Toshiba Announces 512GB SSD

Toshiba has announced a 2.5-inch 512GB solid state drive, based on 43 nanometer Multi-Level Cell NAND technology.

In addition to the THNS512GG8BB 512GB drive, the new SSD family also includes capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, offered in 1.8-inch or 2.5-inch drive enclosures or as SSD Flash Modules.

The drives enable improved system responsiveness with a maximum sequential read speed of 240MB per second and maximum sequential write speed of 200MBps, according to Toshiba.

Mass production of the SSDs will start in 2Q, 2009.

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