Super Talent Announces 512GB MasterDrive RX SSD

[The Edge]

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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced that it is now shipping the MasterDrive RX family of Solid State Drives (SSDs) in capacities up to 512GB.

The MasterDrive RX features Super Talent’s proprietary RAIDSSD Technology to enable extremely fast sequential read and write speeds. The MasterDrive RX with MLC NAND Flash comes in 128GB, 256GB and 512GB densities and is rated for a maximum sequential read speed of 230MB/sec and a maximum sequential write speed of 160MB/sec. The MasterDrive RX with SLC Flash comes in 128GB and 256GB densities and is rated for a maximum sequential read speed of 230MB/sec and a maximum sequential write speed of 200MB/sec.

Jeremy Werner, senior product marketing manager at Super Talent, stated “The MasterDrive RX is the latest product utilizing our patented RAIDSSD™ Technology. This product is great! From a performance standpoint it’s like having two SSDs in the space of one, and it extends our standard 2.5” SATA-II product line to include a 512GB SSD.” The 512GB MasterDrive RX retails for under $1500.

All these products are designed to be compatible with all known operating systems including Windows, Linux, and OSX. Super Talent backs the SLC versions with a 3-year warranty and the MLC versions with a 2-year warranty.

[Fabian]

The MasterDrive RX SSD uses SuperTalent’s RAIDSSD technology to deliver the fastest sequential read and write speeds in the market. It has a SATA-II 3Gbps interface and comes in a 2.5” form factor to enable compatibility with most laptops and PCs in the market. The MasterDrive RX comes with either SLC or MLC flash and is available in densities from 128GB to a tremendous 512GB! With no moving components, the MasterDrive RX is completely silent, rugged and reliable. It also has a very low power footprint, consuming up to 85% less power than a traditional hard disk drive.

[RoninBlade]

Versions SLC not only goes up to 512 GB but offer performances even more important. Two models of RX MasterDrives version SLC offer 128 and 256 GB of storage capacity with data rates of 230 MB / s read and 200MB / s write.

[deoWo]

The disc MasterDrives RX is actually available in the online store SuperBiiz for a price of 1499.99 dollars eloquent. Composed chip MLC flash memory, it offers speeds of 230 MB / s read and 160MB / s write. These are the first 2.5-inch SSD classical officially announced with a flow of writing, it will ensure their effectiveness in the tests.

[Rawko]

It is clear that the price seems exorbitant for the average person, but it has the merit of advancing technology, competition, we show that it is feasible, and once mass produced and existing competitors, the price collapse