New Samsung SSD-drives for inexpensive PCs

Samsung Electronics Company has announced the beginning of the pilot production of solid drives (SSD) increased productivity low-density data storage, which differ compact size (30% from 2.5 - inch SSD) and the high cost of production. These new SSD-based multilevel cells will be offered as an attractive alternative to hard disks, currently used for the production of low-cost PC. Mass production models with density recording 8, 16 and 32 GB will begin next month.



The new Samsung drives used the same high technology controller SATA II, and that in recent MLC-drive, the same firm capacity of 128 GB.

The new MLC-device capacity of 32 GB read data (consistently) at a speed of 90 Mb / s, writes (consistently) at a speed of 70 Mb / s - so much faster than today presented solid drives on the market. At a capacity of 16 GB drive speed reading - 90 Mb / s, recording - 45 Mb / s; 8 GB model speed reading - 90 Mb / s, recording - 25 MB / sec.

8 GB model consists of four separate MLC NAND chips to 16 gigabit, 16 GB model - a four dvuhkristalnyh, a 32 GB model - of the four packages chetyrehkristalnyh 16 - gigabitovyh NAND-chips. Thanks to quad-built system and Buffer To a DRAM-chip 32 MB new SSD can be used in systems where needed high speed reading of data.

The company Samsung has extended the product range offered on the market of solid drives, the date of the first models SSD capacity of 16 GB and 32 market-oriented ultramobilnyh PCs, in 2006, then were released capacity 64 GB model - in 2007, 128 GB -- In 2008, and 256 GB (pilot) - in the second half of 2008,

The recent sales growth of budget PCs, as well as access to this market, most of the major PC manufacturers have caused vzryvopodobny solid growth in demand for low-density drives. It is expected that the market for these devices will increase each year (by number of units) for up to 57% in 2011, while the main factor market demand will remain a model for inexpensive PCs SSD.