Roger H. Veteran Posted January 8, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 8, 2015 Samsung has started manufacturing a PCIe (M.2) SSD which pulls off a rare trick -- it'll be the fastest drive your laptop has ever seen, while consuming almost no power in standby mode. The new SM951 SSD succeeds the Korean company's XP941, a drive that can already read data at a mind-melting 1.4 gigabytes per second (GB/s) clip. On newer laptops or desktops, its successor will shame that with 2.15GB/s read and 1.55GB/s write speeds (on PCIe Gen 3 tech) using new 10-nanometer MLC flash tech. It also sips 50 percent less power and only consumes a negligible 2 milliwatts in standby mode. The SSDs will come in 128, 256 and 512GB sizes, but only to major laptop and workstation manufacturers to start with. If it follows the XP941's footsteps, however, you'll be able to supercharge your own laptop later on. Source: Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/08/samsung-sm941-pcie-ssd/ Can i get this with a new Thinkpad T450s / X1 Carbon please! Screw normal SSDs with their 550MB/s capped speeds, this is where its at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted January 8, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted January 8, 2015 I'm pretty new to the M.2 scene. My MSI laptop has one right now, and i'm quite pleased w/ it. Does this new drive require anything special or would i just be able to swap it out in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted January 8, 2015 Author Veteran Share Posted January 8, 2015 Odds are you have a SATA M2 which looks exactly like a PCIe one but not compatible. I have a M2 SATA also now but new Thinkpads support PCIe based ones which the main reason is to bypass the SATA 6Gbps limit (the 550MB/s max speeds). That Samsung is not Gbps but GigaBYTES per second which just makes me drool! Jose_49 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted January 8, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted January 8, 2015 Odds are you have a SATA M2 which looks exactly like a PCIe one but not compatible. oh youre right. i didnt notice that the article said PCIe M.2. Mine is def. SATA M.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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