Samsung 980 SSD
An affordable line-up of fast, highcapacity internal SSDs to boost your computer’s performance
Most imaging forums and platforms limit their discussion to the art and equipment that directly aid in the capture and post-capture processes, rarely discussing the hardware and components that can impact the speed and ef iciency of processing images and footages. This is the reason why we, at Smart Photography, decided to feature those PC components that can ma e your wor low and processes more ef icient. fast and high-capacity internal SSD can help your editing suite in handling those layers and layers of non-destructive edits with etter ef iciency. The new Samsung SSD980 is an internal M.2 SSD with a fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 interface. This solidstate drive can be used with desktop and laptop motherboards that accept NVMe M.2 drives.
The Samsung SSD980 offers sequential read speeds of up to 3500 MB per second and write speeds of up to 3000 MB per second. This fast data transfer speed can be a blessing for gaming and heavy graphics, whether you decide to use it as the primary boot disk for an overall performance boost in your workstation, or as a dedicated scratch disk to extract top performance from your editing suite. ith a D M-less design, the SSD offers up to 6.2x the speed of S T SSDs. Samsung utilises Host Memory Buffer technology, which links the drive directly to the host processor s D M to overcome any performance drawback.
Flash memory has come a long way since the time people were wary of using these for long-term storage. This SSD offers an endurance rating of up to 600 terra-bytes written (TBW) and a 5-year limited warranty. This is enhanced with Samsung’s stateof-the-art controller and V-N ND lash memory architecture. Highperformance devices require an ef icient heat dissipation mechanism, and the 980 uses a nickel coating to help manage the controller’s heat level. heat spreader label also helps in dissipating heat ef iciently. part from these, Samsung has incorporated the Dynamic Thermal Guard technology to maintain the SSD’s temperature at optimal levels.
The SSD can be controlled and optimised with the Samsung Magician software, which allows you to run the 980 in Full Power mode, monitor drive health, optimise performance, protect data and keep the device updated. The drive offers Full Disk Encryption and improved power ef iciency of up to 56 percent over the previous 970 EVO.
The Samsung 980 SSD is available in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities at MRPs of Rs.6,499, Rs.8,999 and Rs.16,999, respectively. For more information, visit samsung.com/SSD or samsungssd.com. | SP