Addonics creates CF SSD in 5.25-inch form factor
updated 01:20 am EDT, Tue April 12, 2011
Uses CF or CFast cards to make SSD RAID drive
Addonics Technologies is now marketing the CF/CFast Drive, a standard 5.25-inch drive form that takes up to six Compact Flash (CF) or CFast media cards. The cards can act as independent storage units or be combined into a RAID group, creating a high-capacity Solid-State Drive (SSD). The individual trays can be positioned to face outwards for easy access or inwards to create an internal flash drive slot.
The 5.25-inch form factor makes it easy to fit the drive into PC bays or rack-mounted systems. Two types of drives are available, made either for CF or CFast media. Each type has a "independent slots" model or one with a built-in hardware port multiplier, which supports RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, JBOD, Clone Mode (N-Way Mirror) or as individual drives.
The drives come without any CF or CFast cards, though Addonics also sells such media in capacities up to 32GB. The slots are connected to the host computer through SATA cables, which support SATA I, II and III transfer speeds. The drive supports PIO, DMA and UDMA and hot swap when connected to a hot-swap SATA controller. They work with Macs or Windows PCs with no software drivers required. Prices on the drives range from $135-199.
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bad idea
CF does not make a good SSD, real SSD drives have various ways of overcoming write performance issues that CF, simply put, does not.