Toshiba Launches World's Largest Class 128 GB SSD with Low Cost

Recording medium using NAND type flash memory of large capacity instead of magnetic disk by Toshiba "Solid state driveIt is said that it will release.

Although SSD has been a problem of popularization due to small capacity and high cost so far, Toshiba seems to succeed in reducing the cost while maintaining the transfer rate.

Details are as follows.
According to Toshiba, unlike flash memory called "binary NAND type" which is high cost and low capacity which conventional models have, SSD released this time, SSD is a popular type "multi-valued NAND It is said that it has a flash memory of "type".

And with Toshiba's proprietary controller, it is possible to increase the capacity while maintaining the processing speed and long life (about 1 million hours) equivalent to that of loading the "binary NAND type" flash memory He said that he was successful.

In addition to the module type, the model is planned to be released in January - March 2008, and a lineup of 32, 64, and 128 GB is available for each model, which can be connected to a personal computer via a serial ATA interface.

This is a module type.


If it is a 128GB model, it is comparable to the HDD installed in the recent notebook PC, but it is a place where the price of the PC actually loaded is worrisome.