Samsung presents SSD transferring 3.7GB movie in 1 second

Samsung presents SSD transferring 3.7GB movie in 1 second. September. 22, 2016 07:33. by 김지현기자 jhk85@donga.com. A solid state driver (SSD) that can transfer a movie file in one second has been unveiled. Samsung Electronics held a "Samsung SSD Global Summit" at Shilla Hotel in central Seoul on Wednesday and introduced the "Samsung SSD 960 PRO" for consumers, which is equipped with the third-generation 48-layer V-NAND flash memory.

SSD is a memory chip that is replacing the conventional hard disk drive. The new product is more than 30 times faster than the HDD on average, and is capable of transferring a high-resolution 3.7-gigabyte movie in about one second and storing it in two seconds. It can also reduce the booting time as well as the time for launching the screen when executing an application or game software.

The new product lineup comprises six, including 960 PRO (2TB, 1TB, 512GB), and 960 EVO (1TB, 500GB, 250GB) by storage capacity. Their prices have yet to be set. The products will be put on sale in phases in Korea, the U.S., China and Germany from October.