Samsung SSD User manual

Samsung’s SSD
is superior to hard
drives in many areas:
performance, reliability,
weight, power usage,
noise and security.
over rotating magnetic media such as better reliabil-
ity and performance, remarkable ruggedness, less
weight and significantly lower power consumption.
For example, the performance of the 256-gigabyte
Samsung SSD is 4.2 times greater1than a 7200
rpm notebook hard drive. Compared to an HDD2,
the SSD’s booting and application loading time are
50% less and file copy time is 60% less.
Samsung’s SSDs are ideal for traveling profes-
sionals, on-the-go students and others. SSDs
use significantly less power—about 0.26 watts in
operational mode and 0.15 watts in standby mode,
which gives users up to 10% more battery life.
In addition, the SSDs weigh 25% less than most
HDDs, which further improves portability.
Samsung Solid State Drive
BREAKTHROUGH FLASH STORAGE DEVICE
SELECTED BY LEADING PC VENDORS
SSD vs. HDD Comparison Chart3
Proven Quality, High Performance and
Differentiating Features Put Samsung
SSDs Ahead of the Pack
Samsung’s Solid State Drives (SSDs) are light,
rugged and reliable MLC NAND flash-based PC
storage devices, available in a range of sizes and
densities. After being qualified by several top-tier
PC suppliers, Samsung SSDs have become widely
chosen solid-state drives, currently offered in a
variety of notebook and other portable PCs. In
addition to the drives’ outstanding quality, OEMs
are attracted by superior performance and special
features like self encryption for greater security.
This next-generation product offers many advantages
1 Performance based on PCMark08 benchmark tests of Samsung 256GB MLC SSD vs. WD Black 1TB 7200rpm HDD. Source: Register Hardware, March 17, 2009
2Time measured with the following system specification: Platform: Dell E6400 (Intel core2Duo 2.4GHz, 2GB DDR2, ICH9M-E); OS: Windows Vista 32-bit; SSD:
Samsung 256GB MLC SSD; HDD: Hitachi 7200 rpm SATA 3G 200GB
3 Samsung 128GB MLC SSD compared to industry-leading 7200 rpm hard disk drive
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SSD HDD
100% NAND flash mechanism type magnetic rotating platters
MTBF >1 million hours endurance MTBF < 600K hours
1,500G/.5ms shock resistance 170G/.5ms
3800/600 @4KB IOPS (read/write) 102/84 @ 4KB
.43W active power consumption 2W
75g weight (2.5”) 98g
0°C to 70°C operating temperature 5°C to 55°C

Superior Solution for Portable PC
Users Includes Self Encryption
As a non-volatile storage device, the SSD has no
moving parts such as the motor, disks and heads
of a hard drive. Thus it eliminates spin-up time,
seek time and rotational latency while delivering
sustained high-speed data transfers. The SSD’s
lack of moving parts makes it noise free and its
ultra-low power consumption virtually eliminates
heat emissions.
One of the Samsung SSD’s special features
is hardware-based self encryption to protect
confidential data from unauthorized access.
This security capability is TCG Opal compliant
and uses the 128-bit Advanced Encryption
Standard, which has been approved and adopted
by the government. Compared to currently
available software-based disk encryption,
Samsung’s approach offers faster performance,
better security and an “always on” feature.
Encryption keys and access credentials stay
within the drive hardware rather than being
stored in software, increasing security and
simplifying management.
Key Features & Benefits
Secure Self Encryption
TCG Opal compliant
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No performance degradation•
128-bit AES encryption•
High Reliability
No moving parts to fail
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Greater resistance to shock & vibration•
Fast Performance
No spin up or seek time
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Sustained high-speed data transfers•
Sustained data reads: up to 220 MB/s•
Sustained data writes: up to 200 MB/s•
Can cut boot-up time in half•
Improved Operation
Noise free
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Virtually no heat emissions•
Weighs almost 25% less than conventional•
storage
Reduced Power Requirements
Consumes 1/8th the power of HDD
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Super-low operating and standby power needs•
Extends battery life up to 10%•
Supports Variety of PCs
Native SATA II (3Gb/s)
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64/128/256GB-
2.5”, 1.8”-
Minicard - SATA II (3Gb/s)
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PCIe form factor-
16/32/64GB-
Standard and module configurations
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DS-09-STOR-001 Printed 06/09
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
3655 North First St., San Jose, CA 95134-1713
TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]
www.usa.samsungsemi.com
Samsung’s SSD is
available in 2.5-inch
and 1.8-inch form
factors (top) and in a
PCIe format (bottom),
with storage capacities
ranging from 16 to
256 gigabytes.
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