Super Talent Technology ha annunciato il lancio commerciale della prima gamma di unità di memorizzazione SSD (Solid State Drive) da 2.5-inch e con interfaccia SATA-II in grado di vantare una variante con una capacità di 512GB.

La nuova linea è siglata The MasterDrive RX ed è basata sulla tecnologia proprietaria RAIDSSD; al momento i modelli disponibili sono cinque. I nuovi SSD hanno una capacità pari a 128GB, 256GB e 512GB e differiscono in base alla velocità di scrittura, che è pari a 160MB/s in alcuni casi e a 200MB/s in altri, mentre per tutti la velocità di lettura è pari a 230MB/s (cfr. la tabella che segue per i dettagli, ndr).

In accordo al produttore, il modello da 512GB ha un MSRP di poco inferiore alla soglia dei $1500. I drive sono stati progettati per lavorare in ambiente Windows, Linux e Mac OS X.

San Jose, California – April 8, 2009 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced that it is now shipping the MasterDrive RX family of Solid State Drives (SSDs) in capacities up to 512GB.

The MasterDrive RX features Super Talent’s proprietary RAIDSSD Technology to enable extremely fast sequential read and write speeds. The MasterDrive RX with MLC NAND Flash comes in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB densities and is rated for a maximum sequential read speed of 230MB/sec and a maximum sequential write speed of 160MB/sec. The MasterDrive RX with SLC Flash comes in 128GB and 256GB densities and is rated for a maximum sequential read speed of 230MB/sec and a maximum sequential write speed of 200MB/sec.

Jeremy Werner, senior product marketing manager at Super Talent, stated "The MasterDrive RX is the latest product utilizing our patented RAIDSSD Technology. This product is great! From a performance standpoint it’s like having two SSDs in the space of one, and it extends our standard 2.5" SATA-II product line to include a 512GB SSD." The 512GB MasterDrive RX retails for under $1500.

All these products are designed to be compatible with all known operating systems including Windows, Linux, and OSX. Super Talent backs the SLC versions with a 3-year warranty and the MLC versions with a 2-year warranty.

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