Micron announced new SSD series with native SATA 6 Gbit/s interface support. RealSSD C300 is based on Micron’s 34nm MLC NAND technology, it also satisfies ONFI (Opena NAND Flash Interface) 2.1 standard. Manufacturer promises that using of newest SATA interface will allow SSD to reach incredibly high data read/write rates – up to 355 MB/s read and up to 215 MB/s write. That’s why Micron claims new RealSSD C300 would be the fastest SSD disk in the world for consumer market. Micron also states the SSD gets 45,000 score in PC Mark Vantage test suite, this result can really induce you to get one at home.
Micron RealSSD C300 1.8-inch SSD
RealSSD C300 will be available in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factor and there will be two version of storage capacity – 128 and 256 GB. But you have to wait for Q1 2010 to buy it as now Micron only made paper announce. Price for the SSD hasn’t been disclosed yet, but be prepared to spend several hundreds of dollars for sure.
Dean Klein, vice president of memory system development at Micron says:
The C300 SSD not only delivers on all the inherent advantages of SSDs – improved reliability and lower power use – but also leverages a finely tuned architecture and high-speed ONFI 2.1 NAND to provide a whole new level of performance.
To prove all statements Micron released video presentation where you can see RealSSD C300 vs. 7200 RPM HDD comparison. Operation system loading time is shrank, application starting speed is increased, etc. All that benefits are shown in the video below:
