The latest kid to boast the "world's fastest" tittle is Sammy's 256GB multi-level cell based SSD. The 2.5" disk sports thin frame and SATA II interface. So how fast is the Samsung's SSD? Well, it offers a sequential read speed of 200 MB/s and sequential write speed of 160MB/s, making it about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD. In addition, the drive offers a sophisticated data encryption process that prevents data stored on the SSD from being accessed in an unauthorized manner, even after the SSD is removed from the PC.

Through major advancements in proprietary controller technology, Samsung’s new MLC 256GB SSD, besides being comparable in speed to an SLC-based SSD, also boasts reliability equal to that of SLC SSDs, with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of one million hours, while costing considerably less. Power consumption is also exceptionally low at 0.9 watts in active mode.

Samsung 256GB SSD with be available in September. Also, a 1.8-inch version of the 256GB SSD is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2008.