursday, I went to the local hospital and had my body composition tested at the Gateway to Wellness center, and I sat in their "bod pod." It was SHOCKING. It told me what % of fat I have, and I'll just say that I am in the "Risk" category. It was good to see all those starting numbers even though they are quite embarrassing. It told me how many calories I burn each day by just breathing (a little more than 1500 daily). It was pretty cool. I am still unsure of how many calories I should be eating every day though. I have been staying below 1260 calories (because that is what myfitnesspal puts me at). I have made an appointment at the Gateway to Wellness center to have my exact RMR tested (resting metabolic rate). I was pretty shocked that a test like that only costs $40.00.
Here is the frustrating part. I did actually "officially" lose weight {as far as the big loser competition goes thank heavens}, but when I weighed in the first time last Wednesday night I had shoes and stuff on. So, this morning, stripped down {took off my shoes, jacket…etc) the scale showed a loss. BUT, unofficially {according to my home scale} I have actually GAINED 1 pound in the last 7 days. Mathematically the calories in/calories burned ratio does not make ANY sense. I am not an expert {obviously} but this seems totally wrong. I did not cheat. I stayed below my calories, and I didn't eat any sugar either. I worked harder than I EVER HAVE, and it seems like the pounds should be melting away. I am excited to talk to the dietician and get that RMR test.
Do you have any suggestions? Tell me all I need to know {but please be nice about it} because this is a SUPER sensitive subject.


text:
on orders $75+
Dogs need their exercise, but it can be difficult to go on walks when the ground is covered with snow or ice - or if it's just really, really cold! Dog's paws may seem indestructible, but the truth is that exposure to freezing weather can cause lasting damage, even causing their paws to stick to the ground and tear. Providing your best friend with a set of durable, comfortable, warming dog boots makes walking through a winter wonderland less painful and more enjoyable for you and your pet.With top quality boots from leading manufacturers like Penn Plax, Fashion Pet, and Pet Life, Pet Mountain's Dog Boots store has the right paw protectors for your pooch. All-weather boots are the perfect solution for keeping your dog's feet safe, even in the middle of winter. If you'd just like to make his feet more comfortable around the house, a set of Fashion Pet's slipper socks is just the thing.
Pet Mountain carries thousands of quality pet products at low, low prices. Feel free to browse through any of our specialized stores to find the exact item you need!Pet Mountain products are guaranteed to meet your satisfaction. We do everything we can to work with our manufacturers to ensure that you get the quality you expect, the service you deserve and the best prices in the industry. At Pet Mountain, we buy in bulk and develop programs with our network of suppliers that focus on giving you more for your money. Like you, we care about our pets. Its all about giving our dogs, cats, birds and other pets a good life!At Pet Mountain we know that your pet is one of the most important things in your life. How? Because ours are too! Your pet deserves to have the very best the industry has to offer, and we are committed to making sure you have it at crazy low prices. Providing you with the very best supplies for your dog, cat, reptile, bird or small critter is our privilege. Keeping a pet should be fun - let us help you keep it that way!
Free shipping on all orders over $75, even the BIG STUFF that weighs a ton. No code. No hassle.
We want you to be happy with all your purchases at PetMountain. If not, we will make things right.
We won't be beat on price. Always shop with confidence with our low price guarantee.
We guarantee that every brand we sell is new and 100% authentic. Shop over 300 trusted pet brands.
We're confirming your subscription now. We want to make sure your email isn't already on the list.


text:
for Sale in Fredericksburg, VA
53,440 miles
$8,980$1,747 below market
Discount Available (terms)
- Estimated loan payment:
- Location: Fredericksburg, VA
- Mileage: 53,440
- Transmission: Automatic
- Exterior Color: Red
- Interior Color: Black
- Stock: BM2160
- Engine: 6 Cyl 4.0L Gas
- Drive Type: RWD
- Body Style: Convertible
- Fuel: Gas
- MPG City/Hwy: 19/28
- Vehicle Trim: 2dr Conv Deluxe
- Certified Dealer
Features and options are descriptive of what can be expected on the vehicle. Actual options should be verified by the customer and dealer.
TrueCar Market Price Analysis
2005 Ford Mustang 2dr Conv Deluxe for Sale in Fredericksburg, VA
VA DLR - Price may exclude state and local fees and taxes, any finance charges (if applicable) and a processing fee. Please contact this dealer to confirm that this vehicle is still available. Current mileage may vary due to test drives and vehicle relocation.
Calculators are provided for educational purposes only, and calculator results do not constitute an offer to lend. Calculator results do not include tax, title, tags, and other governmental and non-governmental fees that dealers may be permitted to exclude from advertised prices in the relevant state.
Vehicle photos © Evox Images
© 1986-2016 Chrome Data Solutions, LP


text:
Silicone Heart Cupcake Molds 8-pc Set - Red/ Pink
The great cupcake craze of 2005 caused by Magnolia Bakery may have taken the rest of the country unawares, but I've always been a HUGE fan of those portable, delicious little cakes. (Ever since I had my first Hostess around age 5.) And so now that cupcakes are becoming the norm, it only makes sense that Williams Sonoma has kicked it up a notch by coming out with the perfect thing for Valentine's Day. Heart shaped cupcake moulds. Gorgeous.


text:
Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World's Fastest Drivesby Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/8/2008 4:00 PM EST
- Posted in
- Storage
97 Comments
Back to Article
Alleniv - Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - linkHi all,
I report this new review about X25-M, that takes in consideration a comparative with other SSDs and also with HDDs, with several benchmarks ? http://www.informaticaeasy.net/le-mi...m-da-80gb.h...">http://www.informaticaeasy.net/le-mi...m-da-80gb.h... Reply
Bytales - Saturday, January 03, 2009 - linkYou said this: For example, let's say you download a 2MB file to your band new, never been used SSD, which gets saved to blocks 10, 11, 12 and 13. You realize you downloaded the wrong file and delete it, then go off to download the right file. Rather than write the new file to blocks 10, 11, 12 and 13, the flash controller will write to blocks 14, 15, 16 and 17. In fact, those four blocks won't get used again until every other block on the drive has been written to once
By this i understand that a bigger capacity SSD, for instance 320 vs 160 will have more blocks and hence you will need more writes to deplete the number a write cycles the SSD was designed for. So for SSD bigger means even longer lasting. IS this TRUE ? Reply
lpaster - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - linkCan you overclock this SSD? Reply
Sendou - Wednesday, February 09, 2011 - linkThere are optimization methods available for SSD's which can mitigate performance loss through genuine usage over time.
