Transcend launches MSA720 mSATA SSD

Transcend Information, Inc., a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products has announced the launch of its advanced MSA720 SATA III 6GB/s mSATA solid state drive (SSD). The new MSA720 packs all the benefits of SATA III 6GB/s performance and SSD reliability into an ultra-small design, to offer the ideal solution for space-restricted embedded systems that use the mini-PCIe (mSATA) interface. Supporting the next-generation SATA III 6GB/s standard and built around a powerful SandForce SF2281 controller, the MSA720 delivers fast sequential transfer speeds up to 560 MB/s read and 530 MB/s write, and impressive 4K random file writes up to 91,000 IOPS. This performance is particularly beneficial in dual-drive hybrid systems, where a large capacity hard drive is used for storing data, while the MSA720 acts as a cache drive to accelerate operating system boot-up time. There’re no pricing details at the moment, since it’s targeted mostly towards business and enterprises. Click here for full story