[Neowin] New SSD write technique - a new breakthrough?

[Qbah]

http://www.neowin.net/news/ssd-brea...-boost-60-less-power-usage-even-on-old-drives

Seems some really smart people in Japan found a new way to write data on SSDs. The real kicker is that it is a software change, any current drive should be able to use this new technique, provided appropriate firmware upgrades are released.

Here's the source article, it's in English:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20140522/353388/

So... BS or are we getting a great speed bump in our SSDs relatively soon?

 

[MongGrel]

Certainly hope it's true, would be very nice.

Win win all over that one if true.

 

[Qbah]

I wonder if Intel, Samsung and others will actually spend resources to create the new firmware or if they'll just release a "next-gen" SSD that's using the new technique and use that as a driver for new sales?

 

[Venomous]

Why would they give away free performance? Seems futile as a business...

From what I've been hearing and reading, this is pretty much snake oil.

 

[Qbah]

Are there any technical articles showing this is BS? Can you link to one? Thanks!

 

[Cerb]

I wonder if Intel, Samsung and others will actually spend resources to create the new firmware or if they'll just release a "next-gen" SSD that's using the new technique and use that as a driver for new sales?

Given the resources needed to validate such a change, new SSDs.

Though, I don't get what's particularly special about it. It only offers a great deal of help on non-server SSDs that have no TRIM or are basically full. It would be much better used on SD cards and the like, where TRIM/UNMAP aren't available. Basically, a neat trick that may be useful, compared to writing new data wherever (such as in the next page of a recently-erased block), but not even within an order of magnitude of their own results, with tests tailored to suit. Among other things, it will need a to-be-erased block that isn't full, by enough of a margin to accept most writes.