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Offline opiesilver

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70% HD performance boost
« on: February 08, 2010, 12:56:00 AM »
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Re: 70% HD performance boost
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 01:16:10 PM »
That's pretty cool. Definitely something to look into when those SSD drives drop in price.
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Re: 70% HD performance boost
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 06:23:15 AM »
only for SSD.  bummer.

70% increase on SSD is pretty good though.
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Re: 70% HD performance boost
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 05:06:08 PM »
requires a min of 32gb ssd acts as a buffer like readyboost but alot faster
32gb ssd are about $125 hddboost $46 out Feb 19

http://www.storagereview.com/silverstone_announces_hddboost_hybrid_ssd_hdd_device

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Re: 70% HD performance boost
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2010, 08:36:32 AM »
32GB?  that would barely hold one game these days!

let alone all the pics you take, Boom.
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Re: 70% HD performance boost
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2010, 01:48:44 PM »
It's not meant for that function Z.
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Re: 70% HD performance boost
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2010, 12:27:08 PM »
Seems to me it is a hard drive and a device designed to speed it up.  How is it not designed to store things on?
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