On December 18, 2008 Toshiba has launched 512 GB SSD (solid state drive) for Notebooks. Toshiba’s 512 GB SSD is 2.5 inch in size and it is based on Toshiba’s 43nm multi-level cell NAND flash technology. These new SSD drives provide a high level of performance and endurance for use in notebook computers, gaming and home entertainment systems
Toshiba’s second-generation SSDs bring increased capacity and performance for notebook computers. They utilize an advanced MLC controller, which is also compatible with further advanced processes, that achieves higher read/write speeds, parallel data transfers and wear leveling to optimize performance, reliability and endurance. The drives enable improved system responsiveness with a maximum sequential read speed of 240MB per second (MBps)2 and maximum sequential write speed of 200MBps enabling an improvement in overall computing experience, and faster boot and application loading times. The drives also offer AES data encryption to prevent unauthorized data access.
Mr. Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Vice President of Toshiba Corporation’s Semiconductor Company, Said
The solid state drive market is evolving rapidly, with higher performance drives to meet market requirements, and differentiated product families targeted for appropriate applications. This new 43nm SSD family balances value/performance characteristics for its targeted consumer applications, through use of MLC NAND and advanced controller architecture.
In addition to the 2.5-inch, 512GB drive, the 43nm NAND SSD family also includes capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, offered in 1.8-inch or 2.5-inch drive enclosures or as SSD Flash Modules.
