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Read Speed: | Up to 150 MB | Up to 510 MB | up to 3.4 x faster |
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| Write Speed: | Up to 150 MB | Up to 480 MB | up to 3.2 x faster | |
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Read Access: | from 3.5 ms | 0.2 ms | up to 17.5 x faster |
| Write Access: | from 3.5 ms | 0.4 ms | up to 8.8 x faster | |
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Mechanical parts liable to defects: | yes | no | considerably more robust |
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Impact resistance during operation: | 60 g | 1,500 g | 25 x more impact resistant during operation |
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Impact resistance during storage: | 350 g | 1,500 g | 4.5 x more impact resistant during storage |
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Power consumption when idling: | 4 Watts and more | 0.05 - 1.3 Watt | by a factor of 3.1 - 80 x more economical |
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Power consumption during accessing: | 6 Watts and more | 0.5 - 3 Watt | by a factor of 2 - 12 x more economical |
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Silent Operation | no | yes | completely noiseless |
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Weight: | ca. 100 gram | from 50 gram | up to 50% lighter |
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Storage temperature: | -40 - 70 °C | -55 - 95 °C | insensitive to extreme temperatures |
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Read operations: | any number | any number | not limited in case of read operations |
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Write operations: | any number | 0.01 - 5 million per cell |
Limited, in case of write operations |
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Maximum storage capacity: | up to 2.0 TB | up to 1.5 TB | currently, still smaller |
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Price per GB: | from Euro 0.06 | from Euro 1.39 | currently, still more expensive |
*Sources: Wikipedia, Samsung, ssdreview.com test laboratory