One such is Diskeeper's HyperFast Technology.
There is a white paper regarding HyperFast available at:
http://downloads.diskeeper.com/pdf/Optimizing-Soli... Reply
BludBaut - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - linkI read the pdf article you linked from Diskeeper.
Based on the information Anand has given in his articles about Intel's technology, Diskeeper's "whitepaper" sounds like crap advertising by a company who's afraid their technology might be considered not only useless but detrimental to use with SSDs. I'm inclined to agree since Diskeeper's own results show a 4x write loss by just *one* "optimization" while Anand's article clearly suggests that the proper design (which he says Intel has accomplished) eliminates the need for Diskeeper's service.
Until I find more thorough examination of the facts, Diskeeper's remarks make me distrust them.
On the other hand, Anand's article definitely sounds not just like a puff piece for Intel, but qualifies in my mind as advertising. Wonder how much money Intel has spent on Anandtech? That's not to suggest that anything is misrepresentative (well, it wasn't meant to sound that way, but keep reading and you'll find the one-sided praise will later be partially retracted and I don't know the end of the story yet), but we all know that advertising always leaves out the negatives.
(Reviews shouldn't sound like advertisements but anyone who's been reading magazine reviews for 30 years knows that's frequently the case. The reviewer's bills get paid by the manufacturers' of the products he's reviewing. But, the reviewer is objective of course. It's a matter of journalistic integrity. Yeah, I believe that. Don't you?)
One such negative was the promotion of the life of the drive. "20GB a day for five years"? Anand praises Intel for multiplying that by five to "100GB a day for five years" but then tells us that they'll only guarantee the drive for three years and has the audacity to suggest we'll likely have a recourse "if we can prove" ... -- how is anyone going to prove how many GBs a day they put on their computer? The annoyance of trying to keep track is not something 99% of people would do.
Did you do the math to see how long it takes to write 100GB to a drive with a write speed of 200MB/s? Eight minutes and twenty seconds is all it takes.
Well, that's great if all you use your computer for is reading articles, checking the news and sales prices and sending email. The drive should last as long as your computer. But if you love video (who loves video???), it's a different story entirely.
There's another negative that, though first denied, eventually was acknowledged. More than six months later, Anand reports back and says essentially, 'Intel is still the best but the performance does degrade with time and I don't know why.' If he's explained it since then, I've yet to read it.
So, for those just reading the article, don't get so encouraged that you start drooling. The article has a tendency to make one think, "What am I waiting for? I want one of these puppies!" Unfortunately, Intel's technology isn't as rosy and bulletproof and Anand made it sound. Reply
kevonly - Friday, November 21, 2008 - linkI hope you do some benchmark on Samsung's new 256GB SSD. Hopefully it's as good as Intel's. Reply
kevonly - Friday, November 21, 2008 - linkits read/write speed is 200/160 mb/s. Will it sustain that speed in a multi applications running environment?? Reply
kevonly - Friday, November 21, 2008 - linksorry
read/write speed is 220/200 mb/s.
scotopicvision - Monday, November 10, 2008 - linkThe article was an amazing read, fantastic, and well done thank you. Reply
D111 - Saturday, October 25, 2008 - link
Legacy OS like Windows Vista, XP, and Applications like Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, etc. have built in, inherent flaws with regard to SSDs.
Specifically, optimizations of these OS for mechanical hard drives like superfetch, prefetch, etc. tend to slow down, rather than help performance and is unnecessary to speed up reads in an SSD, but slow it down with unnecessary writes of small files, which SSDs are slower than a regular hard drive.
Things like automatic drive defragmentation with Vista does nothing for SSDs except to slow them down.
Properly optimized, even low cost 2007 generation SSDs test out as equivalent to a 7200 rpm consumer grade drive, and typical SSDs made in 2008 or later tend to outperform mechanical hard drives.
The tests done here have done nothing to "tweak" the OS to remove design hindrances to SSD performance, and thus, have no validity or technical merit.
The test, as presented, would be similar to installing a 19th century steam engine on a sailing ship, and observing that it is rather slow ---- without mentioning the drag and performance hits caused by the unused sail rigging, masts, etc.
See the discussion here for a detailed discussion of SSD performance tweaks and what it takes to make them perform well with legacy OS and Applications.
Mocib - Thursday, October 09, 2008 - linkGood stuff, but why isn't anyone talking about ioXtreme, the PCI-E SSD drive from Fusion-IO? It baffles me just how little talk there is about ioXtreme, and the ioDrive solution in general. Reply
Shadowmaster625 - Thursday, October 09, 2008 - linkI think the Fusion-IO is great as a concept. But what we really need is for Intel and/or AMD to start thinking intelligently about SSDs.
AMD and Intel need to agree on a standard for an integrated SSD controller. And then create a new open standard for a Flash SSD DIMM socket.
Then I could buy a 32 or 64 GB SSD DIMM and plug it into a socket next to my RAM, and have a SUPER-FAST hard drive. Imagine a SSD DIMM that costs $50 and puts out even better numbers than the Fusion-IO! With economy of scale, it would only cost a few dollers per CPU and a few dollars more for the motherboard. But the performance would shatter the current paradigm.
The cost of the DIMMs would be low because there would be no expensive controller on the module, like there is now with flash SSDs. And that is how it should be! There is NO need for a controller on a memory module! How we ended up taking this convoluted route baffles me. It is a fatally flawed design that is always going to be bottlenecked by the SATA interface, no matter how fast it is. The SSD MUST have a direct link to the CPU in order to unleash its true performance potential.
This would increase performance so much that if VIA did this with their Nano CPU, they would have an end product that outperforms even Nehalem in real-world everyday PC usage. If you dont believe me, you need to check out the Fusion-IO. With SSD controller integration, you can have Fusion-IO level performance for dirt cheap.
If you understand what I am talking about here, and can see that this is truly the way to go with SSDs, then you need to help get the word to AMD and Intel. Whoever does it first is going to make a killing. I'd prefer it to be AMD at this point but it just needs to get done. Reply
ProDigit - Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - linkConcerning the Vista boottime,I think it'd make more sense to express that in seconds rather than MB/s.
I rather have a Windows boot in 38seconds article,than a windows boots with 51MB/s speeds.. That'd be totally useless to me.
