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Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
The Cavalry CASD Eagle Series is a Solid State hard drive with SATA II and USB 2.0 connections which make it usable either internally or externally. Available capacities are 32GB and 64GB. Typical of current SSD drives, MLC NAND flash memory has been used giving it almost zero latency and 0.1ms seek time. Sequential read and write speeds of up to 170MB/s and 130MB/s respectively can be achieved along with a random read/write speed of 130MB/s and 45MB/s. Lightweight and durable, the series has been rated at over 2 million hours of operation, can function in temperatures between 0°C and 70°C and has an amazing 15000G of shock resistance while operating. The other model in the CASD series is the Pelican Series which is available in up to 128GB capacities and also has the USB 2.0 interface. Please note that since the product was recently released in September of 2009 there are no pictures of the actual Eagle series available yet, the similar Pelican Series was used instead.
MSRP $200.00
Release date September, 2009
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Features
- Interface: SATA II(internal use), USB 2.0(external use)
- Read: 170MB/second
- Write: 130MB/second
- 32GB and 64GB capacity
- MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory
- Form Factor: 2.5"
- Weight: 0.2 lbs
- Shock resistant to 15000G
- Operating temperature: 0°C to 70°C
- 2 million hour life expectancy
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Competitors
MSRP $700.00
Released January, 2009
Pros
- CF card form factor
- 34MB/s and 19MB/s read/write/up to 16GB capacity
- 4 million hour lifespan
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
Western Digital SiliconDrive II PATA CF
MSRP $700.00
Released January, 2009
Pros
- PATA ATA-5 interface
- 4GB and 8GB capacity
- Extended temperature version available
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
Western Digital SiliconDrive II 2.5" PATA
MSRP $700.00
Released September, 2008
Pros
- 4 million hour life expectancy
- PATA ATA-5 interface
- 34MB/s and 19MB/s Read/Write speed
- Extended temperature version available for extreme climates
Cons
- Small capacities offered/Expensive
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
Western Digital SiliconDrive II Series
MSRP $700.00
Released January, 2009
Pros
- 230MB/sec read - 135mb/sec write
- 250MB/sec read - 160mb/sec write with 250GB version
- Seek time
less than 0.1ms
Cons
- has recently lost price/performance ground to the new 34nm mainstream Intel offerings
- high price per GB and much lower capacities than mechanical drives
- high prices (in general, as well as in comparison to other Indilinx based drives)
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
OCZ Vertex Series
MSRP $750.00
Released July, 2009
Pros
- 220MB/s read, 180MB/s write
- Samsung MLC flash memory and controller
- Self-Healing feature built into memory/Keeps drive clear of unnecessary data and at top speed for the lifespan
- 128MB onboard DRAM with NCQ support for smooth data transfer
- RAID 0
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
Corsair Performance Series
MSRP $2,400.00
Released June, 2009
Pros
- Twice the lifespan of typical SSD drives/3 million mean time hours between failure(MTBF)
- Extended temperature versions available bringing the operational temperature range to -40° C to 85° C
- Proprietary WD technology includes: PowerArmor, SiSMART and SolidStor
- 100MB/s read, 80MB/s write with SATA models
- Built for extreme conditions/good in military applications and business servers
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
Western Digital SiliconDrive III Series
MSRP $299.99
Released September, 2008
Pros
- fastest consumer SSD - best random small file reads/writes
- affordable for enthusiasts
- fair capacities
Cons
- not quite affordable for the majority of consumers
- firmware isn't updated as often as competing drives
- capacities cannot compete with mechanical drive alternatives
Cavalry CASD Eagle Series
vs.
Intel X25-M Mainstream
Reviews
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Pros
- SATA II and USB 2.0 for internal/external operation
- Read/Write: 170MB/s and 130MB/s
- Ultra-shock resistant to 15000G's
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