Sony VAIO Z to offer ultra-fast "Quad SSD" in RAID 0 configuration, backlit keyboard?

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/quad-ssd-sony-mockup.jpgWe've already given you the leaked specs for the unannounced updates to Sony's VAIO Z (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/sony-vaio-y11-s11-and-f11-leaked-ahead-of-launch-z-and-cw-seri/) series of laptops. Now here's what you haven't heard: that SSD on the feature list is rather special, a "Quad SSD" in Sony language. To quote from the materials we've peeped, the Quad SSD is delineated as "SSD RAID0:64GB/128GB x 4." What's unclear is whether that means 4x 128GB or 64GB modules for either 512GB or 256GB of RAID 0 storage, or simply 4x flash modules totaling 128GB or 64GB of RAID 0 capacity. Presumably, it's similar to devices like the PhotoFast GMonster Quad Drive (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/06/photofast-gmonster-ssd-gets-wrestled-open-found-to-contain-comp/) (pictured, with four CF memory cards) that we've already seen. What we do know for sure, however, is that Sony's Quad SSD features incredible throughput compared to a traditional 5400rpm hard disk. We're talking about writing a 1GB file at about 4 seconds compared to 25 seconds on that same 5400rpm spinner. We're also told that the VAIO Z will be the first to feature a backlit keyboard, something we've been missing (http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/sony-vaio-z-the-engadget-review/) from Sony's previous generation of Zs. It's CES kids so the truth is only hours away.

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