Also, I had hoped for entry level SSD cards, replacements for mininotebooks rather in the category of sub 150$ drives.
On an XP machine, 32GB is more then enough for a mininotebook (8GB has been done before). Mininotebooks cost about $500,and cheap ones below $300. I,as many out there, am not willing to spend $500 on a SSD drive, when the machine costs the same or less.
I had hoped maybe a slightly lower performance 40GB SSD drive could be sold for 149$,which is the max price for SSD cards for mini notebooks.
for laptops and normal notebooks drives upto 200-250$ range would be enough for 64-80GB. I don't agree on the '300-400' region being good for SSD drives. Prices are still waaay too high!
Ofcourse we're paying a lot of R&D right now,prices should drop 1 year from now. Notebooks with XP should do with drives starting from 64GB,mini notebooks with drives from 32-40GB,and for desktops 160GB is more than enough. In fact, desktops usually have multiple harddrives, and an SSD is only good for netbooks for it's faster speeds, and lower powerconsumption.
If you want to benefit from speeds on a desktop,a 60-80GB will more then do, since only the Windows, office applications, anti-virus and personal programs like coreldraw, photoshop, or games need to be on the SSD drive.
Downloaded things, movies, mp3 files, all those things that take up space might as well be saved on an external/internal second HD.
Besides if you can handle the slightly higher game loadtimes on conventional HD's, many older games already run fine (over 30fps) on full detail, 1900x??? resolution.
Installing older games on an SSD doesn't really benefit anyone, apart from the slightly lower loadtimes.
Seeing that I'd say for the server market highest speed and largest diskspace-size matter, and occasionally also lowest power consumption matter.
=> highest priced SSD's. X >$1000, X >164GB /SSD
For the desktop high to highest speed matters, less focus on diskspace size and power consumption.
=> normal priced SSD's $250 > X > $599 X > 80GB/SSD
For the notebooks high speed and lowest power consumption matter, smaller size as compensation for price.
=> Normal priced SSD's $175 > X > $399 X > 60GB/SSD
For the mininotebook normal speed, and more focus on lower power consumption and lowest pricing matter!
=> Low powered small SSD's $75 > X > $199 X > 32GB/SSD Reply
gemsurf - Sunday, October 05, 2008 - linkJust in case anyone hasn't noticed, these are showing up for sale all over the net in the $625 to $750 range. Using live search, I bought one from teckwave on ebay yesterday for $481.80 after the live search cashback from microsoft.
BTW, Does Jmicron do anything right? Seems I had AHCI/Raid issues on the 965 series Intel chipsets a few years back with jmicron controllers too! Reply
Shadowmaster625 - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - linkObviously Intel has greater resources than you guys. No doubt they threw a large number of bodies into write optimizations.
But it isnt too hard to figure out what they did. I'm assuming that when the controller is free from reads or writes, that is when it takes the time to actually go and erase a block. The controller probably adds up all the pages that are flagged for erasure, and when it has enough to fill an entire block, then it goes and erases and writes that block.
Assuming 4KB pages and 512KB blocks (~150,000 blocks per 80GB device) what Intel must be doing is just writing each page wherever they could shove it. And erasing one block while writing to all those other blocks. (With that many blocks you could do a lot of writing without ever having to wait for one to erase.) And I would go ahead and have the controller acknowledge the data was written once it is all in the buffer. That would free up the drive as far as Windows is concerned.
If I was designing one of these devices, I would definately demand as much SRAM as possible. I dont buy that line of bull about Intel not using the SRAM for temporary data storage. That makes no sense. You can take steps to ensure the data is protected, but making use of SRAM is key to greater performance in the future. That is what allows you to put off erasing and writing blocks until the drive is idle. Even a SRAM storage time limit of just one second would add a lot of performance, and the risk of data loss would be negligable.
Shadowmaster625 - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - linkOCZ OCZSSD2-1S32G
32GB SLC, currently $395
The 64GB version is more expensive than the Intel right now, but with the money they've already raked in who really thinks they wont be able to match intel performance or pricewise? Of course they will. So how can this possibly be that great of a thing? So its a few extra GB. Gimme a break, I would rather take the 32GB and simply juggle around stuff onto my media drive every now and then. Did you know you can simply copy your entire folder from the Program Files directory over to your other drive and then put it back when you want to use it? I do that with games all the time. It takes all of 2 minutes... Why pay hundreds of dollars extra to avoid having to do that? It's just a background task anyway. That's how 32GB has been enough space for my system drive for a long time now. (Well, that and not using Vista.) At any rate this is hardly a game changer. The other MLC vendors will address the latency issue. Reply
cfp - Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - linkHave you seen any UK/Euro shops with these available (for preorder even?) yet? There are many results on the US Froogle (though none of them seem to have stock or availability dates) but still none on the UK one. Reply
Per Hansson - Friday, September 12, 2008 - linkWhat about the Mtron SSD's
You said they used a different controller vs Samsung in the beginning of the article but you never benchmarked them? Reply
7Enigma - Friday, September 19, 2008 - linkI would like to know the question to this as well... Reply
NeoZGeo - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkThe whole review is based on Intel vs OCZ Core. We all know OCZ core had issues that you have mentioned. However, what I would like to see is other drives test bench against OCZ core drive, or even the core II drive. Suppose the controller has a different firmware according to some guys from OCZ on the core 2, and I find that a bit bias if you are using a different spec item to represent all the other drives in the market. Reply
aeternitas - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkWow.
#1 Meaning; Great read.
#2 Meaning; Why do you not use World of Warcraft in your testings more? This game still has huge system requirements on absolute full settings in crouded areas. No one is getting 60fps in that game in Shatt on a saterday night 16xAA/AF full distance view. Everything maxed running a high resolution. Also, the disk access of this game may not be as much as Crysis, but its far FAR more prolonged as people play this game for a matter of years, instead of a handfull of months tops. Reply
hoohoo - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - linkWhat?! Google Chrome Launch Time? Is this a new benchmark? The world was waiting for that test I can tell ya! Did Google slip a little something in your pocket? Reply
Ph0b0s - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - linkSorry if this repeats what anyone else has said, but I think this is the best harddisk review I have seen. All the other hdd reviews I have read though, all go into detail about how many mb/s the drive can transfer and what the access time is, I/O performance etc. This is all very nice, but all we really care about is how does the hdd perform in real world apps and games in comparision to other drives. How much faster is my browser going to load.
