PhotoFast SSD leverages PCIe x8 to smash past Gbyte/sec SSD transfer-rate barrier

Want a really fast SSD? You’ll need really fast I/O and PhotoFast’s GM-PowerDrive-LSI SSD employs a PCIe x8 interface to deliver peak read/write speeds of 1500/1400 Mbytes/sec. That’s smokin’ fast, well past the Gbyte/sec read/write barrier and way, way faster than anything possible with single SATA and SAS SSDs. The GM-PowerDrive-LSI drive plugs into a PCIe expansion slot and will be offered in capacities of 256Gbytes to 1Tbyte. It employs a 512Mbyte DDR2 800MHz SDRAM cache to speed accesses to the SSD’s Flash storage. MTBF is said to be 1,500,000 hours, achieved through a 15-bit BCH ECC. Just to scream it’s performance capabilities, PhotoFast packages the drive in a distinctive, fire-engine red case that envelops the PCIe card. For more info, click here.