Next-gen client SSD optimised for notebook PCs

9th August 2017

Toshiba

Alice Matthews

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Delivering better transfer speeds and power efficiency, Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the new SG6 series, the latest Toshiba client SSD to feature 64-layer, 3-bit-per-cell TLC (triple-level cell) BiCS FLASH. This family of SSDs is designed for mainstream desktops and notebooks, consumer upgrades, as well as applications needing data security.

With increased performance over the prior generation, SG6 features the latest SATA technology to deliver up to 550MB/s sequential read and 535MB/s sequential write, and up to 100,000 and 85,000 random read/write IOPS delivering enhanced application performance. Furthermore, compared to its previous generation, active power consumption was decreased by up to 40% enabling increased battery life for mobile computing.

The SG6 series comes in both M.2 2280 and 2.5-type SATA standardised form factors and includes 256, 512, and 1,024GB capacities. Addressing business applications requiring security, SG6 offers advanced firmware security and self-encrypting drive (SED) models supporting TCG Opal Version 2.01.

"The Toshiba SG6 SATA SSD series is ideal for mainstream PCs and consumer upgrades, delivering enhanced transfer speed performance and power efficiency," commented Paul Rowan, General Manager at Toshiba Electronics Europe, SSD Business Unit. "This latest SSD series shows Toshiba's commitment to provide its customers with the most suitable SSD solutions to meet market demand."

The SG6 series will be showcased at the 2017 Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, CA, USA, from 8th to 10th August in booth 407. Samples are currently shipping to customers with general availability later this year.