And that is why I was so impressed with this review. I realise it probably took more time to create this review, but it was well worth it. You can see how much the drives in the comparision compare to the amount of money you will spend instead of having to extrapolate from throughput benchmarks.
I would feel a lot more confident in putting down money on the X25 after this review. Because I can see what the benefit I would get after in comparsion to other drives. Though the X25 needs to be another $100 dollars cheaper...
Anyway, please more hdd reviews like this...
bruto - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - linkAnand, could you please post map load times for R6 Vegas 2 using
these drives?
That game was killing me, and I'd like to know just how much
happiness is around the corner :) Reply
FFFFFF - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI am very familiar with the tech works of SSDs and it is interesting to know of the security risk that involves the technology. http://www.techworld.com/SECURITY/NEWS/index.cfm?n...">http://www.techworld.com/SECURITY/NEWS/...cfm?news...
This is one reason why I am not going to upgrade to SSD just yet till they figure out a more secure encryption. Reply
cokelight - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkRE: PLEASE LEARN HOW TO USE COMMAS! by ggordonliddy, 19 hours ago
You are just making it clear that you do not have a firm grasp of English. You are afraid of those who criticize poor grammar, because you know that you yourself will be exposed for the fraudulent pustule that lies beneath your slimy veneer.
I have a life. I'm just sick of illiterate authors. Just because it is a tech site is no excuse for extremely poor writing skills. I'm talking about skills that should be completely mastered before being allowed to graduate from elementary school.
Take your elitism elsewhere. If you actually practiced what you preached then you'd note your own comma abuse:
"You are afraid of those who criticize poor grammar, because you know that you yourself will be exposed for the fraudulent pustule that lies beneath your slimy veneer."
The second clause is dependent. Therefore, it does not necessitate a comma. Reply
aeternitas - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkUse the reply link. Reply
xenon83 - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - link"Do keep in mind though, the numbers we're talking about here are ridiculously low - even 900 µs to write to MLC flash is much faster than writing to a mechanical hard disk."
But when it comes to random writes ssd's in general - this intel ssd included - fails miserably.
http://www.alternativerecursion.info/?p=106">http://www.alternativerecursion.info/?p=106 Reply
johncl - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - linkYes as the other poster say, the Intel drive have solved the issues with small random writes that the OZC and other MLC drives so far have been suffering from. If you read the whole article thoroughly you will see that clearly.
Lets hope OCZ can come up with a better controller in their next generation MLC SSDs. We really need the competition here to bring those prices down, the Intel drive is a tad too expensive atm imo. Reply
balotz - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkRandom writes are exactly as fast as sequential writes on this Intel SSD (10,000 random 4k writes per second).
The article you referenced uses data from an SSD which appears to suffer from issues relating to the JMicron controller.
The Intel SSD is obviously not affected, this is clearly shown by the numbers in this very review! Reply
bharatwaja - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkThis is by far the best article I have ever read about SSDs... Anand you ROCK!!! and EVERYONE at ANANDTECH ROCKS!....
Great article... Thank you........ you just saved me from spending $99 on a pretty much useless SSD.
[Takes a printout of Anand to worship] Reply
hyperdoggy - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI noticed that ocz have released core v2 series of their ssd. It seems to come in a different size configurations than its 1st gen product, can you confirm if this is based on the same controller as its 1st gen product Anand?
Also, i would love to see some ssd raid action since ssd does not lose its data when the array fails. I'm more interested to see if there is other limiting factor when you raid with such fast ssds, such as the motherboard chipset itself. If raiding two of those cheap $99 core 32gig ssd helps to reduce the write bug, it might be worthwhile buy, which was something i was thinking of doing till i read the review here.
And might i say, great review indeed Aanad. Reply
bytekeeper - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkHi there. There is a discussion in the OCZ support forum about
the test results published in this article and the OCZ support
staff is thinking that you've got a faulty drive. Check here:
Is there any chance you can re run the test with another
Core drive or Supertalent/Patriot JMicron JMF602 victims?
Thanks. Reply
Gary Key - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - linkI posted results with a newly arrived Core drive straight off the shelf from Newegg in that thread. No changes to our initial results, although I will try a different controller later this week. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkIn total I have four drives based on the JMF602 controller: one from OCZ, SuperTalent, Patriot and Silicon Power.
Of the drives, the OCZ Core is the oldest. If you look at page 9 in the article I've got a table that has the SuperTalent, Silicon Power and OCZ Core drives in it. The Silicon Power and SuperTalent drive both perform worse than the OCZ.
The situation gets more interesting if you look at the Iometer results for the drives, which I didn't publish in great depth but I did run internally. Average write latency goes down tremendously on the SuperTalent drive, but max latency more than doubled. I suspect that the SuperTalent drive may use a newer version of the JMF602, but the result is a reduction in real world performance - at least in the test cases I ran.
The inability to complete an OS install also applies to other drives. As I mentioned in the article I had the same problem with the SuperTalent MLC drive in OS X.
While there are undoubtedly ways of attempting to lessen the impact of the JMF602's poor design, I believe only a new controller will actually completely address these problems.
Take care,
Anand Reply
yottabit - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkThis is why I love your website. Lots of your articles are so in-depth they make me think I'm reading some grad school journal that I should be paying money for.
I actually first saw the Intel SSD article on TomsHardware, but didn't even bother to read it because I imagined it was going to say something like "OMG INTEL SSD ROX LOLZ SO MUCH FASTER THAN OTHER HDS"
I come here expecting to get a detailed analaysis, and that's always what you provide! Thank you so much.
My only gripe is you seem to have skipped a very basic test- dragging and dropping large files! You combine extracting files with other tests but you don't have any basic drag + drop tests I saw.
This rocks for the computer industry though. I personally couldn't believe so many people were buying the existing SSDs. This new Intel stuff looks like something that would actually make an improvement without compromises. I could certainly live with the capacity, I'm still running a 36GB raptor for my boot drive. Hah.
Dariusbird - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI'm proud to be working for the company producing these IC's. Nice work on the article. Reply
therealnickdanger - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkIt would be very nice to see where on all these charts the best 5400RPM 2.5" SATA drive would sit. Most laptop users have 5400RPM drives, so this would be MOST EXCELLENT to see the benefits of all these drives in comparison - especially the now "crappy" JM-based MLC drives. Reply
johncl - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI must congratulate Intel for adressing the issues with MLC and creating a brilliant product. Also thanks to the author of this article to point to the problem of MLC that seems to go by unnoticed by so many benchmark review sites.
