I remember reading a bunch of different articles on how OCZ, Samsung, and others were making PCI Express and mini PCI-E SSD's.. In 2008-2009..
Now, it's halfway through 2010 and I cannot find anything being sold in this area. There are companies that stuck a compactflash on a PCMCIA adapter - but that is nowhere near the speed of an actual SSD - especially since most of them use a virtual USB 2.0 device..
I cannot understand how there is supposedly no market for this.. Every single person that uses a laptop has an open PCMCIA or PCI Express slot.. Most people have an open mini PCI-E slot..
Here's the kind of device I'm talking about:
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-mini-pcie-ssd-up-to-64gb-of-super-compact-storage-2347726/
or here (except this one doesn't have a built-in controller)
http://www.mobilewhack.com/ocz-technology-announces-new-mini-pcie-ssds/
Argh.. where do I buy this?
Now, it's halfway through 2010 and I cannot find anything being sold in this area. There are companies that stuck a compactflash on a PCMCIA adapter - but that is nowhere near the speed of an actual SSD - especially since most of them use a virtual USB 2.0 device..
I cannot understand how there is supposedly no market for this.. Every single person that uses a laptop has an open PCMCIA or PCI Express slot.. Most people have an open mini PCI-E slot..
Here's the kind of device I'm talking about:
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-mini-pcie-ssd-up-to-64gb-of-super-compact-storage-2347726/
or here (except this one doesn't have a built-in controller)
http://www.mobilewhack.com/ocz-technology-announces-new-mini-pcie-ssds/
Argh.. where do I buy this?