I am pretty sure you were very interested to see some of the first devices to incorporate the mini-SATA interface. Well, your waiting is officially over because Toshiba announced they would soon release 32nm solid state drives based on the mini-SATA interface as well as Half-Slim solid state drives using the usual SATA connector. How about we take a closer look and see what Toshiba's latest SSDs are all about?

Well, first off, all the sizes. The drives will be made available in modules of 30GB and 62GB sizes, with the 62GB one standing out of the crowd the most due to its low power consumption. As far as interface speed goes, the SSDs can reach a maximum sequential read speed of 180MB/s and maximum sequential write speeds of 70 megabytes per second. These new SSDs will be perfect to incorporate in slim notebooks, mobile devices or embedded storage systems.

Let us see what Scott Nelson, VP Memory, TAEC, had to say: “Initial adoption of most SATA solid state drives has followed the HDD form factor. Our latest 32nm mSATA and Half-Slim case-less modules enable hardware designers to add the performance and reliability advantages of a solid state drive in a smaller footprint for notebooks, portable electronics and other embedded storage applications.”

I'm telling you, it won't be long before we see embedded solutions that will be able to take on medium-ranged desktop computers and even win a fight or two. Since there is still a long way until my prediction comes true, how about we concentrate on the near future, namely the upcoming release of the Toshiba SSDs that are scheduled to start volume production in October. Get ready for a revolution ladies and gents!


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