@AC Re: 32.23MB/s for 4K random reads is disappointing
Flash Dimms, aka SansDisk UltraDIMM was sidetracked by lawsuits and the fact that it only worked in DDR3 dimm slots.
I agree that it was an interesting choice and I would imagine that if you did the same with the new RRAM tech from Intel/Micron and Crossbar, you'd have a winner.
This product however is a gap product. It doubles the performance of what was traditionally a SATA SSD.
For a prosumer / consumer product ... it has its limited value. Certain applications will be able to take advantage of it.
For the SOHO small biz, it has even more potential. Now you can get better performance out of a smaller box to serve up your ecommerce site. You can do more with data backed systems where you don't have to buy larger more expensive boxes.
I think we can all see the future, yet not all of us can wait and at a certain price point, we can justify the expense. What we need to see is a new bus architecture to allow for high density RRAM tech.
Imagine having a 2.5" card, the size of your 2.5" SSD slotting in to a bus chassis and being part of a micro super computer?