6Gb SATA SSD From A-Data with SanForce Controller

ADATA Technology Co. announced the S511 SSD, which employs the SATA 6Gb/s specification.

With this implementation, the performance of this SSD has been raised over conventional SATA II products.
 
The S511 utilizes the new generation SandForce SF-2200 series chip, with native support for the SATA 6Gb/s platform. Its read and write speeds are twice that of SSDs using the older SATA II specification, and in real world test simulations reached 550/520MB read and write speeds respectively, with 4K random write speeds as high as 60,000 IOPS.

For consumers, this means transferring 5GB media archives can be completed in as few as 15 seconds. In actual testing of Windows 7 boot speed, the S511 cruised to a 25 second system boot time.
 
Currently, the major processor platforms are gradually making the changeover to native SATA 6Gb/s chips. However, traditional mechanical drives are not capable of the corresponding high-speed read and write tasks. The result is that some newly-purchased computers can only utilize a fraction of the performance available when equipped with a traditional hard drive. The S511 solid state drive provides vibration-free running and low power consumption while taking advantage of the 6Gb bandwidth transmission capability. In both desktop and laptop computers, and in a broad range of computing environments, SSDs built to the latest specification an advantage.
 
The S511 will be available in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities.
 
It is distributed through designated agents and resellers.