Samsung’s record-breaking hard drive fits 16 terabytes into a 2.5-inch SSD

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by Sindy Cator on August 13, 2015 at 10:13 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Samsung’s big news today may have mostly involved huge phones, but that’s not all the hardware giant is unveiling today: The company today announced a 16 terabyte flash memory hard drive. The announcement is particularly significant because though flash memory is known for its speed, it doesn’t generally produce the highest capacity drivers. By comparison, the largest magnetic spinning drives typically top out around 8-10 GB. Image Credit: ArsTechnica ArsTechnica explains that the drive uses Samsung’s newest 256 gigabit NAND flash die technology. This is combined with a 3D stacking technique to effectively fit more storage into the same space. Traditionally, flash chips are arranged…