1. SSD (Flash-Based) Anthony Bonomi

2. SSD (Solid State Drive) Commercially available for only a few years Big use in laptops Released the first 512GB last month

3. PROS CONS Lighter Faster (56%) More reliable Uses less power Longer life span Expensive

4. How it works Compared to a HDD, which has a moving disk No moving parts Uses flash memory

5. Components Controller- manages the data from and to the computer of the flash memory. Uses RAM cache base

6. Business Advantage PC only as good as its weakest part Time is money Boots up faster Applications come up faster Increase in productivity

7. Cost $80 – around $400 $100 gets you 30GB and data transfer rate 180Mbps $400 gets you 160GB and 3Gbps ($90 HDD 1TB and 3Gbps)

8. References http://www2.electronicproducts.com/SSD_performance_Benchmarks_that_matter-article- FAJH_Intel_Apr2009-html.aspx http://www.intel.com/design/flash/nand/overview.htm http://video.intel.com/?fr_story=d38ac2ec7b849c889ee0da3d65899ffdc8786428&rf=bm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjCmLJtITK4&feature=related http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20014561-1.html?tag=mncol;4n http://www.bestbuy.com/