anyone suggest SSD options for PIX 240 and F3?

they were using some of those at NAB, but i'm sure they'll have a completely rated list when it comes out. not every SSD is the same, nor do they perform the same over long term use. since they'll be formatted as UDF, fragmentation shouldn't be an issue, but there may be issues with sandforce and non sandforce drives. i wanna get these for the pix, but gotta see if they qualify.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171545
 
SoundDevices has not yet published qualified ssd drives. I am expecting a review unit after IBC and I am certain we will know by then.
 
Considering it'll only be writing out relatively low bitrate prores and dnxhd, any modern sata SSD will do. (assuming it's hardware compatible)
 
wow, looking around the ssd reviews on newegg, seems like a lot of them are failing.
 
intel's have the lowest fail rate thus far out of any ssd, but there's always gonna be a bad batch every now and than. granted the over head in sustained write benchmarked is a lot, but the question isn't about whether the SSD will perform right out of the box. just about any probably would. but the issue is over long term use, SSD's tend to degrade in performance, write after write, and they slow down miserably a near exponential rate (with certain brands) as they get full. I'm sure one of the reasons sound device delayed their product, out of many, is to test more thoroughly on what they qualify has a rock solid ssd for long term production use.
 
till the reliable SSD list appears, I will get the Pix and feed it with CF 600x! but, recording video needs fastest sustained data rate media available.
The price of the media right now, a 64GB Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB card is about $480 ($7.50GB).
A 32 GB card is about $240 ($7.50/GB).
A 256GB Samsung SSD is about $420 ($1.64/GB). Add in the Caddy and the Cost/GB only goes to $2.03/GB.
For almost the same price, we get 4 times the record time with SSD vs. CF.
A trusted source said me Samsumg are in first place on SoundDevices approved storage devices list, so, we must go with them.
 
love how cheap SSD media is. Goodbye CF, my friend. You served us so well while we waited for SSD prices to go down.
 
If SSDs have a high possibility of failing then it is NOT an option for use in a video recorder. Think about it.

You can get a lot of footage on a 128GB Compact Flash card. The extra expense is miniscule to the risk and grief from a failing piece of media.

BTW I have used Compact Flash cards in a NanoFlash for a year and a half. I have not had one bum frame. Not one.

Fohdeesha is correct about the speed concern or lack thereof.

-Andrew
 
Tom and Ned I am looking forward to your reports on the unit once you get a hold of a production model. Aside from usability my concerns are fairly mundane. First is weight. I want to know what this thing weighs. Second is the fan noise. I heard there was a fan in it but I am confused as I see heat sink fins cleverly placed around the unit.

-Andrew
 
Will post as soon as I receive it! Somewhat OT, just got the Blackmagic HyperShuttle with Kingston SSDnow V+ SSD, one of the BMD qualified drives. $227 for 128gb from Amazon. And $50 rebate through 8/31!
 
That SSD drive will yield about 13 minutes of 1080p30 or just under 30 minutes of 720p30

I hope you have carefully crafted shots lists when you pick up your camera!
 
I'll chime in on the CF cards I've used in the nanoflash ... not one problem! Stability is key!
 
Andrew Stone said:
That SSD drive will yield about 13 minutes of 1080p30 or just under 30 minutes of 720p30

I hope you have carefully crafted shots lists when you pick up your camera!
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That's double what a 64Gb CF will store, and 1/2 the price of cheap CF, let alone comparable speed/quaility CF.
I have tried a Kingston HyperX 120 with the Hyperdeck shuttle and it does 1080p 25 well, so it should work for the PIX.
A Corsair Force 120 did not work, too slow.
It dropped about 30% of frames.
Probably be fine for the PIX though.
 
I asked delkin devices if they were going to jump in with an ssd. They said they weren't but knew a ton about them. Seems bios versions are inconsistent on drives. Cinedeck is in bed with manufacturer 'photofast' on raided ssd cards which have been available since 2009 but the supply is consistently unstable.
 
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