Biostar has unveiled a new addition to their range of solid state drives (SSD) the unveiling of the new Biostar M500 M.2 2280 PCI-Express NVMe range of storage devices which are available in 128, 256, 512 and 1 TB capacities with prices starting from just $59.
The new PCI-Express NVMe range is equipped with high-performance 3D TLC NAND Flash offering users sequential read/write speeds of up to 1,700 /1,100 MB/s and read/write IOPS of up to 200K/180K. Other features include a Standard M.2 2280 Form Factor, PCIe 3.0 8Gb/s by 2-lane (PCIe Gen3 x 2) and support for NVMe v1.2.
Additional features of the Biostar M500 M.2 2280 PCI-Express NVMe range include :
– Include BCH and LDPC ECC, plus Reed-Solomon Raid protection
– Support AES256
– End-to-End data protection
– With DDR3/DDR3L DRAM cache
– Active power < 2W, L1.2 power < 2mW with 20ms resume time
– SMART temperature display (SMART Fan optio
Biostar M500-128GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD MSRP: $59
Biostar M500-256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD MSRP: $99
Biostar M500-512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD MSRP: $149
Biostar M500-1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD MSRP: $269
“The Biostar M500 Series SSD features visible smart LED indicators on its heatsink cover for temperature and data activity. The LED Smart Temperature display delivers real-time temperature status of the solid-state drive in three different levels: green for temperature below 50°C, yellow for temperature between 50°C to 65°C, and red for temperature above 65°C. The LED Data Transmission display data transmission status: blue light for access status and a green light for PCIe transmission mode (Gen 2 / Gen 3).”
Source: Biostar