Cactus Technologies, Ltd. Launches 230S Series Industrial MLC 2.5” SATA III SSD

Cactus Technologies, Ltd. today announced the launch of the new 230S Series Industrial MLC 2.5” SATA III SSD. This 2.5” SATA III SSD is based on the highest quality and reliability MLC NAND and designed to industry standard 2.5” form factor and SATA-IO group’s specifications.

Support for ATA generation I, II and III transfer rates of 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0 Gbps ensures high performance. Available in capacities from 128GB to 640GB the 230S MLC SATA III SSD meets a wide range of OEM requirements.

Sai-Ying Ng, President of Cactus Technologies Ltd. said, “Many OEMs have asked for a lower cost solution than our full-blown Industrial Grade SSD. Our 230S 2.5” SATA III SSD provides reliability for many of their applications using the lower cost MLC NAND components.”

The Cactus Technologies 230S Industrial MLC 2.5” SATA III SSD offers the following features:

  • Industry Standard 2.5” SSD form factor
  • Adheres to SATA-IO group’s specifications
  • Supports 1.5, 3.0 & 6.0 Gbps transfer rates
  • 128GB to 640GB Capacities
  • Fixed Bill-Of-Material Control
  • >100K Endurance Cycles per block
    Altitude spec of 100,000 feet
  • Powerful Industrial ECC and Defect Management
  • 200K Hour Mean Time Between Failure
  • 3000G Shock; 20G Vibration
  • Based on MLC (Multi Level Cell) NAND Memory

Joseph Chang, Vice President of Engineering, remarked, "With sustained transfer rates up to 400MB/sec for reads and 380MB/sec writes, the 230S 2.5” SATA SSD reliably meets the needs of demanding OEM applications. Applications engineering support is available to assist OEMs as needed with their application.”