Flash memory ATA hard drive Storage / IO Data Posted by zmcnulty on Jul 14, 2004 - 03:22 PM |
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Yes, you read the article title correctly - IO Data will be releasing flash-based hard drives that conform to ATA standards. IO Data Device Corporation will begin releasing products in the "IFD-iV" flash memory ATA connecting drive in the back part of August. Production will be based on orders. In both the "IFD-iV" series that can operate in -40 to 95 degree Celsius environments and the "IFD" series that can operate in 0 to 70 degree Celsius environments, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB models will be available. The price of the IFD-iV series are, for the 512MB "IFD-iV512M," 155,400 yen, the 1GB "IFD-iV1G," 218,400 yen, and the 2GB "IFD-iV2G," 281,400 yen. Similarly, the price of the IFD series drives are, for the 512MB "IFD-512M", 108,045 yen, the 1GB "IFD-1G," 165,900 yen, and finally the 2GB "IDF-2G" costs 228,900 yen. As the drives use flash memory as a recording medium, the shock and vibration resistance is higher than that conventional hard disks. The size of the drive is 69.8 x 100.2 x 8.5mm (W x D x H), and since the weight is 100g, the measurements are roughly the same as a 2.5" hard drive. The drive is intended to be used in extreme environments such as observation/recording systems where there are no people, and car systems, in the place of a normal hard drive. IO Data has said that this drive will reduce costs if the drives were placed in a place difficult to maintain. Included in the drive is a writing dispersion function, and a self-management function called "TrueFFS." This prolongs the life span of flash memory, and increases reliability. Also supported is the "S.M.A.R.T." self-management function that can predict break-downs.  [1]Inspired by: http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0714/iodata.htm [2] News Release: http://www.iodata.jp/news/2004/07/ifd-iv.htm [3] |
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This article is from TechJapan http://www.techjapan.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=407 Links in this article [1] http://www.techjapan.com/images/0704/071404/inc_f.jpg [2] http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0714/iodata.htm [3] http://www.iodata.jp/news/2004/07/ifd-iv.htm |
