Super Talent claims to have the world's thinnest 256GB SSD

It seems as though a week can't go by without a new announcement in the realm of solid-state drive (SSD) technology. With each new announcement comes the usual "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" exclamations from manufacturers.

Earlier this week, Seagate CEO Bill Watkins stated, "Realistically, I just don’t see the flash notebook sell. We just don’t see the proposition." Watkin's comments brought an air of reality to the extreme optimism that often surrounds SSD technology.

Super Talent, however, can't be bothered by such commentary. The company is hard at work on expanding its SSD lineup and today announced what it calls the world's thinnest 256GB SSD (FSD56GC25H). The drive is built around a 2.5" notebook form factor and uses the SATA-I interface. According to Super Talent, the casing is 12.5mm thick which makes it 40% thinner than existing 256GB SSD drives on the market.

While the capacity of the drive is quite commendable, Watkins would likely point to the FSD56GC25H's relatively low transfer speeds relative to its competitors. Super Talent lists read speeds at 65MB/sec while writes lag further behind at 50MB/sec.

For comparison, Samsung's 64GB SATA SSD offers read speeds of 120MB/sec and write speeds of 100MB/sec. Mtron's 128GB 1.8" SATA SSD offers identical performance figures, while Samsung's 128GB SATA SSD offers reads and writes of 100MB/sec and 70MB/sec respectively.

"We designed this drive for applications that need rugged and reliable storage in a very compact form factor. This is the world’s smallest and thinnest 256GB SSD," said Super Talent Marketing Director, Joe James. "This product underscores our leadership in high density SSDs and demonstrates the technical capabilities of our Silicon Valley engineering team."

Samples of Super Talent's FSD56GC25H drive are available now. When asked to comment on pricing, Super Talent's Joe James told DailyTech that the OEM price of the drive is $5,995.

Source from DailyTech