Solid State drive with a capacity of 256 terabytes

There is never enough space for data storage, and it still grows too fast on Solid State drives to satisfy the needs of the most demanding users. Nevertheless, the situation in this area is improving, as more and more Solid State drives are available. space. The Samsung company recently managed to combine incredible capacity, operating speed and even compactness in a new product intended for server environments.

The new drive from Samsung with the sales designation PM9A3a is based on 3D NAND QLC memory elements and a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. The novelty is extremely fast in operation. The reading speed of namreč it amounts to an enviable almost 15 gigabytes per second. In addition, it can store as much as 256 terabytes of data. Since it is one drive, compared to, for example, eight Solid State drives with a capacity of 32 terabytes, it consumes as much as 60 percent less electricity.

The amazing Solid State drive from Samsung is of course not intended for ordinary users. It was ready for server systems. There they are indeedč capacity, speed and safety with electrical energy are the key conditions for success. Unfortunately, Samsung has not yet revealed the retail price of the new drive. However, since it is the first Solid State drive with a capacity of 256 terabytes, we believe that the novelty will be anything but cheap.