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Samsung 256GB SSD is World's Fastest

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-write-faster-with-a-pencil dept.

i4u submitted one of many holiday weekend slow news day stories which starts "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. 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 is expected to begin mass producing the 2.5-inch, 256GB SSD by year end, with customer samples available in September. A 256GB capacity is getting large enough to replace hard-drives for good — now just the prices just need to come down further for large capacity SSDs."

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  1. Re:Large enough? No way. by Bobby+Onions · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't be so wet; there's no need to puch a dampener on things.

  2. Re:Large enough? No way. by mfnickster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agreed, GP needs a lesson in humidity.

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  3. Re:The price: by tzot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, that's a price drop alright. Until recently, you had to give an arm, a leg and your firstborn.

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