Hmm… SSD…

Version  1.96       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
Concurrency   1     -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
moeka            4G   934  99 129096  29 60057  19  2040  99 159185  20  9386 187
Latency             14139us    2108ms    2064ms    8188us   16631us    3551us
Version  1.96       ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
moeka               -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16  2772  21 +++++ +++  2380  17  2758  22 +++++ +++  2279  17
Latency             42423us     262us   42335us   40714us      32us   42150us

Just wedged a 60GB SSD into my little IBM/Lenovo X60 that I use as a carryabout.

Yes, that’s 150MB/sec read on a machine with only SATA1. 🙂