The initial price from intel is suggested retail price so I guess in a short while this should come down a bit, as its a bit over the top. As the author says, at around $400 this is a no-brainer for an enthusiast considering the improvement you will experience on your system. This is for me the most important advancement in computer technology in the last years and we are just starting to see the advantages of it. Besides the person sitting behind the keyboard, the slowest thing in your computer is the harddisk. You can swap CPUs and GPUs to your hearts desire, but eventually, percieved performance of a computer often boils down to how fast you get data in and out of system memory. SSDs will fix this technological void we have had for all these years with mechanical disks.
In general its about time we get rid of all mechanical parts in a computer, including fans. We need good cooling solutions built into our systems that rely on other means than rotating motors. If it means to stop the CPU speed race, then by all means do that, lets try to get todays performance but passively cooled. The SSD will walk hand in hand with this new trend in computing so we can get truly silent workstations. Amen to SSDs! Reply
Gastrian - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI'm looking into creating a small multimedia PC where by I'll be archiving all my DVDs to DivX and running them through the PC instead of a DVD Player.
Would I see any benefits in performance and acoustics (I don't want any noise from the PC interfering with my viewing) by having the OS on the Intel MLC SSD while storing the movies on a mechanical HDD?
Essentially I want to be able to sit down and browse my movies then pick one and watch it without having to worry about loading/transfer times and noise levels. Reply
aeternitas - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkConverting all your DVDs to divx is a silly idea. Why would you want to lose dynamic range and overall quality (no matter the settings) for a smaller movie size when 1TB costs 130$?
SSD = Preformance (when done right)
HHD = Storage. Reply
johncl - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkNoise isnt a big problem on a 3.5" in a media pc as the other poster states. But heat can be a problem, especially if you plan on passively cool everything else in the computer. An SSD will solve both problems, but only if the SSD is the only disk in the system. From what I understand you want to have both in yours which makes sense since movies/music occupy a lot of space. In that case you will not experience any improved performance since the media would have to be read off the mechanical drive anyway.
Your best bet would be to build yourself a small media server and put all noisy hot mechanical disks in that and use small SSDs on your media pc (and indeed any other pc). That way you get the best of both worlds, fast response on application startup/OS boot, silent and no heat - as well as a library of media. You would probably have to use a media frontend that caches information about all media on your server though so it doesnt have to wait on server harddisk spinup etc for every time you browse your media. Perhaps Vista Media Center already does this? Reply
mindless1 - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkAn SSD will not "solve" a heat problem. The hard drive adds only a small % of heat to a system and being lower heat density it has one of the less difficult requirements for cooling.
Speed of the HTPC shouldn't be an issue, unlike a highly mixed use desktop scenario all one needs is to use stable apps without memory leaks then they can hibernate to get rid of the most significant boot-time waiting. Running the HTPC itself the OS performance difference would be trivial and the bitrate for the videos is easily exceeding by either storage type or an uncongested LAN.
piroroadkill - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkTo be honest most decent HDDs don't make significant noise anyway, even further quelled by grommets or suspending the drive.
Also, the reads will occur on the drive you're reading the movie from - so if you plan to use an external HDD as the source, this will make no difference whatsoever. Reply
dickeywang - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkImaging you have a 80GB SSD, with 75GB been already occupied by some existing data (OS, installed software, etc), so you only have 10GB space left, now lets say you write and then erase 100GB/day on this SSD, shouldn't the 100GB/day data all be written on the 5GB space? So each cell would be written 100GB/5GB=20cycle/day, so you will reach the 10000cycle/cell limit within less than 18months.
Can someone tell me if the analysis above is correct? I guess when they say "100GB/day for 5 years", they should really take into account how much storage space that is un-occupied on the SSD, right? Reply
johncl - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkA good wear leveling algorithm can move about "static" blocks so that their cells are also available for wear. I do not know if the current implementations use this though. Anyone know this? Reply
Lux88 - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI remember reading a number of SSD reviews, but it's first time I read about the pauses. Indeed, quick search revealed 5 articles, starting from May 2007, but the conclusions only mentioned a high price and a small capacity as drawbacks. Nothing about freezing nor pauses. Some of these 5 probably were SCL-drives, some MLC.
It's funny how a simple multitasking test can reveal an Achille's heel of large group of products, just when a product appears that doesn't suffer from this particular drawback.
Overall good article and good info. So good that all the previous articles on the matter of SSDs on this site seem bad in comparison. Thanks for the info anyway, better late than never ;). Reply
eva2000 - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkIf the OCZ Core controller does indeed have 16KB on chip cache for read/writes maybe that's the problem as OCZ Core pdf states for their SSD
"each page contains 4 Kbytes of data, however, because of the parallelism at the back end of the controller, every access includes simultaneous opening of 16 pages for a total accessible data contingent of 64 Kbytes"
???? Reply
araczynski - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linklooks quite promising. maybe within about 2 years they'll get the bugs worked out, a more realistic price, and an extended life span, and i'll replace my regular drives. Reply
yyrkoon - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - link"No one really paid much attention to Intel getting into the SSD (Solid State Disk) business. We all heard the announcements, we heard the claims of amazing performance, but I didn't really believe it. After all, it was just a matter of hooking up a bunch of flash chips to a controller and putting them in a drive enclosure, right? "
You mean you did not pay attention? I know I did, because Intel has always been serious with things of this nature. That and they are partnered with Crucial(Micron) right ?. . . Now if this was some attempt at sarcasm, or a joke . . .
Seriously, and I mean VERY seriously, I was excited when Anandtech 'reported' that Intel/Micron were going to get into the SSD market. After all affordable SSDs are very desirable, never mind affordable/very good performing SSDs. That, and I knew if Intel got into the market, that we would not have these half-fast implementations that we're seeing now from these so called 'SSD manufactures'. Well, even Intel is not impervious to screw ups, but they usually learn by their mistakes quickly, and correct them. Micron (most notably Crucial) from my experience does not like to be anything but the best in what they do, so to me this seemed like a perfect team, in a perfect market. Does this mean I think Micron is the best ? Not necessarily. Lets me just say that after years of dealing with Crucial, I have a very high opinion of Crucial/Micron.
"What can we conclude here? SSDs can be good for gaming, but they aren't guaranteed to offer more performance than a good HDD; and Intel's X25-M continues to dominate the charts."
