While SSD adoption has been growing, up 14% in 2009, the rapid inclusion of SSDs in personal computers has been slower than many predicted, largely due to the costs associated with NAND flash chips. NAND pricing has not fallen as fast as expected, though there are indications that prices could start sliding more aggressively later this
Corsair has announced their latest generation rugged USB flash drive, the Flash Survivor GTR. The flash drive unscrews from an aircraft-grade aluminum case which includes a waterproof seal, making the drive water-resistant up to 200 meters. The Survivor GTR comes in 32GB and 64GB capacities.
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.
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