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Samsung begins production of its new Teeny-Weeny 512GB SSD; Postage stamp-sized

by Felix Omondi
Samsung begins production of its new Teeny-Weeny 512GB SSD; Postage stamp-sized

South Korea electronics giant, Samsung made the announcement that is has begun production of its new ridiculously small 512GB SSD. A forward thinking onboard storage for the futuristic super-thin ultrabook.

The 512GB SSD NVMe PCIe is housed in a ball grid array casing; the US postage stamp is actually bigger than this SSD (Solid State Drive). It weighs about a gram and with body dimensions: 20mmx16mmx1.5mm.Samsung begins production of its new Teeny-Weeny 512GB SSD; Postage stamp-sized

The amazements does not stop there, with its teeny-weeny size, you would be forgiven for thinking Samsung compromised performance for size. Well, the opposite is true; as Jung-bae Lee, Senior VP of Memory Product Planning & Application Engineering Team at Samsung said in a statement.

The performance of the 512GB SSD NVMe PCIe is “triple the performance of a typical SATA SSD, in the smallest form factor available, with storage capacity reaching up to 512GB. The introduction of this small-scale SSD will help PC companies to make timely launches of slimmer, more stylish computing devices, while offering consumers a more satisfactory computing environment.”

Apparently the 512GB SSD has a read/write speed of up to 1,500MB/s while the SATA SSD has the speed of 900MB/s. The former can transfer a 5GB video in just three seconds. The company says it will produce the PM971-NVMe in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB capacities. Shipment will begin as early as next month.Samsung begins production of its new Teeny-Weeny 512GB SSD; Postage stamp-sized

It is worth noting that in the past, Apple used Samsung’s SSD in its Mac. It will not be far fetched to say future MacBook will spot PM971-NVMe SSD by Samsung. Then again, Apple is the type that always want to set the standards and other to follow, so it adopting Samsung innovation is not a guarantee.

Apple currently uses a faster NVM Express interface for SSDs in most of its latest machines like the 12-inch Retina MacBook.

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