This is something I talked about a few months ago, now it's a reality.
http://www.gev.com/2011/05/first-wireless-hdd-from-seagate/
http://www.gev.com/2011/05/first-wireless-hdd-from-seagate/
First wireless solid state HDD
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Not that impressive in terms of technology. I haven't looked into the details, but I assume that it's nothing more than a little embedded system with a Wi-Fi adapter running in ad-hoc mode and a bank of NAND memory, running some kind of network file system (probably something proprietary, so that it can only be accessed by overpriced, 'approved' devices such Apple iDrOSs-based systems), all bolted on to a battery pack. Nothing innovative about that. People have been hooking NAS rigs up to Wi-Fi APs for years...
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-gb/pr...d-drive/goflex-satellite/#tTabContentOverview
The reviews are quite mixed. I might be interested if it were Linux-based and hackable.
The reviews are quite mixed. I might be interested if it were Linux-based and hackable.
Well it IS the first one, usually with the technological progress these days, within a year there will be much better ones...still 500GB for $200 isnt bad for even a regular solid state HD. 74% recommendation rate isn't all that terrible either for a new device.
Its very newsworthy, previously only a small select few technofiles would have access to the technology...now it's solid state drives which are improving every year combined with wireless transfer...to me this is a far better portable storage system than optical discs or flash drives, once some of the SSD issues are ironed out...and building on previous technologies is how the rate of change accelerates.
RAMA
How is that different from connecting a hard drive through WUSB? Sure, the price tag would be doubled, but other than that it's something you could already buy for some time now. Where's the solid state drive that you're speaking of by the way?
I currently own a 30 GB wireless SSD, as I bet many other forum users do, but this doesn't look like one.
I currently own a 30 GB wireless SSD, as I bet many other forum users do, but this doesn't look like one.
I mean the underlying technologies...
Wi-Fi: ancient
NAS: ancient
SSDs: been available for years, pretty much mainstream these days (and flash memory in general has been around for even longer)
How exactly does glueing all of these things together count as an "innovation"?
But iPhones are locked up, so running CIFS let alone iSCSI on them requires a non-trivial amount of hacking, which means that only a small select few of technofiles have access to the technology... that they already own.
But where is the "solid state" part in that HDD? SSD is short for Solid State Disk and describes a different technology than HDDs use.
Anyway, as WiFi speeds are still limited and slower than USB 2.0, it will be a very slow device, but I get the point of its existence, as not everybody uses GBs of data every day. It is convenient for small files I guess.
Eh, I never claimed it was an SSD. Talk about a straw man. 
^ The thread title has "solid state" in it.
SSD's are near to or better than $1000 for 500GB.
SSD's are near to or better than $1000 for 500GB.
Eh, I never claimed it was an SSD. Talk about a straw man.
I was just using your link to show the OP, that there is no SSD involved. It was in no way a slight at you. Anyway, too many smilies to choose from, thus none for you.
Well I'm sure most of the components are solid state apart from the HDD in the title.
What does that even mean? The small 8 MB or 16 MB buffer included in that HDD?
How about all the electronics being solid state? Anyway, from the OP's link it's obvious he was referring to a HDD-based device not an SSD one. I'm guessing it would be an easy matter to slot in an SSD to replace the HDD although it would invalidate the warranty. As I say I'm more interested in how modifiable its embedded OS is, if at all.
Ah, thanks. I guess the OP knows its stuff then. Anyway, it was confusing, but since this is not a computer orientated message board, one can see those confusing thread titles as a given, especially since the terms "solid state" are now closely linked to SSDs, the successor of mechanical HDDs, thus I was a bit thrown off.
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True SSD's are more similar to thumb/flash drives.
Would love to have one in my laptop. Maybe when they cost less than a laptop....
Would love to have one in my laptop. Maybe when they cost less than a laptop....
I find that thread titles are often misleading. I agree that an SSD-based device would be more interesting, but SSD technology has a way to go yet IMO.
You can get 120 GB SSDs for less than 150 USD, which is less than probably all laptops cost.
I have a 120 GB SSD and a 500 GB HDD in my MacBook Pro and while the notebook is from 2009 and CPU-wise more than obsolete, it feels quite fast due to the SSD. I also have a 60 GB SSD in my 2007 iMac and it doesn't feel slow, unless one needs the CPU for intensive calculation like making 3 D porn.
