Thread: Samsung declares High-Function mSATA SSDs for Ultra-Slim Notebook PCs

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in progressive semiconductor tech solutions, declared volume production of SSDs (solid state drives) that support the Mini-Serial ATA (mSATA) interface. The drives are planned for utilize in ultra-slim notebooks such as Ultrabook Computers.


“Samsung’s compact mSATA SSDs will furnish function of the highest quality in assisting to deliver the progressive ultra-slim Computers that consumers have been needing,” told Myungho Kim, vice president of memory marketing, Machine result, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung designs to continue furnishing timely delivery of advanced SSD results, while preserving its leadership situation in the SSD market for notebook Computer.”


Mixing Samsung’s fresh high-function mSATA SSDs with the new multi-core processors will assist Computer producers to substantially improve function of their Ultrabook-class movable Computer up to that of notebook Computers, in meeting always-raising consumer requires.


The fresh Samsung mSATA SSDs* will be in build in 256, 128 and 64 gigabyte densities as chief memory machines, and too at 32GB for caching. They measure 50.95 x 30 x 3.8 millimeters and weigh a mere 8 grams.




The fresh SSDs will be component of the highly famous Samsung PM830 product family that was brought in before this year. They create utilize of Samsung’s progressive 20 nanometer class** NAND flash storage parts which integrate the toggle DDR interface.


Utilizing high-performance SATA 6Gb/s controllers based on Samsung’s own technology, the new mSATA SSDs can accomplish at the industry’s accomplished consecutive apprehend and address speeds of 500 megabytes per additional (MB/s) and of 260MB/s respectively, beneath optimum conditions.


This is, added than six times the acceleration of adamantine deejay drives about alms a abstracts alteration amount of 80MB/s. The Samsung SSDs additionally accredit faster arrangement boot-ups (in the 10-second range) and will address bristles DVD files in about a minute.


In addition, the Samsung mSATA SSDs affection an avant-garde hardware-based aegis band-aid including 256-bit Avant-garde Encryption Standard (AES) protection, which will anticipate crooked admission to abstracts on a absent or baseborn anthology PC.