Samsung samples SSDs for SCCs
32GB unit offers speed boost
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Samsung has begun punting a compact 32GB solid-state drive card at makers of Small, Cheap Computers.
The SSD - which is also sampling in 8GB and 16GB versions - incorporates Samsung's multi-level cell (MLC) Flash chips. MLCs are usually held to be less responsive than single-level cell chips, but they're key to getting as much capacity as possible in a small space - ideal for SCCs, then, said Samsung.
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The manufacturer claimed the SSDs provide a sequential read speed of 90MB/s and a 70MB/s sequential write speed. That's for the 32GB module - the 16GB and 8GB have the same read speed, but their write speeds drop to 45MB/s and just 25MB/s, respectively.
The 32GB unit ups its write speed by including 32MB of buffer Ram. All three SSDs incorporate a 3Gb/s SATA controller - the same one used in Samsung's 128GB, 2.5in-form factor SSD now in volume production.
The three new SSDs are sampling now - Samsung didn't say when they'll go into mass production.
COMMENTS
@ Stu (that's awesome)
Scamps has been talking about you. On Yahoo.
@Flocke Kroes
You mean like the original EeePC 701, which has a 4GB SSD on the motherboard?
bandwidth
70-90mb/s is more than enought to compete with most HD's today.
45mb/s isn't even too bad, but 25mb/s i think is a leeedle too low..i guess if all you were using your baby laptop was for browsing and emailing, that shouldn't even be a problem either.
yummy, yummy, i love SSD's!
cheers,
bill,
p.s. stuff and nonsense: http://www.eupeople.net/forum
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