At last SSD for 256 GB note appeared, the overwhelming speed of reading and writing

The other dayA cheap SSD appeared at 120 GBAlthough we reported, 256 GB of SSD finally appeared. Since reading and writing speed is also overwhelmingly far exceeding so far, it is desirable that it be mounted on a laptop computer as soon as possible.

Also, as SSD of the size adopted for audio players such as iPod also appears, "A portable audio player that realizes large capacity of HDD class even though it is equipped with flash memoryThe day it will appear will not be far.

Details are as below.
Samsung Develops World's Fastest and Largest Capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-based (256 GB) SSD with SATA II Interface

According to this article, Samsung announced 256 GB SSD at 2.5 inches. It is expected to be used for laptop computers, etc. The reading speed is 200 MB per second and the writing speed is 160 MB per second, which means that it corresponds to 2.4 times the normal HDD.

The connection interface corresponds to SATA II, the power consumption is very low as 0.9 W, the average failure time is one million hours. It is said that an encryption function is also installed so that a third party can not read the data by removing the SSD.

Although it is a matter of time to release it, sampling shipments are expected in September 2008, and it seems that mass production will be done at the end of the year. Also,IPod ClassicIt is predicted that 1.8 inch and 256 GB SSDs with the same size used for HDDs will be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.

I am worried about the price,Drop due to mass production effectI would like to expect.

The product image is posted on the following link.

Samsung Develops World's Fastest and Largest Capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-based (256 GB) SSD with SATA II Interface