anon
06.05.09, 21:49
Last week I got an email about a new product launch. We get many of these types of mails here at PC Perspective, but this one caught my eye and snagged my attention. It was about a RAM-based SSD. My mind immediately flashed back to the I-RAM. I remembered how insanely cool the concept was, as well as all of the pitfalls associated with being on the bleeding edge. The I-RAM used auxiliary 3.3V power from the motherboard to keep the RAM alive even with the system shut down, and a battery backup on-board, but if your power went out for a few hours the battery would deplete, and so would whatever was on it. I'm not thrilled about any of my data being *that* volatile. This held especially true for those who had their OS installed on it. I thought back to what I perceived as the two huge things missing from the I-RAM:
Connect to the system via PCI instead of SATA
Some way to backup the RAM and restore it later
I returned to reality and replied to the email, asking for more info. A few emails later I saw this:
http://i43.tinypic.com/165hes.jpg
PC Perspective - DDRdrive hits the ground running - PCI-E RAM-based SSD (http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=704)
Connect to the system via PCI instead of SATA
Some way to backup the RAM and restore it later
I returned to reality and replied to the email, asking for more info. A few emails later I saw this:
http://i43.tinypic.com/165hes.jpg
PC Perspective - DDRdrive hits the ground running - PCI-E RAM-based SSD (http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=704)