Super Talent Introduces New MasterDrive EX2 and MasterDrive IX2 SSDs

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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, announced it is now shipping new families of PATA/IDE 2.5” SSDs featuring both MLC and SLC Flash and nearly tripling previous performance specifications.
The MasterDrive EX2 is available with capacities from 16 GB to 128 GB, features sequential read speeds up to 80 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 40 MB/s, and uses MLC flash. It also comes with a 2 year factory warranty.
The MasterDrive IX2 is available with capacities from 16 GB to 64 GB, enables sequential read speeds up to 80 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 60 MB/s, and uses SLC flash. It also comes with a 3 year factory warranty.

• FHM16GF25H SD16B6F25H - 16 GB MasterDrive EX2 2.5” IDE
• FHM32GF25H SD32B6F25H - 32 GB MasterDrive EX2 2.5” IDE
• FHM64GF25H SD64B7F25H - 64 GB MasterDrive EX2 2.5” IDE
• FHM28GF25H SD28B7F25H - 128 GB MasterDrive EX2 2.5” IDE
• FHD16GF25H SH16A6F25H - 16 GB MasterDrive IX2 2.5” IDE
• FHD32GF25H SH32A6F25H - 32 GB MasterDrive IX2 2.5” IDE
• FHD64GF25H SH64A7F25H - 64 GB MasterDrive IX2 2.5” IDE

“Many embedded and ruggedized portable PC customers still need IDE drives, and the MasterDrive EX2 and IX2 series give them the performance they deserve in a rugged and reliable device.” said Jeremy Werner, Sr. Product Marketing Manager Super Talent.

Super Talent will showcase these products at the 2009 Computex Taipei show June 2-6, 2009 at Nangang Exhibition Hall 1st Floor, Booth J610.

Source: Super Talent

[lemonadesoda]

There is no mention of any cache/buffer even on Super Talent's datasheet :



I think these will be dreadful performers. Never mind sequential read/write speeds that are low compared to SATA offerings, without cache, random and small block read/write performance will be snail's paced.