Mushkin Enhanced Source HC 16 TB SSD Begins Showing Up at Retailers

The SSD market is becoming more competitive as the price of storage plummets, but the Mushkin Enhanced Source HC 16 TB SSD has a few features that may make it worth the high price.

The mushkin enhanced helix-l is a 16 TB SSD that has just begun showing up at retailers.

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The Source HC 16 TB SSD from Mushkin Enhanced is now available at select stores including Newegg. At $2,599.99, the SSD isn’t exactly cheap, but it seems to be an intriguing possibility for wealthy gamers who have fantasized of keeping their entire Steam library on a single SSD. The drive may also be a tempting alternative for customers who are slowly being driven crazy by the noise of their home media servers’ spinning disks and are willing to pay a high price for quiet.

Although peak performance isn’t Mushkin’s TLC-based Source HC 16 TB SSD’s primary selling point, the SATA drive does provide maximum sequential read and write rates of up to 555 MB/s and 535 MB/s, respectively, which should be plenty for basic media access. It has an MTBF of 1,500,000 hours of work and is rated for 11,375 TBW.

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Key Specifications for the Mushkin Enhanced Source HC 16 TB SSD

General

Brand	Mushkin Enhanced
Series	Source HC
Model	MKNSSDHC16TB
Type	Internal Solid State Drive (7mm) (SSD)
Used For	Consumer
UPC	846651030733

Physical

Factor of Form	2.5″
Capacity	16TB
Interface	6Gb/s SATA
Controller	S12 Phison
Height	7mm
Width	69.85mm
Depth	100.45mm
Weight	50g

Performance

Sequential Read Maximum	Speeds of up to 555MB/s are possible.
Sequential Write Maximum	Up to 535 megabytes per second
Read 4KB at random	Up to 97,000 people
Random Write of 4KB	Up to 89,000 people
Seek Time	<0.1ms
TBW	11375
MTBF	1,500,000 hours

According to Mushkin’s marketing sheet:

The SOURCE HC is the next installment in the SOURCE SSD series. The SOURCE HC is designed for both PC enthusiasts and power users, and it pushes the boundaries of SATA 3 performance, with capacities of up to 16TB in a 2.5′′ form factor.

The Source HC is engineered to provide outstanding performance and capacity at an amazing value, with the same level of quality and durability that our customers have come to expect from us for over 25 years. The Source HC, which uses Phison’s S12 controller, doesn’t hold back. High-end computer applications like as gaming, HD video playback, and creative software benefit from increased durability, dependability, and performance.

Mushkin’s Enhanced Source SSDs come in 4 TB and 8 TB capacities, with prices starting at $499.99 and $1,099,99, respectively. They have a built-in LDPC ECC for data correction, wear-leveling for extended lifetime, and SLC caching for increased burst performance.

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