well, the camera doesn't shoot 720 at all, so I don't think that would be a simple firmware change. 2.5K or 1080 is what we've got to play with.
RAW at 2.5K is 5MB per frame, at 30fps it's 150MB/sec continuous throughput...that's the current maximum data the BMCC outputs.
Extrapolating that data means that RAW @ fullHD (1920x1080) should be roughly 3.12MB per frame. At 60fps you'd be looking at 187MB a second.
That would definitely be past the boundary of what you can get out of the current SSDs...
On a side note, for calculating SSD performance, you should be doing the math from the IOPS figure, not the "marketing" stat of MB/sec. These numbers are always noted as "up to" and change dramatically depending on what kind of writing you're doing to the drive. So 525MB sustained doesn't mean you can write video at that rate. Misleading? Definitely.
See this link for an excellent explanation:
http://www.ssdfreaks.com/content/599/ho ... s-from-mbsUsing this calculation, we see that the Sandisk Xtreme 480GB SSD could handle a sustained throughput of 187.6875 MB/sec. (based on their stated 46,000 IOPS) That number is also expressed as an "up to" by Sandisk. Since all the manufacturers use their own math to create these benchmarks, you need to accept there is going to be wiggle room.
So, I would think that the 150MB/Sec that BMCC outputs at 2.5K RAW is the most they could do with existing, cheap and widely available SSDs.
This could also explain why RED MAGs are so expensive, as they are "probably" not just regular 2.5" or 1.8" SSDs inside. There must be some custom controller hardware to give them the bandwidth they need to move as much data as they do.
I'd love for someone to confirm this as I've often wondered why no one simply bought a 64GB REDMAG , open it up and substitute a 480GB drive...maybe this answers that?!
In any case...for a $3000, 2.5K RAW shooter...that writes to standard, off the shelf SSDs...I think we've got it pretty good with the BMCC. Can't wait for mine