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Samsung makes NAND drive for laptops
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has developed what it claims is the first solid state disk based on NAND flash memory technology.
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has developed what it claims is the first solid state disk based on NAND flash memory technology.
The NAND disk could replace magnetic-based hard drives in laptop computers. It consumes less than 5% as much as a conventional hard drive, potentially extending the battery life of a portable computer by 10%.
It also weighs less than half a comparable hard drive. Other benefits of the technology include faster disk access and no moving parts.
The one draw back of the NAND-based disk is that at present it is limited in capacity to 16Gb. Hard drive makers are already making disks for laptops with capacities of more than 80Gb.
Samsung expects NAND flash applications to expand from current applications in digital still cameras, MP3 players, and 3G mobile handsets to mobile and digital consumer appliances, as NAND Flash becomes more widely recognised as a reliable, high-density, data storage medium for the widest range of consumer demands.
The NAND disk could replace magnetic-based hard drives in laptop computers. It consumes less than 5% as much as a conventional hard drive, potentially extending the battery life of a portable computer by 10%.
It also weighs less than half a comparable hard drive. Other benefits of the technology include faster disk access and no moving parts.
The one draw back of the NAND-based disk is that at present it is limited in capacity to 16Gb. Hard drive makers are already making disks for laptops with capacities of more than 80Gb.
Samsung expects NAND flash applications to expand from current applications in digital still cameras, MP3 players, and 3G mobile handsets to mobile and digital consumer appliances, as NAND Flash becomes more widely recognised as a reliable, high-density, data storage medium for the widest range of consumer demands.
