PhotoFast has announced a new series of 1.8-inch SSDs by unveiling the G-Monster V4. Coming in capacities ranging from 32GB to 256GB, these drives are available in three different versions, either with 40-pin ZIF, 44-pin IDE or 50-pin IDE connection interface. They also feature MLC NAND flash memory chips, a 64MB of cache memory, an active garbage collection function and provide read and write speeds of up to 128MB/s and 90MB/s, respectively. Sadly, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [Softpedia]
PhotoFast is preparing to launch its new high-capacity CompactFlash card namely the G-Monster 533X Professional. Featuring 64GB of storage space, the card has an Ultra ATA 133 interface and provides a reading speed up to 80MB/s and a writing speed up to 40MB/s. The G-Monster 533 will become available soon for a retail price of $338 with a one-year warranty. [TCMagazine]
The CR-7200 adapter from PhotoFast can hold four 16GB microSD cards or microSDHC cards running in RAID. According to the site, this makes the slower microSD format as fast as CompactFlash by striping data across all four microSD cards at once. The PhotoFast CR-7200 adapter is now available for pre-order for 6,500 Yen ($70). [Product Page]
PhotoFast’s G-Monster-eSATA/USB device is currently available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities. The device provides read and write speeds of 175MB/sec and 100MB/sec, respectively. The PhotoFast G-Monster-eSATA/USB will be released at the end of this month in Japan. [Product Page]
SSD technology is the key for future and fast computing. Japan based PhotoFast today introduced their G-Monster PCIe SSD that offers 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage space, 750MB/s reading speed and 700MB/s writing speed. Sadly, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time. [Akihabara]
Photofast will release their latest G-Monster SSD V4 SLC Series for a mid-April release. Available in 64GB or 32GB, the device features a reading speed of 270MB/s, and a writing speed of 170MB/s, with 64 MB of internal cache. Photofast also announced a MTBF of 1.5 million hours for their 2.5-Inch SATA SSD. The 32GB and 64GB model are priced at €365 and €660, respectively. Meanwhile, the 128GB version is scheduled for release later this year. [Photofast]
