ADATA is back with a new solid state drive in the form of the S596 Turbo Series. Based on JMicron JMF616 controller, the ADATA S596 Turbo supports SATA II and mini-USB dual interfaces, providing greater convenience and flexibility. This SSD drive can also be used either as an external portable storage or as an installed disk in laptop. The ADATA S596 Turbo Series also features a read speed up to 260MB/s and a write speed up to 210MB/s. The S596 Turbo Series is currently available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB of storage capacities. [PCLaunches]
A new USB 3.0 HDD/SSD enclosure has just been unveiled by Icy Dock. Called the MB668U3-1SB, this lightweight aluminum enclosure has a USB 3.0/2.0 interface, a cool blue LED to notify the user of the drive’s status and can accommodate a single 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [DVHardware]
The Anobit Genesis SSD series is a multi-level cell (MLC) solid state drive family that delivers true enterprise-class reliability and performance for data center storage and server infrastructure. The Anobit Genesis SSDs use Anobit’s patented Memory Signal Processing (MSP) technology to achieve an unparalleled write endurance rating of over 50,000 cycles using standard low cost MLC, enabling enterprise-class SSD storage at a fraction of the cost of single-level cell (SLC) SSDs. Available in 200GB and 400GB of storage capacities, the first-generation Anobit Genesis SSDs provide 20,000 IOPS random write and 30,000 IOPS random read, with 180MB/s sustained write and 220MB/s sustained read. [PCLaunches]
While SSD’s may be a bit expensive for the amount of storage that you get from them, they do make up for it giving you longer battery life in your notebook. They are a great choice for road warriors and this new SSD is about to start appearing in new Samsung premium notebooks. It will feature 512GB of storage and use the new toggle mode NAND. Samsung says that this new toggle mode NAND can extend the battery life by an hour compared to traditional storage. It will feature a 250MB/s read speed and a 220MB/s write speed. [GeekyGadgets]
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) today announced the HyDrive, which is known as the world’s first solid state drive (SSD) embedded ODD. Available in a 32GB and a 64GB of storage capacities, the first generation of the HyDrive is going to be available in August 2010, installed on the Family PC 102 series from Moneual. The bigger 256GB model with SATA 6.0Gbps interface will be released next year. What makes the HLDS HyDrive interesting is that it also supports Blu-ray disc. The Hydrive is able to read BD-ROM-R/RE (SL/DL) at 4.8x, DVD-ROM (SL /DL) at 8x, DVD+R/-R/RW at 8x, and DVD+R/-R DL at 6x. On the other hand, writing speeds are 8x for DVD+R/-R/RW, 4x for DVD+R/-R DL and 24x for CD-R/RW. [CDRInfo]
Super Talent has recently introduced its latest affordable solid state drive (SSD) known as the Super Talent VSSD. This value-for-money SSD provides shorter OS boot-up time, faster application loading, less system power consumption and a brand new experience the customer can never get from traditional hard-disks. In addition, the VSSD is also capable of sequential read speeds up to 150 MB/sec and sequential write speeds up to 100 MB/sec. Available in capacities from 8GB to 64GB, the Super Talent VSSD drives are encased in a lightweight polymer shell that protects the drives against physical damage. The 8GB model retails for approx. $65, while the 64GB model is priced at around $175. [FarEastGizmos]
OCZ has decided to enter mass production of the Z-Drive R2 Solid State Drive (SSD) Series, the second addition of the Z-Drive family. The new Z-Drive R2 SSD maximizes bandwidth by taking the SATA bottleneck out of the equation and utilizes the speed advantages of the PCI-Express interface. What’s more, the Z-Drive family is also bootable and with 8 PCI-E lanes and an eight-way1 RAID 0 configuration, the R2 provides performance ideal for enterprise applications that are limited by HDD technology. The R2 also delivers extremely fast transfer rates of up to 1.4 GB/s. The OCZ Z-Drive R2 SSD series will be available in various capacities from 256GB all the way to 2TB. [Softpedia]
Available in 32, 64, 128 and 256GB, the Buffalo SHD-NSU2 features a 64MB of DRAM cache, a USB connector to easily transfer data, and a 175MB/s reading speed. Folks in Japan will be able to purchase this SSD drive in April 2010 for 14,600 Yen ($156) upwards, depending on the storage size. [Buffalo]
Corsair today rolled out their latest SSDs in the form of the Nova and Reactor. The former is available in 64GB and 128GB models, while the latter is available in 60GB and 120GB of storage capacities. The Nova is a 2.5-inch SSD, which boasts read speeds of up to 215MB/s for the 64GB and 128GB models and writing speeds of up to 130MB/s for the 64GB, as well as 195MB/s for the 128GB model. The 64GB and 128GB Nova SSDs relies on MLC NAND chips and a 64MB of cache.
The Reactor series comes equipped with a 128MB cache and read/write speeds of up to 250/110MB/s for the 60GB model and 250/170MB/s for the 120GB model. The Corsair Reactor also provides a standard SATA 3.0Gbps interface and a mini USB port.
Corsair’s Nova series starts at €160,11 for the 64GB version and €303,35 for the 128GB version. The Corsair Reactor series comes with a lowest price set at €151,67 for the 60GB version, while the 120GB model starts at €294,93. [Fudzilla]
A higher storage capacity ’512GB’ has been recently added to Kingston’s SSDNow V+ SSD line-up. Coming in 2.5-inch form factor, the drive features built-in MLC NAND flash memory chips, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, a MTBF of 1 million hours and provides read/write speeds of up to 230/180 MB/s. The 512GB SSDNow V+ is priced at $1,598 (stand-alone drive) or $1,698 (complete bundle: a 2.5-inch USB enclosure, 3.5-inch mounting brackets, power cables and a cloning software). [Softpedia]
