RAM Disk Puts New Spin On the SSD
theraindog writes “Although the solid-state storage market is currently dominated by flash-based devices, you can also build an SSD out of standard system memory modules. Hardware-based RAM disks tend to be prohibitively expensive, but ACard has built an affordable one that supports up to 64GB of standard DDR2 memory and features dual Serial ATA ports to improve performance with RAID configurations. And it’s driver-free and OS-independent, too. The Tech Report’s in-depth review of the ANS-9010 RAM disk pits it against the fastest SSDs around and nicely illustrates the drive’s staggering performance potential with multitasking and multi-user loads. However, it also highlights the device’s shortcomings, including the fact that SSDs are more practical for most applications.”
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