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06-08-2008, 07:37 AM
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Today we have some thing special, a solid state drive form TEAM Group Inc. The version that we have today is the highest capacity in the SATA SSD range currently made by TEAM, the 24GB 2.5” SATA SSD.
Who are TEAM Group Inc.?
Team Group Inc. is a manufacturer of computer products and consumer electronics, established in Taipei, Taiwan in 1994. We manufacture and distribute high quality memory modules, memory cards products and consumer electronics with components directly supplied by Samsung, Hynix, Micron, Infineon, Qimonda, Elpida, PSC, Mosel and Nanya.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/Specs.jpg
Firstly what is a SSD?
A Solid State Drive, or SSD, has no moving parts. Think of it as a huge flash drive. Because it has no moving parts, it eliminates the seek time and latency of a traditional spinning disk hard drive - and it’s faster. So because you’ve eliminated electro-mechanical delay, you’ve also eliminated electro-mechanical failures. It’s not to say an SSD wont go out, but at least you know it can’t go out due to moving part failure.
A Solid State Drive is comprised of either Flash RAM or SDRAM. SDRAM SSD’s are “fast access”, and data access is less than 0.01ms (250 times faster than the fastest hard drive in 2004). SDRAM SSD’s have an internal battery, and if the power goes out, whatever is in memory (RAM) can be copied to disk. There’s a distinct advantage over a spinning disk. Flash memory is slower than SDRAM, but because it’s more durable and rugged - it’s more widely used in SSD’s. Flash based SSD’s do not have a battery and use non-volatile memory.
SSD Pro’s:
* Faster startup and boot time
* Faster I/O (data access, see time)
* Longer lifetime (10 years of normal use)
* No moving parts
* Easy to ‘wipe’ clean
* Lower weight and size
SSD Con’s:
* Price ($8/GB compared to 0.25 cents/GB for spinning disk)
* Data possibly harder to recover with drive failuer vs. spinning disk
* Possibly affected by magnetic fields / static charges
* Slower random write speeds
Packaging & Bundle
The front of the packaging is very simple and not the kind that has “in your face “type of graphics. In fact there is no graphics to mention at all, just a picture of the SSD and a short description of it.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01689.jpg
The back follows the same color scheme of the front of the packaging. It shows the features and specifications of the SSD.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01692.jpg
The front is held in place by a Velcro pad. When opened it reveals the SSD behind a “window” and on the left side is a repeat of the SSD’s features.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01707.jpg
The SSD is held inside the box by a molded tray that’s coated in a kind of velvet like material. The SSD it self comes wrapped in antistatic plastic.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01695.jpg
There isn’t much in the box, just a manual, a zip lock bag with containing 4 screws and of course the SSD.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01698.jpg
The Drive
There isn't much to talk about on the SSD. The "top" and the "bottom" of the drive is made of what looks like aluminum. and a black plastic trim on the sides.
Heres the "top" side
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01700.jpg
And the "bottom" side
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01701.jpg
The connector side
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01703.jpg
A thickness comparison on the drive with a pencil.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01706.jpg
Test Setup
I'll be using a Dell XPS M1730 Laptop to test the drive.
Specs are as follows:-
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7700,
Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive ,
2GB 667MHz DDR2 ,
Dual (2x256MB) NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT
Genuine Windows XP SP2,
Benchmarks
HD TACH - http://www.simplisoftware.com
Sandra Lite - http://www.sisoftware.net/
Today we have some thing special, a solid state drive form TEAM Group Inc. The version that we have today is the highest capacity in the SATA SSD range currently made by TEAM, the 24GB 2.5” SATA SSD.
Who are TEAM Group Inc.?
Team Group Inc. is a manufacturer of computer products and consumer electronics, established in Taipei, Taiwan in 1994. We manufacture and distribute high quality memory modules, memory cards products and consumer electronics with components directly supplied by Samsung, Hynix, Micron, Infineon, Qimonda, Elpida, PSC, Mosel and Nanya.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/Specs.jpg
Firstly what is a SSD?
A Solid State Drive, or SSD, has no moving parts. Think of it as a huge flash drive. Because it has no moving parts, it eliminates the seek time and latency of a traditional spinning disk hard drive - and it’s faster. So because you’ve eliminated electro-mechanical delay, you’ve also eliminated electro-mechanical failures. It’s not to say an SSD wont go out, but at least you know it can’t go out due to moving part failure.
A Solid State Drive is comprised of either Flash RAM or SDRAM. SDRAM SSD’s are “fast access”, and data access is less than 0.01ms (250 times faster than the fastest hard drive in 2004). SDRAM SSD’s have an internal battery, and if the power goes out, whatever is in memory (RAM) can be copied to disk. There’s a distinct advantage over a spinning disk. Flash memory is slower than SDRAM, but because it’s more durable and rugged - it’s more widely used in SSD’s. Flash based SSD’s do not have a battery and use non-volatile memory.
SSD Pro’s:
* Faster startup and boot time
* Faster I/O (data access, see time)
* Longer lifetime (10 years of normal use)
* No moving parts
* Easy to ‘wipe’ clean
* Lower weight and size
SSD Con’s:
* Price ($8/GB compared to 0.25 cents/GB for spinning disk)
* Data possibly harder to recover with drive failuer vs. spinning disk
* Possibly affected by magnetic fields / static charges
* Slower random write speeds
Packaging & Bundle
The front of the packaging is very simple and not the kind that has “in your face “type of graphics. In fact there is no graphics to mention at all, just a picture of the SSD and a short description of it.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01689.jpg
The back follows the same color scheme of the front of the packaging. It shows the features and specifications of the SSD.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01692.jpg
The front is held in place by a Velcro pad. When opened it reveals the SSD behind a “window” and on the left side is a repeat of the SSD’s features.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01707.jpg
The SSD is held inside the box by a molded tray that’s coated in a kind of velvet like material. The SSD it self comes wrapped in antistatic plastic.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01695.jpg
There isn’t much in the box, just a manual, a zip lock bag with containing 4 screws and of course the SSD.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01698.jpg
The Drive
There isn't much to talk about on the SSD. The "top" and the "bottom" of the drive is made of what looks like aluminum. and a black plastic trim on the sides.
Heres the "top" side
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01700.jpg
And the "bottom" side
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01701.jpg
The connector side
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01703.jpg
A thickness comparison on the drive with a pencil.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/lolhalol/TEAM%2024GB%20SSD/DSC01706.jpg
Test Setup
I'll be using a Dell XPS M1730 Laptop to test the drive.
Specs are as follows:-
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7700,
Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive ,
2GB 667MHz DDR2 ,
Dual (2x256MB) NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT
Genuine Windows XP SP2,
Benchmarks
HD TACH - http://www.simplisoftware.com
Sandra Lite - http://www.sisoftware.net/