Toshiba announced the industry’s first 2.5-inch SATA II 512GB SSD, which will be showcased at the CES 2009. The new 512GB SSD is based on 43 nanometer (nm) Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND technology and utilize an advanced MLC controller offering higer read and write speeds.
The new 2.5-inch 43nm MLC-based SSD, including the 512GB one, has a maximum sequential read speed of 240MB per second (MBps) and maximum sequential write speed of 200MBps.
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.
Mass proudction will start in Q2 2009.
2.5-inch Serial ATA-2
512GB Â Â Â THNS512GG8BB
256GB Â Â Â THNS256GG8BB
128GB Â Â Â THNS128GG4BB
64GB Â Â Â THNS064GG2BB
1.8-inch Serial ATA-2
256GB Â Â Â THNS256GG8BA
128GB Â Â Â THNS128GG4BA
64GB Â Â Â THNS064GG2BA
1.8-inch Flash Module Serial ATA-2
256GB Â Â Â THNS256GG8BM
128GB Â Â Â THNS128GG4BM
64GB Â Â Â THNS064GG2BM
