Samsung Affordable 128MB Solid State Drives Now In Mass Production [Samsung SSDs]

Samsung have announced that they have now begun the mass production of
their new 128GB SSDs (Solid State Drives) which, whilst using slower
multi-level cell technology to ensure 'attractive pricing' still offer
write speeds of 70MBps and read speeds of 90Mbps as well as a purported
lifespan offering up to 20 times longer than what Samsung term as 'the
generally accepted 4-5 year life span of a notebook PC hard drive'.

'With the 64 GB and 128 GB MLC SSDs, we are satisfying the density
requirements of most business users and many PC enthusiasts, who will
appreciate not only the performance gains and added reliability, but
also the more attractive pricing,' said Jim Elliott, vice president,
memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. who announced that
Samsung's new 128GB SSDs were now entering the mass production phase.

Samsung's new affordable SSDs come with a brushed metallic housing,
measure in at 100mm x 69.8mm with a mere 9.5mm thickness and comprise of
64 MLC NAND flash memory chips of 16 gigabits each paired with optimized
single-chip controller technology and advanced flash-management firmware
technology and, if Samsung's sentiments are to be believed, they ought
to serve to stir up the SSD market somewhat though at this juncture the
point of release pricing remains unconfirmed.