Are we reading the same charts ? These words coming from the mouth of someone who sometimes mentions even the most minuscule performance difference as being a 'clear winner' ? Regardless, I think it *is* clear to anyone willing to pay attention to the charts that the Intel SSD "dominates". Now whether the cost of admission is worth this performance gain is another story altogether. I was slightly surprised to see a performance gain in FPS just by changing HDDS, and to be honest I will remain skeptical. I suppose that some data that *could* effect FPS performance could be pulled down while the main game loop is running.
Either way, this is a good article, and there was more than enough information here for me(a technology junky). Now lets hope that Intel lowers the cost of these drives to a more reasonable price(sooner rather than later). The current price arrangement kind of reminds me of CD burner prices years ago. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI think the question was: how much more performance is left untapped by current controller designs? The JMicron issues are a limited case, what will truly be telling is what happens when we see Intel vs. Samsung with SLC drives...
The dominating the charts line was in reference to the Crysis results. If you've ever run the Crysis GPU bench you'll know that it is extremely disk intensive (particularly the first run). As I mentioned in the article, it over emphasizes the importance of disk performance but that's not to say that the results aren't valid.
I do see your point however, let me see what I can do about clarifying that statement.
-A Reply
yyrkoon - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkOk, I guess I missed the JMicron 'thing', but to be perfectly honest I dislike *anything* JMicron and try to avoid them whenever possible. I guess I am just so interested in these Intel drives, I just tuned everyting else out. However, I did read what you mentioned about 'trouble-shooting' the JMicron MLC issue.
Never ran Crysis, and do not plan on running it anytime soon if ever, but I am somewhat of a hardcore gamer.
Keep up the good work, and PLEASE do keep us informed on at least these Intel SSD drives :) Reply
BD2003 - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkIf the achilles heel of the JMicron MLC is the random write speed, why couldnt a ram buffer be used to cache writes? Sure this would cause a serious problem if the power went out, but thats an issue some would be willing to live with.
I'm fairly sure vista has an option for this in the device manager in the properties tab of a drive - "enable advanced disk performance". I wonder if that would have any effect on the results? Reply
DigitalFreak - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkYet more proof that JMicron products are shit. Reply
ggordonliddy - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkFor the love of all humanity: If you are going to write for a living, please learn basic comma usage!
It is NOT okay to just stick a comma in the middle of a sentence anytime you want. And it gives readers a headache.
Here is just one of numerous examples of improper comma usage I've seen so far (and I've only gotten to the 3rd page!):
"Intel certifies its drives in accordance with the JEDEC specs from 0 - 70C, at optimal temperatures your data will last even longer [...]"
The comma before "at optimal" should be replaced with a semicolon or a period (I prefer the semicolon).
Did you actually pass your English classes? I'm guessing that you probably did and you are just a product of our miserable public school system that refuses to hold students to any real level of accountability.
(And BTW, your quoting system is broken. When I enter text in the Quote Text dialog and click OK, nothing new appears in the Comment compose field.) Reply
7Enigma - Friday, September 19, 2008 - linkHonestly man, you need to seriously relax. My personal rule of thumb for grammar is does the mistake make the understanding of the sentence difficult to comprehend.
Writing something like, "Intel certifies its drives in accordance with the JEDEC specs from 0 - 70C, at optimal temperatures your data will last even longer [...]", while not grammatically correct is completely readable.
If it was something like, ""Intel certifies drives to accordance with the JEDEC specs from 0 - 70C, at optimal data your temperatures will last even longer [...]", now you have a legitimate beef.
The former can easily be forgiven, the latter makes my head hurt when I read it. Trust me, whatever you do, do not go to Dailytech.com and read the articles. Those even I get annoyed at frequently and I'm very forgiving. Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkYou're quite right, thanks for the heads up :) Some of the article was directly from my notes while I was working on the tests, so that's one source of unpolished bits. I know I'm far from perfect, so I do appreciate your (and anyone else's) assistance.
Thanks :)
Anand Reply
pkp - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkThanks for posting, Anand. I see you're already aware of the problem, but I wanted to throw my two cents in.
What is the usual editing process? I think a once over by a second set of eyes would have caught the bulk of the grammatical errors.
Of course, the ultimate issue isn't commas. It's readability. However, the problem was bad enough that I'm making this comment without having even gotten through the first page of this article. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkI'm often the content editor for posted articles, but often we skip that stage due to late nights and schedules. Doing a final thorough edit can require a couple hours (edit and then HTLM-ize), and when someone finishes an article at 5AM or whatever and it's an NDA type piece, delaying it any further is usually not desired by the readers or us.
I do read all posted articles, and often I take the time to go through and fix any noteworthy errors. A few misplaced commas don't really detract from a 5000 word article, however, and depending on what else is going on I may or may not edit the text. If anyone takes the time to point out specific errors, i.e. "on page 3 you write "...." they always get corrected - at least if I see it. General complaints are much more difficult to address though, i.e. "You used passive voice and therefore you must DIE!" LOL.
I know personally that when you write a long article with lots of testing, certain thoughts tend to appear in multiple places and the final result isn't always as coherent as I would like. Trying to "fix" problems relating to flow and readability is difficult at best, and requires more time than we generally spend. If anyone wants to make specific suggestions, though, we're open for input as always.
Perhaps it's useful to compare the process to print publications. Magazines usually have several editors on staff whose job is solely to edit other authors' work; I can say that we don't have anyone at AnandTech in that position these days. (I edit some of the articles, but not all, and even then I make mistakes.) That's probably why we have more typos than magazines, but then we provide far more thorough coverage as well. Last I saw, most magazine hardware reviews end up being one page and ~1000 words, with a couple charts.
At the end of the day, I get most of my detailed information from the internet. Magazines might be more grammatically correct, and they make for great toilet reading, but I don't generally depend on them as a source of credible information. I'd say it's safe to say we won't see such an in-depth exploration of SSD performance and issues in any magazine. [Now I have to prepare to have someone point me to an article in some magazine that does exactly that.]
Jarred Reply
KikassAssassin - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkThen I guess I should point you to an article in last month's issue of my favorite data storage magazine.
Unfortunately, their website seems to be down at the moment, but keep checking it, I'm sure it'll be back up soon (and don't be fooled by the article's title. It's actually only 23 pages without the ads). Reply
Donkey2008 - Monday, September 08, 2008 - link
Starting sentences with a conjunction is acceptable, but it is considered bad prose. You are giving everyone a headache. Go take your ritalin. Reply
ggordonliddy - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkAs you stated, my English usage was correct.
