Samsung pushes 1.8in solid state drive to 64G

Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 05:16

Business IT - Technology

Samsung's new 64G flash-based drive combines higher performance with increased capacity.

Announced yesterday at the company's Mobile Solution Forum in Taipei, the new drive has twice the capacity of Samsung's previous model yet requires no more power.

The read speed has been improved from 53MBps to 64MBps, while the write speed has received a proportionally greater boost from 30MBps to 45MBps. This stems from the use of eight-gigabit single-level-cell NAND chips.

Like its predecessor, the new device is a direct replacement for hard disks in notebooks and other mobile devices including music players such as Apple's popular iPod. It provides better performance, reduced power consumption, silent operation, less weight and greater shock resistance.

The 64G drive will go into mass production during the second quarter.