Various questions regarding SSD

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What is the best raid stripe size for the X25-E and X-25-M?

Will the existing line of Intel SSD's be compatible with Windows 7 TRIM command? If so when is this likely to happen?

If TRIM is going to be supported will it be supported via RAID?

Is there any update on the new 34nm SSD product line? When will specs be available?

Will the 34nm technology use the same controller or will it be a new controller?

EDIT:

I can now answer part of my own question. After extensive testing with IOmeter I have concluded that a 128k stripe size is going to work best for raid 0 in the vast majority of cases, and certainly for normal OS use. That is based on test results using two different controllers and stripe sizes ranging between 16k & 1042k. (Tests on one controller were limited to 256k due to limitations of the controller.) This involved a lot of work, for something that could easily have been explained.

Intel....

you are currently dealing with enthusiasts in your new SSD market, who are interested in the technology and want to know as much as possible about it. Why have the anonymous corporate attitude to your new and exciting product line? Why is there the party line of saying nothing about such an exciting product? (Even something as basic as letting people know they should be using AHCI and not IDE mode).MS seemed to have learnt that this is not the way to go with all the fantastic work they have done with Windows 7. Enthusiasts are raving about Windows 7 and that is going to really help Windows 7 launch to the mainstream with maximum impact.

Every now and then it is good to throw your (loyal) dog a bone 😉

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^^ That sounds like a really interesting proposition, but are Intel really working on it?

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I was told they are, from some resellers who are selling both X25-M & X25-E with Intel Modular Server. The dongle is not just about turning a SAS into dual port full duplex like SAS, but also to fool the server so that the SAS controller can work well in the redundancy mode.....

but well, I can find nothing in the internet about this "move"......

Something like this I supposed:

I will be forced to use PCIe SSD if this is just a hoax......

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Well Tingshen,

i feel the same. Afterall PCI-E will be less expensive if you consider not needing a Raid card.

Jeff

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Tingshen,

there is already a company offering SSD's with Sas or Fibre interface.

Jeff

[HERBERT_H_Intel]

have you seen how much FusionIO costs? its a niche product!

OJ