This is using SLC memory for more reliability as a caching drive

May 10, 2012 07:42 GMT  ·  By

Storage expert, Japanese company TDK has reportedly just announced the SMG3B Series 7 mSATA SSD line, on its official website. This device is using the GBDriver RS3 processor that was also developed by the company.

The capacities range between 1 and 64 GB of SLC NAND flash memory and this is especially suitable for Intel’s Rapid Storage Technology SSD caching.

The GBDriver RS3 processor comes complete with high quality 44-bit error correction code and its durability makes it perfect for industrial applications such as kiosks, info terminals, payment terminals, advertising systems, ticketing machines, medical appliances, planes etc.

Unfortunately, the SMG3B will not be a good upgrade solution for those searching for a fast mSATA SSD.

TDK’s new SSD only has SATA2 capability so the sequential read speed is a maximum of 170 MB/s while the write speed will barely reach 70 MB/s.

128-bit AES data encryption is also included.