Samsung Hybrid Drive real-world testing

[K404]

Not by me this time..

http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?p=134744&posted=1#post134744

by NugentS

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...

 

[stocky]

Nice, although 32GB would only just squeeze my OS and apps on

Bring on a ~100GB one and I'm there

 

[stocky]

When are these due out?

 

[K404]

They are out, but mainly sold out at a popular but overpriced UK e-tail site

 

[Master_G]

These drives cant get larger and cheaper fast enough for me, they have always seemed on the horizon but are slowly becoming feasible now.

G

 

[stocky]

They do seem overpriced, too small a capacity, and bodged. I don't think that they're worth the hassle until they can release a SATAII 50GB+ solidstate drive, and with a price tag of say £149.95, then I'll be there!

 

[K404]

A review from Anand, of the SuperTalent Disk

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2982&p=1

(It gets a pretty sound kicking, sadly)