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RunCore's latest solid state drive offering is an oxymoron in the tech world, or perhaps the company was being ironic when naming its new SSD line 'InVincible' when 'Impenetrable' might have been a better choice. Naming scheme aside, the neat thing about RunCore's InVincible line is that the drives feature a pair of self-destruction modes, including one that wipes out data by overwriting the entire disk -- otherwise known as zeroing out -- and one that's, um, a bit more permanent.
"A less subtle method is the physical destruction of your SSD by applying an over-current to the NAND flash memory and thereby physically destroying these," RunCore explains. "The RunCore InVincible product series is catering to embedded computer systems requiring high-speed serial switched fabric interconnects for rugged design implementation and more flexible power ranges. Delivering optimized storage options particularly in mission-critical fields such aerospace, military and general industrial applications."
RunCore uploaded a video of the self-destruct feature to YouTube (see below), and these folks aren't fooling around. Within seconds of activating the physical self-destruct mode, the InVincible SSD starts to smoke. The chips inside end up burned and cracked.
No word on how much these suicidal drives cost or when paranoid data hoarders will be able to purchase them.
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wal789
May 17, 2012 at 4:31pm
my roomate's aunt makes $83/hr on the laptop. She has been without work for 8 months but last month her pay was $8682 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this site...NuttyRich.com
aarcane
May 17, 2012 at 11:14am
two molly guards? Check.
Two holes for red and green buttons? check.
Runcore invincible? [__]
Keith E. Whisman
May 17, 2012 at 10:34am
Needs to be voice activated self destruct with a sequence of numbers and letters like those used by the three officers to set the self destruct sequence for the Enterprise. Computer, destruct sequence 1, code 1-1A.
Luminosity47
May 17, 2012 at 9:25am
Didn't anybody notice the bent metal inside it? They faked the shot in the video to make it look more dramatic.
http://legitreviews.com/news/13155/
Keith E. Whisman
May 17, 2012 at 10:37am
Your not supposed to notice their shoddy build quality. They couldn't even afford to hire an American, Canadian, or British spokesperson for the English speaking world. They had to have some girl that learned to speak English in 6th grade and hasn't spoken it since to be their spokesperson.
jimofnyc
May 17, 2012 at 9:12am
I am not sure I understand this... Does the drive have internal power? How could it over volt / current the drive in there is no external power going to it - such as if the computer is turned off and unplugged or the battery removed?
Shalbatana
May 17, 2012 at 8:22am
Well gees guys, Megaupload coulda just used these drives. They didn't have to go getting the govt all involved ;)
bigrigross
May 17, 2012 at 6:55am
The video is only a dramatization. There is no cosmetic damage or smoke with the self destruct option. Its all photoshop. Runcore said it themselves.
MrPC2010
May 17, 2012 at 6:20am
Hm... better not have someone accidentaly press one of these buttons cause he have no idea it destroys the disk... Seriously, it could have required a password or something!
