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Silicon Motion introduces new SM2246EN SATA SSD controller, promises lower power for mobile devices

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An SSD uses, what, 1w? 2w? How much more power efficient can they get? Crazy. It is awesome, but I question how much more power efficient they can get.

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Wow, I know a lot of people care when it comes to low power components but wow, this is taking it a little extreme.

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An SSD uses, what, 1w? 2w? How much more power efficient can they get? Crazy. It is awesome, but I question how much more power efficient they can get.

According to Newegg, Crucial's M4 series use 0.15 watts while active and use less than 85 milliwatts while idling.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

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According to Newegg, Crucial's M4 series use 0.15 watts while active. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

 

Oh god, we're gonna run out of fossil fuels faster than I thought!

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As long as it doesn't sacrifice performance I see nothing wrong with this... Still, I think focusing on battery technology would be more useful in the long run.

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