Transcend Releases Half-Slim 6Gb SATA MLC SSD

Transcend Information, Inc. introduced the HSD740 half-slim SATA III 6Gb/s SSD.

Featuring the latest SATA specification, it delivers performance in industrial grade standards, yet offers smaller dimensions and superior long-term reliability than 2.5" form factor HDDs.

HSD740 SSDs are comprised of high-quality toggle-mode MLC NAND flash chips, providing solid-state performance in a package that measures 54mm x 39mm x 4mm.

In addition, the modules feature a bandwidth SATA III 6Gb/s interface that helps deliver transfer speeds reaching 510MB/s read and 185MB/s write. As a result, the half-slim SATA SSDs offer improved performance benefits, design flexibility, and cost savings to manufacturers of mobile computing applications such as ultrabooks, industrial PCs and notebooks, gaming systems, and handheld devices.

SSD Reliability and Longevity
Designed to ensure reliable performance and long-term stability, the HSD740 modules undergo quality testing in all stages of production and are equipped with a host of reliability features including: built-in 40bit/1KB BCH hardware ECC and wear-leveling algorithm for long-term reliable data transfer, support of the S.M.A.R.T. command to help detect possible hard drive failures before they occur, support of the TRIM command to automatically remove deleted data permanently, and Native Command Queuing (NCQ), which optimizes the order in which received read and write commands are executed.

Supports SATA DevSleep Mode
The HSD740 SATA III 6Gb/s half-slim SSD supports SATA Device Sleep Mode (DevSleep) – the lowest power state for SATA technology. The DevSleep specification, released by the Serial ATA International Organization, allows SATA SSDs to completely power off the SATA interface when not in use while still maintaining a fast response time of less than 20ms. In compatible notebooks and tablets, the DevSleep low power state conserves more battery power than current power saving features such as standby mode, and yet can return the SSD to an active state immediately when required.

HSD740 half-slim SATA III 6Gb/s SSDs are compliant with the MO-297 JEDEC standard and are available in 32GB and 64GB capacities.