sTec s260 mSATA SSDs Announced

by Brian Beeler September 13, 2013

written by Brian Beeler September 13, 2013

sTec, a WD company, has announced their latest SSD, the s260 in mSATA form factor. The sTec s260 will find its way into embedded applications and compute situations where space is at a premium. The s260 uses a SATA 6Gb/s interface and features a modest power draw of 1.5W. sTec not content to just float out "another mSATA SSD" has added power fail protection to protect in-flight data in the event of unplanned power loss. They’ve also included environmental specs that support extreme altitudes and temperatures; something that ruggedized computing gear often requires given the intended use cases.

The s260 will ship in a variety of configurations using both SLC and eMLC NAND. The SLC drives come in capacities up to 64GB and offer read and write throughput of up to 500MB/s and 250MB/s respectively with endurance of 10x drives writes per day for 5 years. The eMLC drives are available in capacities up to 200GB and offer throughout of up to 500MB/s read and 150MB/s write, with support for 10x drive writes per day for 3 years.

sTec S260 Specifications

NAND:
- SLC
  - Capacities: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB
  - Performance
    - Average Response Time: <12ms
    - Read: Up to 500MB/s
    - Write: Up to 250MB/s
  - Endurance: 10X drive writes/day
  - Warranty: 5 years
- eMLC
  - Capacities: 50GB, 100GB, 200GB
  - Performance
    - Average Response Time: <16ms
    - Read: Up to 500MB/s
    - Write: Up to 150MB/s
  - Endurance: 10X drive writes/day
  - Warranty: 3 years
Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
Form Factor: mSATA
MTBF: 4 million hours
Dimensions: 50mm (L) X 30mm (W) X 4.8mm (H)
Power: <1.5W @ 3.3V
Environmental
- Operational Temperature: -40° to 85°C (SLC), 0°C to 70°C (eMLC)
- Humidity (Non-condensing): 5-95%
- Shock: 350G/20G
- Altitude: -1,000 to 80,000 ft