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Samsung Now Producing High-Performance, Low-Power 100 And 200GB Solid State Drives For Enterprise Storage: Page 2 of 2

In addition, the new Samsung 200GB SSDs read data sequentially at 260 megabytes per second (MB/s) and write it sequentially at 245MB/s, throughput that maximizes the SATA 3Gb/s interface bus speed.

Low power consumption is another key attraction for system operators adopting enterprise storage systems with SSDs. The faster operating speeds of the new 200GB enterprise SSD will further lower the power consumption of enterprise storage systems with SSDs. A 72 terabyte enterprise storage system using conventional SSDs consumes approximately 6.9 kilowatts (kWs), a 30 percent saving over an equivalent system with HDD storage which consumes 10kWs.

Also, the new Samsung SSDs have an 'end-to-end data protection' function, and advanced data encryption algorithm, to address growing reliability and security concerns in enterprise storage.

With its new SSDs, Samsung now has the industry's widest range of densities of enterprise SSD products for server and storage applications including 2.5 inch 50, 60, 100 and 120GB SSDs and 3.5 inch 100 and 200GB SSDs.

According to Gartner, worldwide SSD units and revenues for enterprise application will grow from 324K units and US$485 million in 2009 to 6.3 million units and US$3.6 billion in 2014.