Rumor: Samsung Makes An SSD Speed Demon
As always we want to start out by telling you that this is a rumor and thus we begin this news post with our normal warning that this is a rumor until we can confirm it, but what a rumor: a new generation of Samsung SSDs that are capable of 120 MB/sec reads and 100 MB/sec writes.
SSD isn't without its pitfalls, namely high price and, until now, typically lower transfer rates than traditional mechanical drives. It looks like we might be entering a brave new world:
“These new drives come in 1.8 and 2.5-inch formats, and feature 960 Mbps sequential read and 800 Mbps sequential write speed respectively, corresponding to speeds of 120MB/s and 100MB/s.”
There isn't any word on capacity at this time, but we're still excited. With transfer rates like this, we're wondering when 3.5-inch versions of these drives are going to be available.
SSD isn't without its pitfalls, namely high price and, until now, typically lower transfer rates than traditional mechanical drives. It looks like we might be entering a brave new world:
“These new drives come in 1.8 and 2.5-inch formats, and feature 960 Mbps sequential read and 800 Mbps sequential write speed respectively, corresponding to speeds of 120MB/s and 100MB/s.”
There isn't any word on capacity at this time, but we're still excited. With transfer rates like this, we're wondering when 3.5-inch versions of these drives are going to be available.
