10 years ago we never thought technology can progress so fast that it can squeeze 256 GB into 2.5" form factor drive. Toshiba Corporation recently launched a new enhancement to the NAND-flash-based solid state drives (SSD) line-up by introducing the industry leading 256 GB SSD. It was showcased at CEATEC in Makuhari, Japan beginning September 30th until October 4th alongside the launch of a series of small-sized Flash Modules which is meant for netbook computers ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs), other mobile and peripheral applications.
The ground-breaking 256 GB high density SSD offers higher read-write speeds; 120MB/second and 70MB/second respectively, parallel data transfers and wear leveling to a 2.5-inch form factor drive. This allows faster data transfer via a high speed SATA 3.0Gb/s interface. Alongside this high density SSD, Toshiba continues to support the market growth for small netbook computers with the launch of flash modules supporting 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB densities.
The flash modules are also compatible with the SATA interface and will continue to support development in the fast growing market for UMPCs, netbook PCs, and peripheral applications. Toshiba's commitment in delivering the support for the aforementioned market segment can be clearly seen from the offering to developers a wide range of SSD for integration.
While the technology keeps progressing at fast rate, I wonder how long does it takes for this state-of the art 256GB Solid State Drives to become obsolete. Time will tell.
[tags]Technology, Toshiba, 256GB Solid State Drives, UMPCs, netbook PCs, peripheral applications, SATA [/tags]
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