Andy Dixon
10-27-2010, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.gizmag.com/angelbird-wings-pcie-ssd-storage-solution/16691/' target='_blank'>http://www.gizmag.com/angelbird-win...solution/16691/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"If parting with a whole suitcase full of cash for solid state drive storage doesn't really appeal then Angelbird's PCIe card solution might be worth a look. Designed to allow users to add storage modules as and when they can afford to, the Wings card comes with its own fairly small amount of SSD storage where the operating system can be placed for fast booting, plus four expansion slots where additional capacity can be added. Angelbird is producing its own expansion cartridges but will include clips and couplers so that users can slot in whatever SSD solution they want."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/wpt/auto/1288132180.usr11334.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>This is a novel idea for adding and controlling SSD drives in your PC. This card slots in to a spare PCIe slot and gives your PC a 16GB or 32GB SSD drive. If in a few months you fill this SSD and you want to increase the size, then the PCIe card has 4 slots allowing to you purchase and add more modules to increase the size of the SSD. It even comes with adapters and cables allowing you to connect any existing third party SSD drives you may have or purchase. Apparently the more modules that are added, the better the throughput too: <em>"Using the ATTO benchmark tool, Angelbird recorded 285MB per second read and 275MB per second write with a single 120GB expansion cartridge hooked up to a 32GB Wings card. Connecting four 120GB cartridges increased that speed to 1081MB per second read and 945MB per second write." </em>That's one very impressive disk speed!</p>