Thin laptops and ultrabooks that make use of a solid state drive (SSD) often make use of a mini-Serial ATA (mSATA). These storage options are smaller than the usual 2.5-inch SSDs used for such devices but they often make the sticker price higher and the storage space smaller. This may no longer be the case as Samsung has announced the first ever 1TB mSATA SSD under its 840 EVO mSATA SSD lineup.
The company said that it will be available across all markets later this month but has not revealed the pricing for the new product. However, it disclosed details that may make every SSD fan drool. The 1TB mSATA SSD is just about 40 percent of the thickness and about a twelfth of the weight of a typical hard drive. The 1TB tiny storage device can do 98,000 random reads; 98,000 random write input output operations per second; and sequential read and write speed of 540 MB/s and 520 MB/s.
"With the new mSATA SSD line-up offering up to 1TB of memory and an optimized software tool, we expect that consumers can enjoy high storage volume and performance on ultra-slim notebooks besides desktop PCs," Samsung Electronics Senior Vice President for Memory Brand Product Marketing, Unsoo Kim said in a statement.
"We will continue to bring leading-edge SSD products and software solutions with improved quality and reliability, while working on offering higher consumer satisfaction and strengthening competitiveness of our branded memory business," he added.
Samsung made use of four packages of flash memory that consist of 16 layers of 128GB chips each to come up with a 1TB SSD. The storage device that is specifically designed for multi-tasking tips the scale at 8.5 grams and is just 3.85 mm in thickness.
The 840 EVO mSATA SSD also comes in 120GB, 250GB, and 500GB variants. This line of storage options also come with the Magician 4.3 software that gives it have a performance that is 10 times faster than a regular HDD and twice than an ordinary SATA SSD. It also promises excellent data security.
According to Samsung, the first 1TB mSATA SSD can be combined with other storage devices such as another SSD or hard disk drives so long as the device has an mSATA socket.
