OWC unveils 960GB solid-state drive.

OWC unveils 960GB solid-state drive | Macworld (http://www.macworld.com/article/1167431/owc_unveils_960_gb_solid_state_drive.html)

" And that big storage capacity comes with a hefty price tag: $1270." Ouch!!

wee bit pricy.. and it is a 3G drive..
but happy to see SSDs are getting there..

Hope by this time next year I could have dual6G 960GB drives in my MBP for less than that price! Hey... I can dream can't I?

Eh, 2TB of flash storage seems like a waste of money unless you need 550 MB/S for media. Professionals maybe. I still think solid state + hard disks is the perfect one two punch.

Eh, 2TB of flash storage seems like a waste of money unless you need 550 MB/S for media. Professionals maybe. I still think solid state + hard disks is the perfect one two punch.

I agree. SSD for boot drive, HDDs RAID 0 for data... does the trick for me.

I have an SSD for the OS and Apps and a 1TB drive for iTunes in my MacBook and it works great for me. I don't require ultra fast access to movies and songs etc but I could see the need for pro's creating content etc.

yep, work on SSD, storage on HD

yep, work on SSD, storage on HD

Hmmm... a busy poster today it seems.

http://www.ehmac.ca/search.php?searchid=1642672

so, when will we see 500gb SSD's for $200? 12 months? 18?

Reliable ones, i mean, not no-name.

the thing with large SSD has its advantages.. no moving parts. perfect for a rugged laptop

the thing with large SSD has its advantages.. no moving parts. perfect for a rugged laptop

The flipside of that is that when an SSD goes - it goes. No real way to recover anything. While I love my SSD in my laptop - I make darn sure I have cloud and physical backups. At least with most HDDs they give you a few warning signs (clicking, etc...) before they give up the ghost.

The flipside of that is that when an SSD goes - it goes. No real way to recover anything. While I love my SSD in my laptop - I make darn sure I have cloud and physical backups. At least with most HDDs they give you a few warning signs (clicking, etc...) before they give up the ghost.

That's ok. These days if a hard disk goes, I don't bother wasting time with recovery tools. It takes less time to restore from backup than fiddle with disk utilities, hoping to get all of the file back.

That's ok. These days if a hard disk goes, I don't bother wasting time with recovery tools. It takes less time to restore from backup than fiddle with disk utilities, hoping to get all of the file back.

I couldn't agree more.

Unfortunately some just still don't getit as far as keeping any sort of recent/current "backup" regardless of all the various reminders to do so. :(

The flipside of that is that when an SSD goes - it goes. No real way to recover anything.

I work with a partner who can recover data from most crashed Solid State Drives. Yes, it's normally even more expensive than to recover data from a standard mechanical drive, but it certainly is possible in many cases.

I work with a partner who can recover data from most crashed Solid State Drives. Yes, it's normally even more expensive than to recover data from a standard mechanical drive, but it certainly is possible in many cases.

Good to know. But like you said, more expensive than mechanical recovery? Isn't that already ultra-pricey? I guess if you *really* need that data and you really didn't back up...

The flipside of that is that when an SSD goes - it goes. No real way to recover anything. While I love my SSD in my laptop - I make darn sure I have cloud and physical backups. At least with most HDDs they give you a few warning signs (clicking, etc...) before they give up the ghost.

Anyone not backing up these days should learn the lesson the hard way so for me it matters not that an HDD gives you warning signs before failing.