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Active Media has released a USB 3.0 solid state drive – the Aviator 312. This device offers great read and write speeds and is one of the fastest drives available in the market.

The Aviator 312 is basically an external Solid State Drive. It is powered by the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology which allows it to be totally external. Active media claims that it is capable of attaining read speeds of up to 240MB/S and write speeds of up to 160MB/S.

On the flipside, the drives are pricey for their size. They are also only available in small capacities. A 16GB drive will cost $89, a 32GB $119, and a 64GB $209.

Solid State drives are getting more and more popular. Many notebook users now use them for storing operating systems and programs.

While SSDs are much better than traditional drives they do have two major draw backs – they are pricey and they can’t store as much data as a traditional disk drive.

What is a Solid State Drive?
A solid state drive is built entirely out of semiconductors. SSDs use the same non-volatile memory chips used in USB drives. And because of this they are capable of retaining their information even when they have no power. SSDs come in the same standard dimension as a 1.8, 2.5 or3.5 inch hard drive. So from outside they look no different than a traditional hard drive.

Why Use a Solid State Drive?
Solid state drives are better than magnetic hard drives for several reasons. For instance, SSDs have no moving parts. A traditional drive, on the other hand, has several moving parts and isn’t as durable as a SSD. All the storage on an SSD is handled by flash memory chips. This provides three distinct advantages:

* Less Power Usage
* Faster Data Access
* Higher Reliability

Since notebooks need to conserve as much power as possible, solid state drives are ideal for them. Faster data access is another reason to use SSDs. With SSDs data can be read almost instantly.

Why Arent SSDs Used For All PCs?
The major problem is price. SSDs are much costlier than traditional drives. In most cases the cost of the drive is roughly the same as the entire notebook it will be installed in. Another problem is their storage capacity. While traditional hard drives can store up to 200GB of data in a small 2.5 inch hard drive, most SSDs can store only up to 64GB.

But technology is improving and prices are falling. So it will not be long before SSDs replace traditional drives altogether.

Samsung has exposed that the company has started mass producing 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch multi-level cell (MLC)-dependent solid state drives (SSD) in 64GB and 128GB capability variants. The novel solid state drives will characterize remarkably low power expenditure in standby mode at just about 0.2 watts and in active mode at 0.5 watts. Specs wise, the Samsungs MLC-based SSD array will exercise read and write velocities of 90MB/s and 70MB/s correspondingly. Moreover, the novel 128GB SSD will last around 20 times lengthier than the commonly conventional 4-5 year life span of a laptop PC hard drive. Based on SATA 3.0GB/s linage, the 128GB MLC SSD model will consist of 64 MLC NAND flash memory chips of 16 gigabits each, optimized single-chip organizer technology and sophisticated flash-management firmware expertise.