Samsung Electronics has just announced that they have started producing 20nm-class NAND chips for use in SD memory cards and embedded solutions. The new process, improving upon a 30nm process, brings better performance and density for storage solutions. A new 32Gb (gigabit) MLC NAND chip adds to Samsung’s portfolio of storage solutions
Transcend has released a new USB flash drive, the JetFlash 500. The JetFlash 500 features a retractable USB connector operated by the flick of a thumb. The drives come in several colors and capacities up to 32GB.
Patriot has added to their SSD lineup with Zephyr, a mainstream SSD line which comes in capacities up to 256GB and features a JMicron JMF612 controller, TRIM support and up to 240MB/s read and 180MB/s write speeds.
Cars are getting more tech-savvy every day, and now Toshiba has launched the largest hard drive offering designed to deal with the storage needs and rigors of automotive usage. The Toshiba MK2060GSC offers a 200GB capacity on a single platter with 4200 RPM speed and SATA interface.
Transcend today introduced its StoreJet 25D3 portable hard drive with USB 3.0 connectivity. The company claims the drive offers real-world transfer speeds up to 90MB/s.
Promise Technology today announced its 32TB VTrak E-Class RAID storage subsystem designed for enterprises and demanding digital content work.
G-Technology by Hitachi has introduced two new high-speed storage solutions: The G-SPEED Q with FireWire, eSATA, and USB, and the G-SPEED FC XL 8Gb with a next-gen dual Fibre Channel connection.
Texas Memory Systems has announced the RamSan-630, an SLC Flash-based network storage device. The RamSan-630 supports up to 10TB of SSD storage in a 3U rack-mountable case, and sports a flashy 500,000 IOPS. Up to 10 Fibre Channel links allow 4-GB/s of aggregated bandwidth.
Super Talent has launched a new value-line family of solid state drives. The Super Talent VSSD ranges from an ultra-low-capacity of 8GB, up to 64GB. The 64GB VSSD offers 150MB/s read and 100MB/s write speeds, with performance stepping down with capacity.
OCZ has announced the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs. Both solid state drives are geared toward the enthusiast market. The OCZ Vertex 2 posts 285MB/s read speeds and 275MB/s writes with 4KB random writes up to 50,000 IOPS. The Agility 2 offers the same read/write speeds with 4KB random writes up to 10,000 IOPS.
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