{"id":790,"date":"2015-07-06T20:41:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T00:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-25-177-42.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/us\/?p=790"},"modified":"2019-06-18T22:42:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T02:42:48","slug":"samsung-electronics-leads-consumers-into-the-new-era-of-multi-terabyte-ssds-with-launch-of-2-tb-850-pro-and-850-evo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-electronics-leads-consumers-into-the-new-era-of-multi-terabyte-ssds-with-launch-of-2-tb-850-pro-and-850-evo\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Electronics Leads Consumers into the New Era of  Multi-Terabyte SSDs with Launch of 2-TB 850 PRO and 850 EVO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"press-release-open\"> SEOUL, Korea \u2013 July 6, 2015\u00a0<\/span> Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader in advanced memory technology and an innovator in consumer electronics, today introduced the 2-terabyte (TB)<strong> 850 PRO<\/strong> and<strong> 850 EVO solid state drives (SSDs)<\/strong>. Samsung\u2019s 3D Vertical NAND (V-NAND) based retail SSD lineup now features 20 different products with a wide range of capacity options from 120 gigabyte (GB) to 2TB. Available in 50 countries, the launch of the 2TB drives addresses the ever-increasing consumer demand for high-performance and high-capacity memory solutions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18179\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/07004130\/850PRO_003_R-Perspective_black.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18179\" class=\"wp-image-18179 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14134846\/850PRO_003_R-Perspective_black-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung 850 PRO Solid State Drives (SSD)\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14134846\/850PRO_003_R-Perspective_black-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/14134846\/850PRO_003_R-Perspective_black-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung 850 PRO Solid State Drives (SSD)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Samsung experienced surge in demand for 500 gigabyte (GB) and higher capacity SSDs with the introduction of our V-NAND SSDs. The release of the 2TB SSD is a strong driver into the era of multi-terabyte SSD solutions,\u201d said <strong>Un-Soo Kim, Senior Vice President of Branded Product Marketing, Memory Business at Samsung Electronics<\/strong>. \u201cWe will continue to expand our ultra-high performance and large density SSD product portfolio and provide a new computing experience to users around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new 2TB 850 SSD PRO and EVO drives remain in the same 7-millimeter, 2.5-inch aluminum case as their predecessors did. Equipped with Samsung\u2019s advanced chip solutions, including 128 individual Samsung 32-layer 128Gb 3D V-NAND flash chips, an upgraded high-performance MHX controller that supports 2TB capacity, and four 20nm-class process technology-based 4Gb LPDDR3 DRAM chips, the 2TB 850 family provides industry-leading performance and power efficiency. With added capacity, professionals and consumers can experience a smoother computing environment prepared for the intense demands of rich content such as 4K UHD video editing and viewing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2825\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/15045103\/850EVO_003_R-Perspective_black_lowres.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2825\" class=\"wp-image-2825 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/15045103\/850EVO_003_R-Perspective_black_lowres-950x633.png\" alt=\"Samsung 850 EVO Solid State Drives (SSD)\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/15045103\/850EVO_003_R-Perspective_black_lowres-950x633.png 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/15045103\/850EVO_003_R-Perspective_black_lowres-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/15045103\/850EVO_003_R-Perspective_black_lowres.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung 850 EVO Solid State Drives (SSD)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Samsung guarantees the 2TB 850 PRO for 10 years or 300 terabytes written (TBW), and the 2TB 850 EVO for five years or 150 TBW.<\/p>\n<p>Following the launch of the 2TB 850 drives, Samsung will expand high capacity 3D V-NAND SSD lineups to include mSATA and M.2 form factors to address the gaming PC, laptop PC and high performance SSD markets.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. We employ 307,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US $196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\">www.samsung.com<\/a> and our official blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/global.samsungtomorrow.com\">global.samsungtomorrow.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEOUL, Korea \u2013 July 6, 2015\u00a0 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader in advanced memory technology and an innovator in consumer electronics, today introduced the 2-terabyte (TB) 850 PRO and 850 EVO solid state drives (SSDs). 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