New Jersey-based pureSilicon made a splash at CES this past week by announcing the largest 2.5in solid-state drive (SSD) to ever see the light of day; the 1TB Nitro.
The drive, pictured to the right, squeezes in a massive 15.40GB per cubic centimetre, measuring a total 100.2mm x 69.85mm x 9.5mm.
Sustained read and write speeds are measured at a super-quick 240MB/s and 215MB/s, respectively, and the drive is equipped with a SATA II interface. Joining the 1TB monster will be 512GB, 256GB, 128GB, 64GB and 32GB models.
Yeah, we know, we want one too. Sadly, the 1TB Nitro SSD won't hit stores until Q3 2009, and the sure-to-be-high asking pricing remains unknown.
pureSilicon's provided specification reads:
Feature summary
- 1TB SSD in 2.5-inch form-factor (highest density ever at 2.5-inch)
- 300MB/s SATA II interface
- Industry-leading performance
- State-of-the-art industrial design
Specifications - Nitro Series SSD:
- Capacities: 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1024GB
Performance
- Sustained read: 240MB/sec
- Sustained write: 215MB/sec
- Random read (IOPS 4K): 50,000
- Random write (IOPS 4K): 10,000
- Latency: < 100 µsec
Reliability
- MTTF: 2.0 million hours Environmental
- Temperature (operating): 0°C to +70°C
- Temperature (non-operating): -45°C to +85°C
- Shock (operating): 1500G, duration 0.5ms, half sine wave
- Vibration (operating): 20G peak, 10~2,000Hz, x3 axis
Power
- Active: 4.8W typical
- Idle: 0.1W typical
Physical
- 2.5in form factor: 100.2mm x 69.85mm x 9.5mm
Official press release: pureSilicon Debuts World's First 1TB 2.5-Inch SSD -- Most Compact SSD per GB
