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Title: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: hammerhorror on April 16, 2009, 08:40:15 AM

I just received this email from Sound Devices:

Sound Devices is introducing a new model to its recorder lineup at NAB, the 788T-SSD. This new, premium model of the 788T replaces the 160 GB SATA hard drive with a factory-supplied, high-performance 256 GB solid-state drive. The addition of the SSD provides several important benefits including:

•vast internal storage capacity; continuous recordings of over 60 hoursof 24-bit, 8-track audio,
•increased transfer speed versus a spinning hard drive,
•increased immunity to shock and temperature extremes,
•zero acoustical output.
The 788T-SSD will be available on April 20, 2009.

Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: dennisrtyler on April 16, 2009, 08:59:30 AM
chris, are you reading this? ;D
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: jimmyrow on April 16, 2009, 09:32:54 AM
That was a fun email to get this AM!

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Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: baustin on April 16, 2009, 10:18:43 AM
That was a fun email to get this AM!

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Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: dactylus on April 16, 2009, 10:40:50 AM


Still trying to decide whether I want to move to a 744 this year or save a little more cash and acquire a 788T-SSD next year... 

 ::)
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: dennisrtyler on April 16, 2009, 10:45:19 AM


Still trying to decide whether I want to move to a 744 this year or save a little more cash and acquire a 788T-SSD next year... 

 ::)
if you get sbd patches on a semi-regular basis, save for the 788.
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: WiFiJeff on April 16, 2009, 12:06:19 PM
Any price info around?

Jeff
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: flintstone on April 16, 2009, 12:26:15 PM
Note that they don't claim any increase in battery life.
I guess SSD has a similar power requirement.
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: OFOTD on April 16, 2009, 01:00:05 PM
The only change is the addition of the SSD drives.  There is a thread on the SD froums that talks about SSD's and their plan to eventually sell adapters for the 702, 722 and 744 boxes to be able to use the SSD drives.

Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: spcyrfc on April 19, 2009, 04:56:09 PM
There is a thread on the SD froums that talks about SSD's and their plan to eventually sell adapters for the 702, 722 and 744 boxes to be able to use the SSD drives.

is there a difference between SSD and CF for say the 702? 
man o man, if i had 6k to drop, i would pick it up 8channels in a heartbeat. 

32 gb cf cards are $181 now, whonder what they will be in 6 mos?
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: notlance on April 19, 2009, 07:42:14 PM
I doubt you can add any type of internal drive to a 702.  As for external drives, anything that has FireWire should work.

32GB CF cards can be had for a lot less than $181.  Here is a link to some tests I did with an inexpensive CF card:

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,119491.0.html (http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,119491.0.html)

When I bought the 32GB card in question, it was $60, but now it's $80.  First time I've seen a memory card go up in price over time.  But in 6 months they will probably be even less than $60.
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: notlance on April 24, 2009, 12:28:20 PM
I just saw a price for one of these: $6,495.00 from b&h.  I'm sure that is what everyone else will sell them for also.  So for an extra 500 bucks you get a 256GB SSD instead of a 160GB HDD.  Not too bad if you consider the lowest priced 256GB SSD from newegg is $480.
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: SClassical on April 25, 2009, 04:31:03 PM
If the price of SSD drop over time I guess the price for the 788T-SSD will drop??

Maybe it won't maybe in the future they will just make a 1TB 788T-SSD instead and keep the price the same.
Title: Re: New Model - Sound Devices 788T-SSD
Post by: notlance on April 25, 2009, 10:29:38 PM
I really doubt SD will drop the price.  More likely, as you have indicated, SD will just start putting a bigger drive when SSDs get cheaper.  1 TB for what 256GB cost now in maybe 3 years?