Samsung 32GB Solid State Disk

Storage — 21 March 2006
Samsung 32GB Solid State Disk

Samsung LogoWhen Samsung announced a flash memory chip that would allow for 32GB, we thought they meant flash memory cards.  Looks like Samsung used the chip to create a 32GB Flash-based hard drive disk.  The Solid State Disk (SDD) allows for hard drive access speeds up to 3 times faster than hard drives and writes 1.5 times as fast.

The SSD is a in a 2.5″ inch drive and runs on a 66 Mhz Ultra DMA parallel ATA bus.  The unit also uses just 5% of the energy of a hard drive.  Can you say perfect notebook drive?

The product was launched in Taiwan.

Samsung unveils 32GB Flash-based ‘HDD killer’ [Reg Hardware]

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Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

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