Cramming 256GB into slim SSD
Samsung unveiled a new, high-capacity solid state drive (SSD) at the fifth annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum in Taipei, on Monday 26 May 2008.
The 2.5-inch, 256 gigabyte (GB), multi-level cell (MLC)-based SSD uses a SATA II interface, and it's the world's fastest SSD, according to the company.
In addition, Samsung said its new SSD is the thinnest drive with the largest capacity offering a SATA II interface.
The company expects to begin production of the 2.5-inch SSD by the end of 2008 but will make customer samples available in September. Once the SSD has been introduced, it will be the largest capacity SSD on the global market and effectively eliminate density as a barrier to SSD adoption, the company said.
A 1.8-inch version of the 256GB SSD is expected during the fourth quarter of 2008.
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