Solid-state disks now at 128GB

Solid-State Disks (SSD) in densities of 64GByte and 128GByte, from Samsung Electronics, enable lower power, increased performance and reliability, and reduced cost of ownership in next-generation computing devices.

The 1.8- and 2.5-inch SSDs use Samsung’s Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND-Flash technology, which achieves higher density than Single-Level Cell (SLC) memories as well as high write and read speeds of 70MByte/s and 90MByte/s respectively. Also integrated is an optimised single-chip controller and advanced Flash-management firmware, delivering a complete SATA II SSD enclosed in a brushed metallic case measuring 100mm x 69.8mm x 9.5mm thick.

With no spinning disks or searching heads, the SSD achieves fast boot and application start-up times, eliminates audible noise, and reduces both power consumption and heat dissipation. In active mode the SSD consumes 0.5W, while standby power is only 0.2W. This is less than one-tenth of the power consumed by enterprise-class 15,000rpm HDDs in servers, and less than half the power of a laptop PC HDD.

Combined with higher reliability, resulting in greater up-time and reduced maintenance costs, these MLC-based drives are poised to expand the market for SSDs from notebook PCs to corporate servers and other highperformance storage applications.

 

FEATURES 3.0Gbit/s interface 3.3V operation High shock resistance At least 50% lighter than conventional HDD

APPLICATIONS Laptop PCs Desktop PCs Embedded PCs Server systems Data centres

 

 

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