TakeMS Enters the SSD Market

[malware]

TakeMS International AG, German manufacturer of flash memory products for your needs, today joins the SSD business by starting to offer 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB solid-state drives in its product portfolio. Using no special model name, the Take MS drives use 2.5-inch enclosures full of MLC NAND flash chips and a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface to achieve transfer rates of up to 150 MB/s. The new drives are already starting to appear in European shops for 94.55, 149.17 and 270.06 Euro for the 32 GB, 64 GB, and the 128 GB models.




Technical specifications:

• Data exchange via SATA II standard
• 2.5-inch form factor with 9.5 mm height
• Weight: 60 – 75 grams (depending on capacity)
• Automatic error correction
• Data transfer rate up to 150 MB/s
• Access time 0.2 ms
• Static Wear Leveling technology - reduces flash chip wearout
• Mini USB port
• Power consumption: load ~ 400 mA / idle ~ 160 mA
• Capacity: 32 / 64 / 128 GB

Source: TakeMS

[PCpraiser100]

$400 for a 128GB? Sounds like the SSD market/race is finally going to start slowing down for the consumer.

[caleb]

Is this a dawn of Seagate WD etc? These SSD companies pop out from nowhere.
Those old school HDD companies will have a nut to crack if everybody starts making SSDs at home.

[PCpraiser100]

Originally Posted by caleb

Is this a dawn of Seagate WD etc? These SSD companies pop out from nowhere.
Those old school HDD companies will have a nut to crack if everybody starts making SSDs at home.

Speaking of old school, when is Maxtor gonna show up on TPU! one day?

[WhiteLotus]

Originally Posted by PCpraiser100

$400 for a 128GB? Sounds like the SSD market/race is finally going to start slowing down for the consumer.

$400?

i get $357 using xe.com

[Morrison5891]

its just a matter of time before WD starts shipping the SSD drives.

[HeadlessChicken]

Originally Posted by caleb

Is this a dawn of Seagate WD etc? These SSD companies pop out from nowhere.
Those old school HDD companies will have a nut to crack if everybody starts making SSDs at home.

Seagate/wd/samsung/hitchi and the like have been working on SSD tech for years, they just havent brought anything out because the sales figuars would SUCK(low volume=high price)

they are mostly looking at a mixed mode setup with ram(flashram or ddr) mixed with a classic mech hdd, these drives could offer the speed boost of ssd with the capacity of mech at a lower price point.

SSD's got at least another year or 2 b4 they become "main stream"