Transcend Information announced the availability of its solid-state drive for system builders looking to speed-up their system boot-up times and application start-up: Transcend SSD220S.
The Transcend SSD220S is rated for 550MB/s transfer speed, and features a DDR3 DRAM cache which provides 4K random read and write performance up to 330MB/s. Peak speeds of 550MB/s read and 450MB/s write are achievable via firmware algorithms, flash chips and SLC caching technology.
Transcend engineers the SSD220S with a RAID engine and low-density parity check coding to keep data secure. Internal wear-levelling technology is also available.
The Transcend SSD220S has multiple built-in technologies, including Error Correction Code (ECC) to help detect and correct potential transfer errors, Device Sleep (DevSleep) mode to reduce power consumption and shorten the response time upon wake-up from Sleep or Hibernate, and the S.M.A.R.T. function to monitor SSD health conditions. More standard mechanisms include Intelligent Block Management and Wear-levelling algorithm to protect data integrity and prolong SSD lifespan.
SSD Scope allows users to check and get informed how the SSD220S solid-state drive is doing by providing health status information via S.M.A.R.T. technology, enable TRIM command to maintain optimal write speeds and update the SSD firmware.
At only 6.8mm and weighing at 58g, it fits most notebook and replaces the heavier traditional hard drive. A 3.5mm bracket is included for desktop upgraders with the cloning tool making migration available via SSD Scope.
