we have a pre-series model here (64 GB) which _should_ give 150 MB/s and 0,1 ms average seektime ... my assumption was the preload buffer could be divided by 8 .... a first try to divide by 2 was ... modest .... but it was a really quick & dirty hack ...
this type of drive would be great for samples, because we usually have only read access (the problem with flash is always write) so we can believe the MTBF, actually beyond ...
64 GB is only usable for the special edition - for an essential performance test i would need 10 of them ... and the respective number of sATA ports .... i'll wait for a 256 GB model ... something with raided SSD drives is said to come soon.
street price is ~ 600 EUR for 64 gig currently ... not a bargain ... but i'd assume the price will drop quickly
christian
and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.