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    Mushkin:World's First 480GB mSATA Solid-State Drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by WhatsThePoint, Dec 6, 2012.

  1. WhatsThePoint

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    Mushkin Announces World's First 480GB mSATA Solid-State Drive

    Mushkin ( Home - Mushkin Enhanced) will begin shipping what it says is the world's largest capacity mSATA Solid-State Drive in January 2013.It's list price is US$499.

    Specifications:

    - SandForce SF-2281 SSD processor with unthrottled IOPS
    - SATA III (6Gb/s) interface
    - Supports ATA APM, Security Set, NCQ
    - TRIM support (OS/driver support required)
    - S.M.A.R.T. support
    - Built-in BCH ECC (Up to 55 bits correctable per 512 byte sector)
    - High speed MLC NAND
    - MO-300 (mSATA) form factor (50.80 x 29.85 x 4.85mm)
    - Mini PCIe Interface
    - User-upgradeable firmware
    - RoHS, FCC, CE
    - 3-year limited warranty

    Here the full press release:
    Mushkin Announces World's First 480GB mSATA Solid-State Drive
     
    WhatsThePoint, Dec 6, 2012
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  2. spybenj

    spybenj Notebook Deity

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    Imagine super-raid with that! nice find, +rep.
     
    spybenj, Dec 6, 2012
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    WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah,two of these in an MSI GT70 or GT60 Super Raid model would be awesome.
     
    WhatsThePoint, Dec 6, 2012
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    Isn't there a 512GB version of the Crucial m4?
     
    sgogeta4, Dec 6, 2012
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    If there is one, i wasn't aware of it. I don't think there is one, but it would be awesome to see Crucial roll one out. however, what would be even more awesome is a new Marvell based SSD from Crucial.
     
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Yeah. Where's the M5?
     
    tilleroftheearth, Dec 6, 2012
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    Scovy Notebook Enthusiast

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    simple question on mSATA slots on laptops they still sata 2.0 or are newer ones sata 3.0. Heard conflicting reports on it.
     
    Scovy, Dec 6, 2012
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    That is on a laptop by laptop basis, some are SATA II, others are SATA III.
     
    tijo, Dec 6, 2012
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    For example in Lenovo X230 the regular HDD port is SATA 3. The mSATA slot only supports SATA 2.
     
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    Same for the Precision M6700, the mSATa is SATA II, but then the two HDD bays are SATA III. The MSI GT70 is the opposite, the mSATA are SATA III for the RAID setup they have IIRC.
     
    tijo, Dec 7, 2012
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    Note:

    - SandForce SF-2281 SSD processor with unthrottled IOPS
    - TRIM support (OS/driver support required)


    So no more durawrite crap from SandForce controller. Although I'd like to see Crucial and/or Intel respond with their respective mSATA drives. Crucial if anyone should be able to, and probably be cheaper.

    With 256GB+ mSATA drives becoming more affordable, I wouldn't be surprised to see more thin and light notebooks with dual mSATA drives whether RAID supported or not, still it would be impressive.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 9, 2012
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