Samsung has announced that it has started the mass production of the industry's first PCI-Express solid state drive for next-generation ultra-slim notebook PCs, the Samsung XP941.

According to Samsung, the XP941 will be the first high-performance PCIe SSD that will ship to global PC makers aimed to be used with the upcoming ultra-thin, Ultrabooks and other notebook PCs. Samsung already started providing the new SSD to major notebook PC makers earlier this quarter.

The Samsung XP941 will feature a level of performance that surpasses the current speed limit of a SATA 6Gbps interface by providing sequential read of up to 1,400MB/s thus allowing it to read 500GB of DATA or 100 HD 5GB movies in about six minutes or around seven times faster than a traditional HDD and 2.5 times faster than the fastest SATA SSD. To be initially available in 128, 256 and 512GB capacities, the XP941 feature the new M.2 form factor (80x22mm) so it has a volume that is about seven times smaller than a traditional 2.5-inch SSD thus freeing more room for battery and other key components.

The new XP941 lineup certainly sounds impressive and it will not be long before we see some rather impressive Ultrabooks and thin notebooks.





Source: Samsung.com.