Samsung packed 512GB of storage into a drive the size of a stamp

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As the world keeps pushing for ever-thinner devices, the hardware industry keeps shrinking parts down beyond the minisculeSamsung announced on Tuesday it will be launching a 512GB solid-state drive measuring 0.78 x 0.63 x 0.06 inches (20 x 16 x 1.5 millimeters). That’s about the size of your average postage stamp, and one-fifth of the size of a normal SSD.

It’s called the PM971-NVMe, which isn’t the most memorable name, although remember this is a computer component — not really meant for the general public. Instead, Samsung is setting its sights on ultra-thin notebook and tablet manufacturers. Read more…

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