Watch All Super Bowl 2012 Ads online and more

Filed under: News | Hardware & Peripherals

 

Samsung 256GB SSD is World's fastest

May 25 2008, 11:38pm CDT | by

Samsung 256GB SSD is World's fastest
 
Buy Samsung 32GB SSD from Amazon Cyber Monday and Black Friday Now
 

Samsung Electronics announced today the world's fastest, 2.5", 256GB multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface.

Gallery

2 images
Samsung 256GB SSD is World's fastestSamsung 256GB SSD is World's fastest

The new Samsung 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface.
Performance data of the new Samsung 256GB SSD features a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s. The Samsung MLC-based 2.5-inch 256GB SSD is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD. Furthermore, the new 256 GB SSD is only 9.5 millimeters (mm) thick, and measures 100.3x69.85 mm.

Samsung’s new MLC 256GB SSD, besides being comparable in speed to an SLC-based SSD, also boasts reliability equal to that of SLC SSDs, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of one million hours, while costing considerably less. Power consumption is also exceptionally low at 0.9 watts in active mode.
Samsung is expected to begin mass producing the 2.5-inch, 256GB SSD by year end, with customer samples available in September. A 1.8-inch version of the 256GB SSD is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.

According to a Q1 2008 report by the semiconductor market research firm iSuppli, the SSD market will grow at an annualized average of 124 percent during the four-year period from 2008 until 2012. iSuppli now projects SSD sales to increase by an additional 35 percent in 2009 over what it projected last year, 51 percent more in 2010, and 89 percent more in 2011, and continue to show dramatic increases in subsequent years. See this SSD market forecast graph below. See also the currently available Solid State Drives.

ssd future

where to buy

What Others Say about This

Nehru Place shuts down to demand basic amenities

New Delhi - Protesting against the civic apathy to end unregulated hawking, insufficient safety provisions and lack of basic amenities including cleanliness, Nehru Place, one of Asia's leading IT products market, remained shut Wednesday. "Fed up by the c ...
Full article at: IndiaVision  More like this  2 days ago, 1:56am CST

Nehru Place shuts down to demand basic amenities

Protesting against the civic apathy to end unregulated hawking, insufficient safety provisions and lack of basic amenities including cleanliness, Nehru Place, one of Asia's leading IT products market, remained shut Wednesday. "Fed up by the civic apathy ...
Full article at: Webindia123  More like this  2 days ago, 6:58am CST

Nehru Place shuts down to demand basic amenities

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Protesting against the civic apathy to end unregulated hawking, insufficient safety provisions and lack of basic amenities including cleanliness, Nehru Place, one of Asia’s leading IT products market, remained shut Wednesday. “Fed ...
Full article at: TDNpost.com  More like this  2 days ago, 6:38am CST

Don't miss ...

 

<a href="/latest_stories/all/all/2" rel="author">Luigi Lugmayr</a>
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.

 

blog comments powered by Disqus Comments

Latest stories

Here&#039;s The Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, Supposedly
Here's The Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, Supposedly
Leaked photo of mysterious phone
 
 
 
Skechers Super Bowl 2012 Ad released
Skechers Super Bowl 2012 Ad released
Watch the new Skechers Super Bowl 2012 Ad Go Run Mr. Quiggly! now online ahead of the Super Bowl 2012.
 
 
The long List of Celebrities in Super Bowl 2012 Ads
The long List of Celebrities in Super Bowl 2012 Ads
The Super Bowl 2012 Ad line up is packed with more celebrities than ever. Celebrities out number dogs and babies by a large margin this year. The new advertiser mantra is not Sex Sells, but Celeb Sells.