And I'm not the one writing the article; the burden is much greater on the people who are being PAID to write, as it should be. They are setting the example for others. Reply
mindless1 - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkAs a paying customer I urge you to ask for a refund. Reply
Jingato - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkWhat kind of loser gives a f*** about improper use of commas? This aint a novel, it's a friggin tech site.
lol get a life. Reply
ggordonliddy - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkYou are just making it clear that you do not have a firm grasp of English. You are afraid of those who criticize poor grammar, because you know that you yourself will be exposed for the fraudulent pustule that lies beneath your slimy veneer.
I have a life. I'm just sick of illiterate authors. Just because it is a tech site is no excuse for extremely poor writing skills. I'm talking about skills that should be completely mastered before being allowed to graduate from elementary school. Reply
Jingato - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkNo, I just don't give a f***.....there's a difference.
I think you're being way too over critical. Maybe it's you OCD kicking in. If those incorrect commas really bothered you THAT much, then you should seek professional help. Seriously, that's not normal. Reply
aeternitas - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkIf you dont give a ****, then shut the hell up. Reply
Gannon - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkAnand's editors should get this:
I've used it, it is not currently on this machine but what you do is you press "F2" and it checks your grammar and makes suggestings and points out errors, etc. Reply
DerekWilson - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkFrom your comment:
"You are afraid of those who criticize poor grammar, because you know that you yourself will be exposed for the fraudulent pustule that lies beneath your slimy veneer."
"... that you yourself will be exposed ..." should, in fact, be properly punctuated with commas like so: "... that you, yourself, will be exposed ..."
I agree that grammar is important. But you have to admit that screwing up on comma usage while pointing out someone screwing up on comma usage is funny.
Also, while it isn't an excuse, the last two days of work on this article were sleepless ... Anand wanted to get it up much sooner, and sometimes we have to make the decision to get the article out quickly rather than to send it through our managing editor.
We do always appreciate people pointing out spelling and grammar errors in our articles. We never want to over shadow the content with other issues. Reply
ggordonliddy - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - link> "... that you yourself will be exposed ..." should,
> in fact, be properly punctuated with commas like so:
> "... that you, yourself, will be exposed ..."
> I agree that grammar is important. But you have to admit
> that screwing up on comma usage while pointing out someone
> screwing up on comma usage is funny.
Wrong. A comma is not required between "you yourself." See http://www.selfknowledge.com/109331.htm">http://www.selfknowledge.com/109331.htm and other examples.
I am a bit sorry for being so abrasive in my original post though. Run-on sentences just drive me nuts. Reply
mindless1 - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkSometimes the cure is worse than the problem. Reply
Gannon - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linkDon't worry derek I still heart you guys! :P
Here's some cool software to check out (they have free trial version)
Maybe it will help escape complaints from the grammar nazi's, I think a lot of grammar is BS anyway. Language evolves constantly. It's a flexible tool to communicate. Reply
Nihility - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkAn excellent review. The benchmark results were always confusing in the past. No one would try to explain why an SSD with seemingly superior specs can't outperform a 7200 drive in media test. Thanks for putting the time in to resolve this issue.
As for buying a drive like that, the price is still too steep for me to consider and you definitely made it clear that buying a jmicro SSD is out of the question.
As for further testing, I'm very interested in seeing how a good SSD performs as an external drive over USB. The robustness and sturdiness of the drive is very important for something you lug around. We all know how bad bandwidth is over USB but I wonder how the latency will fair.
Keep up the good work. Reply
kmmatney - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkOne of the other reviews I read said this SSD's controller will learn hard drive usage patterns, and get faster over time. Any tests of this feature? Reply
leexgx - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linknot sure how thay can lern
i did wunder why thay never put any DRAM buffer on SSD drives as i was expecting SSD to suffer badly from lack of buffer any MLC drives basicly suck (16kb buffer per flash chip) unless its the intel MLC drive lol or an SLC drive seem mostly ok, but an intel SLC going to rock when thay get tested Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkThe Intel drive will learn hard drive usage patterns however it does so over an extremely long period of time, not something I could develop a test for in my time with the drive.
Take care,
Anand Reply
whatthehey - Monday, September 08, 2008 - link...that doesn't think too much about HDD performance, particularly when we're talking about insane prices. Sure, rebooting and reloading all of your apps will feel much faster. Personally, when I reboot I walk into the kitchen or bathroom, walk back a few minutes later, and I don't notice the delays. Not to mention, I only reboot about once a month (usually when nVidia releases a new driver that I need to install).
Another major problem I have is the tests as an indication of the "real world". Take the whole antivirus thing. I hate AV software and software firewalls, which is why I don't use Norton, AVG, Avast, McAfee or any other product that kills performance, sucks up memory, and only prevents virii/trojans after an update. AV software is just a BS excuse to pay a $60/year subscription and get nags every time your subscription expires. So there's on "real" scenario I don't ever encounter.
Archive extraction can be pretty disk intensive as well, but how often do you need to extract a 5GB archive? Okay, so let's say you're a pirate and you do that daily... great. Now you can extract faster, but you have an SSD that can only hold 14 or so large archives. It's a nice illustration of SSDs being faster, but it's completely impractical. I have a 1TB drive just for all the movies, images, music, and disc images I have floating around.
The tests show that SSDs can help a lot, but I for one use capacity far more. Between several games, my standard apps, and Vista I think I would use most of the 80GB. Then I think of the price and I could grab a couple VelociRaptors or even four 1TB Samsung F1 drives. I'll be truly impressed when I can get at least 320GB of SSD for less than $200. Actually, it's more like I want a good SSD with a reasonable capacity for under $100. Until then I'll just stick with my slower drives and avoid worst-case situations where HDD performance is a problem as much as possible.
The article was good, and I appreciate the info on the MLC issues with JMicron. That confirms my suspicion that inexpensive flash drives are worse than standard mechanical drives. Intel has addressed the problem, but price is now back to where we were last year it seems. I guess the real problem is that I'm just not enough of an "enthusiast" to spend this much money on 80GB of storage... not counting stuff like that old 4GB hard drive back in the day that set me back over $200. Give it a few more cycles and I think I'll be ready for SSDs.
