Intel said readying SSD 320, 720 for May with 800GB space

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Intel SSD roadmap for 2012 leaks out

I LOVE SSD's. They are by far and away the best thing you can upgrade in your computer and see a huge speed increase in most cases so this is good news.
Intel's SSD 520 should be joined by two multi-model launches this year. New roadmap leaks to Digitimes have Intel unveiling a new budget 300 series drive, Maple Crest, and a new 720 series, Ramsdale. Both would be based on a 25-nanometer, multi-level cell design, which would help the 720 series start at 400GB and peak at 800GB.
Ramsdale would be a PCI Express-based design for servers and workstations, where the new 300 by implication would be a typical SATA drive for mainstream users.

A second wave was reportedly due in the fall. Jay Crest and Oak Crest (300 series), King Crest (500 series), and Taylorsville (700 series) would all use an even more space-efficient 20nm process. Other than Taylorsville having cheaper 100GB and 200GB options along with 400GB and 800GB, little was uncovered about what they would entail.

The new drives will most likely focus on performance as well as cost. Most SSDs still cost hundreds of dollars, in part as it takes larger amounts of flash memory chips to work. Smaller manufacturing lets Intel use fewer parts or get more usable chips from a production yield, lowering its own prices.

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By Sam Byford on November 2, 2012 12:51 am Email @345triangle
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Microsoft surprised the world earlier this year when it moved into producing its own computer hardware with the Surface, but the company's plans may not stop there. According to the Wall Street Journal's sources, Microsoft is currently testing a smartphone with Asian suppliers, although it's unclear whether or not the device will enter mass production. The phone reportedly has a screen size somewhere between four and five inches.
The Verge previously heard that while Microsoft was considering making its own flagship Windows Phone, such a device would be unlikely to see the light of day before the year is out. Indeed, Microsoft has gone out of its way to promote the efforts of hardware partners such as HTC and Nokia, and our sources tell us that any "Surface phone" would likely be deployed as a "Plan B" should Windows Phone 8 fail to gain significant traction. If the Journal's report is to be believed, however, this plan may be further along than previously thought.