SDD vs iRAM vs HDD
SDD vs iRAM vs HDD

“In this article we are going to introduce to you two solid state drives from Samsung and a unique data storage solution from Gigabyte aka i-RAM. Let check out their performance compared to that of conventional hard disk drives.”

So begins a (customarily) mammoth article on XBitLabs. I first saw the Gigabyte iRAM at Computex last year. The reps on the booth didn’t know much about it at the time. Here’s a good explanation of it: 

“The point of i-RAM is simple and obvious from its appearance. The PCB with a PCI connector has four slots for DDR memory modules. So, this device uses DDR SDRAM, which is far faster than HDDs or flash memory, for storing data. SDRAM is volatile, and there is a 1.7Ah battery on the PCB to ensure data integrity when the PC is shut down. When working, the i-RAM is powered by the PCI bus.”

Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008.
Posted by fiona.
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