Intel thinks big with solid-state drives - CNET

Sci-Tech Intel thinks big with solid-state drives Production is imminent for high-capacity solid-state drives ranging up 160GB. Is this the beginning of the end for hard-drive dominance? SAN FRANCISCO--Intel will finally enter the high-capacity solid-state drive business with the goal of replacing hard-disk drives in both consumer and corporate markets. Inside an Intel solid state drive Intel This

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Brooke Crothers summarizes, "Winslow thinks Intel solid-state drives are reliable enough now to have a good shot at replacing high-performance hard-disk drives in large server installations."

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Brooke Crothers cites Troy Winslow:"Bottom line is (enterprise users) can't count on hard drives. You can't predict their failure. By being solid-state there is that predictive ability. You can predict when it's going to wear out, when it's going to fail."