Mtron Next Gen 260MB/s SSD Controller Tech Introduced

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Mtron has unveiled its new SSD controller technology that will allow 260MB/s SSD drives to come to market. Mtron says it will be launching new SSDs in early 2009 utilizing the new controller. Products using this controller will be twice as fast as current generation SSD drives.

The controller technology uses 8-channels to provide a maximum read speed of 260MB/s and a maximum write speed of 240MB/s. According to Mtron these drives will be more than twice as fast as any other SSDs on the market. Mtron also unveiled new SSD drives using current technology for the aviation, military and medical industries. Read more

Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:59:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Mtron Pro 7500 SSD is Fastest SSD Around

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Mtron announced today that is has completed development on its fastest line of SSD drives called the Pro 7500 line. The SSDs in the line are available in 32GB to 128GB capacities and are available in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch sizes.

All versions of the drive use the SATA II interface and can provide a maximum read speed of 130MB/s and a write speed of 120MB/s. According to Mtron that makes the Pro 7500 series the fastest SSD in the market. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:42:22 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

MTRON PRO 32GB 2.5 inch SATA SSD Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the MTRON PRO 32GB 2.5” SATA SSD.

Quote from the review: "I recently took the MTRON MOBI 3.5 inch desktop SSD for a test drive and found the performance of the latest SSDs to be breathtaking, but costly. At this time, SSD for the desktop feels like a long way away due to high costs, but there is one market that is adopting the technology at a rapid rate. Read more

Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MTRON MOBI 64GB SATA Solid State Disk Review

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Tweaktown published a review about the MTRON MOBI 64GB SATA Solid State Disk.

Quote from the SSD Review: "Several years ago in a thread posted within a storage section of a popular forum, I learned of the fabled RAM Drive. This was several years before the GIGABYTE product of the same name, back when using memory as a storage device was more of a fable, or story of myth. At the time, no one had ever actually seen a RAM Drive, or at least not anyone tooling around in forums. This wasn’t because they didn’t exist, it is just that they cost more than a Honda Civic. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mtron Pro 7000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD Review

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After reviewing the Mtron MOBI 3000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD , Benchmark Reviews now published a review of the Mtron Pro 7000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD.

Quote from the review: "Mtron offers the Pro 7000 SSD as a high performance storage device designed to solve the bottleneck of computing system by traditional hard disk drives. The Pro 7000 SSD can be a drop-in replacement to hard disk drives without any additional software installation. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Imation SSD Drives by Mtron Available

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Imation announced today that it has a line of SSD products available powered by Mtron. The Imation SSD line includes two families of products, the MOBI 3000 series for end users and the PRO 7000 series for enterprise users.

"Imation continues to build on our more than 50 years of data storage experience to deliver a superior solid state drive solution that optimizes system performance and provides reliable protection and access of critical data," said Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, vice president, Global Commercial Business, R&D and Manufacturing, Imation. "The Imation SSD MOBI 3000 Series and PRO 7000 Series meet mobile business and enterprise demand for high performance, reliability and energy efficiency." Read more

Posted on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:29:09 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Mtron MOBI 3000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD Review

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Benchmark Review published a review of the Mtron MOBI 3000 2.5-Inch 16GB SSD MSD-SATA3025.

Quote from the review: "Solid State Drives are not for everyone. Similar to the evolution towards DDR3 system memory, a gradual replacement of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) by the Solid State Drive (SDD) is going to move very slow. The cost of purchase for SSD's is the primary cause, since most drives cost more than an entire computer system. Other factors include the restricted bandwidth available to flash-based SSD's. But what if the price was within reach? Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MTRON 1.8-inch 128GB SSD

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MTRON announced recently that it has developed a new 128 GB SSD that is a replacement for 1.8-inch hard drives in notebook computers. The new drive uses a ZIF socket and will begin production in April.

MTRON says the new SSD has a maximum read speed of 120MB/s and a maximum write speed of 100MB/s making it over six times faster than a normal 1.8-inch HDD. Like other SSD drives currently on the market the MTRON version benefits from shock and vibration resistance. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:50:43 CST | by Shane McGlaun