PS - Also, who cares about $600 CPUs when you can buy $200 CPUs and overclock to higher performance levels? I don't think we'll ever see overclocked SSDs or HDDs. Reply
DerekWilson - Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - linki wouldn't be so sure about not seeing overclocked SSD ...
as this article points out, intel puts a focus on reliability ... but to do so they do sacrifice performance. the voltage applied to the transistors to store data is calibrated to write the cells quickly while maintaining a good life span. a higher voltage could be applied that would allow the cells to be written faster but would reduce the number of writes that a cell could handle.
if intel says 100gb a day for 5 years ... i don't need that by a long shot. i would be very willing to sacrifice a lot of that for more speed.
i actually spoke with intel about the possibility of overclocking their ssd drives at idf -- it is something that could be done as it is controlled via the firmware of the drive. if intel doesn't convolute their firmware too much or if they allow enthusiasts to have the necessary control over settings at that level we could very well see overclocked SSDs ...
which would be very interesting indeed. Reply
shabby - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkI was so close in buying one of those ocz drives, in fact the reason i didnt buy it was because it was a special order that took 2 weeks.
Excellent write up, especially about the jmicron/mlc "glitch". Reply
OCedHrt - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkAny reason why the WD GP drive does so well in the multitasking test? Even better than the VelociRaptor? Reply
npp - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkI first sought the review of the drive on techreport today, and it was jawdropping - 230 Mb/s sustained read, 70 Mb/s write, 0,08 s access time... And all those unbelievable IOPS figures in the iometer test. The review here confirms all I've read, and it's amazing. Now I can see why SATA 3 is on the way - saturating a SATA 2 channel may become a real issue soon.
The only field where the drive "fails" is write performance - and now I can imagine what the SLC version will be able to deliver. I guess it will be the fastest single drive around.
I really liked the comment about Nehalem - sure, one of those SSD beasts will make much more of a difference compared to a $1k Bloomfield. Nice! Reply
vijay333 - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linklots of good info...thanks.
in for one as soon as they bump up capacity and reduce price...not asking for much i think :) Reply
wien - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkExcellent review, and a good read throughout. I especially enjoyed the way you guided us through your thought-process when looking into the latency issue. I love fiddling around trying to figure stuff out, so that part made me envious of your job. :) Reply
darckhart - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linki don't know the technical differences, but i've run into so many problems with the jmicron controllers on the recent motherboards these days that i can't understand why anyone would choose to use jmicron for *any* of their products. surely the cost isn't *that* much lower than the competition? Reply
leexgx - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linki thought there an problem with SSD + intel chip sets makeing poor performace wish SSD,
as an intel chip set was used have you tryed doing some tests on an nvidia board or AMD Reply
Gary Key - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkThere was until the March 2008 driver updates from Intel. Performance is basically on-par between the three platforms now with Standard IDE and AHCI configurations, still testing RAID. Reply
michal1980 - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkIMHO, the price drop will be even more brutal then you think.
in a year, prices should be, 1/2 and capacity double. so about 300 dollars for a 160gb. Flash memories growth rate right now is amazing. Reply
rree - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkhttp://ecartshopping.biz">http://ecartshopping.biz
Air jordan(1-24)shoes $33
Nike shox(R4,NZ,OZ,TL1,TL2,TL3) $35
Handbags(Coach lv fendi d&g) $35
Tshirts (Polo ,ed hardy,lacoste) $16
Jean(True Religion,ed hardy,coogi) $30
Sunglasses(Oakey,coach,gucci,Armaini) $16
New era cap $15
Bikini (Ed hardy,polo) $25
FREE sHIPPING
http://ecartshopping.biz">http://ecartshopping.biz Reply
leexgx - Thursday, January 22, 2009 - linkwe need the review of the new V2
http://www.dailytech.com/Exclusive+Interview+With+...">http://www.dailytech.com/Exclusive+Inte...on+on+SS... Reply
ksherman - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkAnd then if they can keep that price, but double capacity again two years from now, a $300 320GB SSD would be exactly what I am looking forward to for my next laptop! Reply
Googer - Monday, September 08, 2008 - linkToday, you can pick up a 160GB HDD for $50 and a 320GB HDD for around $90-100. This make the 80GB SSD 20x more expensive than a HDD of the same size.
aeternitas - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkI dont know where you shop, but 100$ can get you 750GB.
It doesnt make much of a point anyway, as flash based and typical hard drives will coexist for at least the next ten years. One for preformance, the other for storage.
Maybe some of you are too young to remember, but it was only about 10 years ago that a 20GB hard drive cost 200$ at costco. We are a huge step in terms of the new technology from where we were before. 32 GB for 100$? Yes please. In ten years i expect to see 3+TB flash drives running over 1GBps throughput for around 200$. Reply
strikeback03 - Thursday, September 11, 2008 - linkI assume they were referring to 2.5 inch drives, as those prices are more in line with what was stated.
Also don't forget that with the drop in $/GB of drives has come an increase in demand for storage. Ten years ago digital photography was almost non-existent, with file sizes topping out under a megabyte. Images on the web were maybe 640x480. Now we have digital cameras that average 4-6MB as JPEGs, and some can turn out images over 30MB, not counting the medium-format backs (over 100MB IIRC for the 65Megapixel Phase 1). When I was in college any movie you saw on the network was sized to fit a 700MB CD, Now HD movies can range well over that. MP3s are still the same, or you can store in a lossless format if you choose.
Will 3TB be small in 10 years? Possibly. The key for flash completely replacing mechanical will be getting the price low enough to hold large amounts of the current data. Reply
aeternitas - Saturday, September 13, 2008 - linkEven if they were useing 2.5" drives in the example, it doesnt matter. The fact that these drives will be replaceing 3.5" ones makes their point just as misguided in the point they were trying to make.
Laptop and desktop drives were differant due to size, now they arnt, so you cant comapair them (HDD vs SSD) in such a illogical manner. Reply
Blimeynext - Friday, April 23, 2010 - link"Intel went one step further and delivered 5x what the OEMs requested. Thus Intel will guarantee that you can write 100GB of data to one of its MLC SSDs every day, for the next five years, and your data will remain intact."
Any tool out there which tells me how much I write to my HDD each day? It would be nice to find out my present usage and compare it with the 100 GB/day limit....
If I write less than 20GB a day does that mean the SSD will last at least 25 years? Reply
Smokerz - Sunday, January 02, 2011 - linkhttp://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/apple/2010/07/01/...
read it all Reply
Smokerz - Sunday, January 02, 2011 - linksorry for the misspell Reply