[AccessD] SSDs

This from slashdot:

*"Although they haven't been big hits with enthusiasts, Samsung's solid
state drives have been successful due to strong relationships with a number
of OEMs, including Apple. With the release of their new SSD 830 Series Solid
State Drives, however, Samsung appears ready to make inroads with
enthusiasts as well. The SSD 830 tested here is 256GB
model<http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Samsung-SSD-830-Series-Preview/>,
with eight 32GB Samsung NAND flash memory chips, 256MB of Samsung DDR2 SDRAM
cache memory, and a new Samsung SSD Controller. The Samsung controller
features a 3-ARM core design with support for SATA III 6Gb/s interface
speeds. Performance-wise, the Samsung SSD 830 Series drive offered the best
Read performance<http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Samsung-SSD-830-Series-Preview/?page=3>of
the group that was tested, even versus the latest SandForce-based
SSDs,
though the SSD 830 couldn't quite catch SandForce in writes."*

Arthur