Notebook Computers offers mSATA SSDs for expanded storage.
Press Release Summary:
Neptune 2.0 and Racer 2.0 notebooks computers offer mSATA SSDs that, aside from promoting storage capacity, caching, and upgrade capabilities, can be used as boot drive. Combination of mSATA SSD and HDD supports utilization of Intel® Smart Response Technology for acceleration of application loading, system boot times, and frequently accessed software. Options for mSATA SSDs include capacities from 20-256 GB, MLC to SLC, SATA III (6 Gbps), and SATA II (3 Gbps).
Original Press Release:
EUROCOM Extends Storage Options with mSATA Drives in High Performance Notebooks and Mobile Workstations
Eurocom Corporation (www.eurocom.com), a developer of long lifespan, high performance, fully upgradable Notebooks and Mobile Workstations has been testing, benchmarking (below) and is now adding several choices of mSATA drives to its high performance notebooks computers.
The mSATA drives offered in the EUROCOM Neptune 2.0 and Racer 2.0 allow for enhanced configuration options, increased storage capacity, caching and upgrade capability. Another very important feature of an mSATA drive is the ability to use the mSATA SSD as a boot drive for speed alongside a large capacity hard drive.
"The addition of the mSATA drive to our lineup of configuration options opens the door for our customers to do even more with our Notebooks and Mobile Workstations" explains Mark Bialic, Eurocom President "Increased storage capacity, caching and boot drive capability are just the start of what it offers our clients. Existing customer can also easily upgrade their current systems with mSATA drives from Eurocom as well."
With the combination of an mSATA SSD and a Hard Drive users can take advantage of the supported Intel Smart Response Technology to speed up application loading, system boot times and frequently accessed software. This is done by intelligently learning or loading what customers use the most to a high performance Solid State drive for fast access and loading.
mSATA Solid State Drives have several benefits over traditional storage mediums, mainly, energy consumption, small size, fast read write speeds and caching capability.
Eurocom offers mSATA choices from 20GB to 256 GB, MLC to SLC, SATA III (6 GB/s) and SATA II (3 GB/s) to ensure Eurocom customers have the perfect tool for the job. Eurocom currently offers the following mSATA storage options in Eurocom systems as well as upgrade options to existing customers:
· 20GB mSATA SSD; SLC; Intel 313 Series; 3Gb/s; 25nm; Hawley Creek SSDMAEXC020G301
· 24GB mSATA SSD; SLC; Intel 313 Series; 3Gb/s; 25nm; Hawley Creek SSDMAEXC024G301
· 40GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Intel 310 Series; 3Gb/s; SSDMAEMC040G2C1
· 80GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Intel 310 Series; 3Gb/s; SSDMAEMC080G2C1
· 128GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Micron/Crucial C400; SATA3 (6Gb/s); 25nm
· 256GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Micron/Crucial C400; SATA3 (6Gb/s); 25nm
Eurocom technicians have been testing the testing a variety of storage options in the EUROCOM Racer 2.0, the full complement of test results can be found here: http://web.eurocom.com/ec/ec_GetBenchmarkB(24)
Eurocom notebooks supporting mSATA storage:
EUROCOM Neptune 2.0
-17.3" 1920x1080 Matte or Glossy display
-Graphics support for:
· NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M, 675M, 670M, 660M
· NVIDIA Quadro support 5010M, 4000M, 3000M
· AMD Radeon HD 7970M
-Processor: Full line of Intel IVY Bridge Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-3920XM
-Storage: Up to 3 storage drives (HDD, SSD, Hybrid) and mSATA. RAID 0/1/5 support
EUROCOM Racer 2.0
-15.6" 1920x1080 Matte or Glossy display
-Graphics support for:
· NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M, 675M, 670M, 660M
· NVIDIA Quadro 5010M, 4000M, 3000M
· AMD Radeon HD 7970M
-Processor: Full line of Intel IVY Bridge Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-3920XM
-Storage: Up to 2 storage drives (HDD, SSD, Hybrid) and mSATA. RAID 0/1/5 support
Internal mSATA SSD options from Eurocom
· 20GB mSATA SSD; SLC; Intel 313 Series; 3Gb/s; 25nm; Hawley Creek SSDMAEXC020G301
· 24GB mSATA SSD; SLC; Intel 313 Series; 3Gb/s; 25nm; Hawley Creek SSDMAEXC024G301
· 40GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Intel 310 Series; 3Gb/s; SSDMAEMC040G2C1
· 80GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Intel 310 Series; 3Gb/s; SSDMAEMC080G2C1
· 128GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Micron/Crucial C400; SATA3 (6Gb/s); 25nm
· 256GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Micron/Crucial C400; SATA3 (6Gb/s); 25nm
256GB Crucial m4 mSATA 6Gb/s SSD Specs:
Capacity (Unformatted) 256GB
Memory Type Micron MLC NAND Flash memory
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III)
Controller Marvell with Micron Custom Firmware
Sequential Read 500MB/s
Sequential Write 260MB/s
4KB Random Read 45,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write 50,000 IOPS
MTBF 1.2 million hours
Endurance 72TB Total Bytes Written (TBW), equal to 40GB per day for 5 years
80GB mSATA SSD; MLC; Intel 310 Series Specs:
Capacity (Unformatted) 80GB
Memory Type Intel NAND Flash Memory Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Technology
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA 3GB/s
Sequential Read 200 MB/s
Sequential Write 70 MB/s
Random Read (8GB Span) 35000 IOPS
Random Write (8GB Span) 6600 IOPS
MTBF 1,200,00 hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER) 1 sector per 10^16
24GB mSATA SSD; SLC; Intel 313 Series Specs:
Capacity (Unformatted) 24GB
Memory Type Intel NAND Flash Memory Single-Level Cell (SLC) Technolog
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA 3GB/s
Sequential Read 160 MB/s
Sequential Write 115 MB/s
Random Read (8GB Span) 33000 IOPS
Random Write (8GB Span) 4000 IOPS
MTBF 1,200,00 hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER) 1 sector per 10^16
About Eurocom:
Eurocom is a leading developer of long lifespan, fully upgradable notebooks, high performance mobile workstations and mobile servers since 1989. Eurocom has produced many firsts and continues to engineer solutions that inspire and enable individuals and companies to reach great possibilities. For more information on Eurocom please visit www.eurocom.com.
Online Resources:
Eurocom Storage Benchmarks: http://web.eurocom.com/ec/ec_GetBenchmarkB(24)
Online Press Release: www.eurocom.com/download/r143.html
Eurocom Products: www.EUROCOM.com
Eurocom YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Eurocomtechnology
Eurocom Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Eurocomtech
