DDRdrive X1 - PCI Express Solid State Disk

TG Daily writes that Colorado-based DDRdrive will be shipping its DDRdrive X1, a PCI Express solid state disk device that uses external power to ensure the memory will not lose its stored data.

Instead of using a SATA (i-RAM) or an UltraATA/100 interface (HyperDrive III), the DDRdrive will be based on PCI Express. According to DDRdrive's Christopher George, this will allow the DDRdrive to achieve significantly higher bandwidth than its competitors. The board can carry four DDR 184 pin DIMMs for a total capacity of 8 GB. There will be also an upgradeable "high performance" DMA engine. [TG Daily]

I'm not sure who exactly would purchase this, since I still think that a hard drive will still be cheaper, considering the price per GigaByte ratio.

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