Samsung 32GB Flash Drive - a first Look

[NugentS]

These are just an initial test of a single timing run.

System Spec: C2D X6800 in a Asus P5B with 2GB 6400 Ram. Standard HD is a 500GB Samsung Spinpoint

Time to boot through POST and other rubbish = 28 seconds

Time to boot Vista to CRTL-ALT-DEL prompt on Spinpoint = 58 seconds.

Vista Boot = 30 seconds

I now built Vista onto the Flash Drive using the same CD and same autounattend.xml file. loaded the current patches and attched to the domain so it should have been identical to the Hard Disk build.

Time to CTRL-ALT-DEL was 48 seconds. Vista Boot = 20 seconds

33% quicker would be my initial verdict...

Regards,

Sean

 

[NugentS]

And a few more photos.......

Sean

 

[FarFarAway]

Nice work dude, cheers for that

 

[FragTek]

Awesome Nugent, thanks for posting that up!

These drives are looking promising. I can't wait until we have SATAII 3.5" drives with a bit more capacity. :yumyum:

 

[K404]

Hurrah! numbers!

If/when you have a chance, please can you run PCMark05 and CustomPC benchmarks and post up a score breakdown?

:worship:

Cheers!

K

 

[NugentS]

I am running Vista 64 - PCMark05 doesn't seem to run....... and I don't seem to be able to download the other app.....

Sorry

Sean

 

[NugentS]

Awesome Nugent, thanks for posting that up!

These drives are looking promising. I can't wait until we have SATAII 3.5" drives with a bit more capacity. :yumyum:

I have created a Vista Install CD that moves the user directory off the boot drive which should ease the space restriction a lot. I need to move the programs directory as well - when thats all done 32GB will be fine for booting and running the OS - everything else can be run from a normal HD....

Sean

 

[llwyd]

Try HD Tach or SiSoft Sandra and run the hard disc tests

I cant wait for these to become mainstream, 80GB SSD SATA/2 boot disc ftw

 

[blackoper]

is that flash drive write limited to where it will fail after x many writes like other flash options are? If not that is a very good alternative for me to 10K rpm 36 gb scsi drives in a linux server.

 

[NugentS]

I guess I will find out...

Its a laptop drive - so should be suitable as it would need to run the OS and all apps from it...

Sean

 

[FragTek]

Can you run HDTach for us Nugent? Thx.