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Proven Quality, High Performance and Differentiating Features Put Samsung SSDs Ahead of the Pack

Samsung’s Solid State Drives (SSDs) are light, rugged and reliable MLC NAND flash-based PC storage devices, available in a range of sizes and densities. After being qualified by several top-tier PC suppliers, Samsung SSDs have become widely chosen solid-state drives, currently offered in a variety of notebook and other portable PCs. In addition to the drives’ outstanding quality, OEMs are attracted by superior performance and special features like self encryption for greater security.

This next-generation product offers many advantages over rotating magnetic media such as better reliability and performance, remarkable ruggedness, less weight and significantly lower power consumption. For example, the performance of the 256-gigabyte Samsung SSD is 4.2 times greater than a 7200rpm notebook hard drive. Compared to an HDD, the SSD’s booting and application loading time are 50% less and file copy time is 60% less.

Samsung’s SSDs are ideal for traveling professionals, on-the-go students and others. SSDs use significantly less power—about 0.26 watts in operational mode and 0.15 watts in standby mode, which gives users up to 10% more battery life. In addition, the SSDs weigh 25% less than most HDDs, which further improves portability.

Superior Solution for Portable PC Users Includes Self Encryption

As a non-volatile storage device, the SSD has no moving parts such as the motor, disks and heads of a hard drive. Thus it eliminates spin-up time, seek time and rotational latency while delivering sustained high-speed data transfers. The SSD’s lack of moving parts makes it noise free and its ultra-low power consumption virtually eliminates heat emissions.

One of the Samsung SSD’s special features is hardware-based self encryption to protect confidential data from unauthorized access. This security capability is TCG Opal compliant and uses the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard. Compared to currently available software-based disk encryption, Samsung’s approach offers faster performance, better security and an “always on” feature. Encryption keys and access credentials stay within the drive hardware rather than being stored in software, increasing security and simplifying management.

Key Features & Benefits:

Secure Self Encryption
• TCG Opal compliant
• No performance degradation
• 128-bit AES encryption

High Reliability
• No moving parts to fail
• Greater resistance to shock & vibration

Fast Performance
• No spin up or seek time
• Sustained high-speed data transfers
• Sustained data reads: up to 220 MB/s
• Sustained data writes: up to 200 MB/s
• Can cut boot-up time in half

Improved Operation
• Noise free
• Virtually no heat emissions
• Weighs almost 25% less than conventional storage

Reduced Power Requirements
• Consumes 1/8th the power of HDD
• Super-low operating and standby power needs
• Extends battery life up to 10%

Supports Variety of PCs
• Native SATA II (3Gb/s)
-- 64/128/256GB
-- 2.5”, 1.8”
• Minicard - SATA II (3Gb/s)
-- PCIe form factor
-- 16/32/64GB
• Standard and module configurations

Specifications:

Type
• Solid State Drive
• 2.5" Form Factor
• Serial ATA II

Storage
• 32Gb Capacity

Features
• Up to 220 MB/s Write Speed
• Up to 220 MB/s Read Speed