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RunCore, a Chinese manufacturer of solid state drives (SSDs) for consumers, enterprise, and military applications, just announced a new line of mSATA SSDs -- T50 -- based on the SandForce SF-2281 controller. These are the first mSATA drives to support SATA 6Gb/s and are aimed primarily at high-end ultraportables with a maximum I/O performance of 60,000 4K random write IOPS and 35,000 random read IOPS.
The T50 is available in three capacities, including 30GB (no price announced), 60GB ($198), and 120GB ($358). These drives offer up to 550MB/s sequential read and up to 470MB/s sequential write speeds.
RunCore also announced two other mSATA drive families, the mid-range I50 and entry-level RunCore Lite mSATA. The I50 is targeted at tablets and light laptops with SATA 3GB/s and delivers sequential transfer rates of up to 280MB/s for read and up to 270MB/s for write operations, along with maximum I/O performance of 45,000 4K random write IOPS and 30,000 random read IOPS. These will come in 60GB ($178) and 120GB ($308) capacities.
For netbooks, MIDs, tablets, and other such devices, RunCore's Lite mSATA comes built around the SandForce 2141 controller and comes in 16GB ($28) and 32GB ($38) capacities. RunCore didn't reveal performance numbers for these drives, though we know the SandForce 2141 chipset is rated for up to 250MB/s sequential read and write transfers.
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sotoa
July 14, 2011 at 2:57pm
I look forward to the time when we can have these in laptops (at higher capacities and cheaper prices) instead of the large 2.5" SSD's. There's no reason for the SSD's to be shaped and sized the way they are now. Shrink the 2.5" bay and shrink the laptops.
