Team Group P250Q-M80 is a PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD with up to 2TB capacity and a rather unique feature: one-click data destruction with software or hardware method.
If you press a button for 5 to 10 seconds, the software method is triggered, and the SSD automatically wipes out all data. A longer 10-second or over press triggers the hardware method, which applies high voltage to the SSD to self-destruct a la Mission: Impossible with smoke and all.
P250Q-M80 specifications:
- Host Interface – PCIe Gen4 x4, M-Key
- Flash Type – 3D TLC
- Capacity – 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB
- Sequential R/W – Up to 7,000 / 5,500MB/s
- Features – TRIM and SMART support; no thermal sensor, no external DRAM buffer
- Max. Power consumption – 1358mA @ 3.3V
- Dimensions – 80 x 22 x 3.5 mm
- Temperature Range – Operating: 0°C to +70°C; storage: -55°C to +95°C
- Humidity – 5% ~ 95%
- Shock – Operation: 50G/11ms (compliant with MIL-STD-202G Test condition A); non-operation: 1500G/0.5ms (compliant with MIL-STD-883K Test condition B)
- Vibration – Operation: 7.69 Grms, 20~2000 Hz/random (compliant with MIL-STD-810G General); non-operation: 4.02 Grms, 15 ~ 2000 Hz/sine (compliant with MIL-STD-810G General)
- MTBF – > 3 million hours
- Warranty – 3 years
The company says the software erase method is best for AIoT, server, and gaming applications, while the more dramatic erase method is more suitable for defense and industrial automation. The hardware method will permanently fry the SSD. The software method just wipes out all data, and can also resume after a power failure. The best way to understand how this all works is to watch the video below.
We previously wrote about the Ovrdrive USB flash drive that will hide its partition unless it’s quickly plugged in and out three times. The P250Q-M80 SSD goes a step further by either completely wipe out the data from the drive or even self-destruct with an hardware method that destroys itself with high voltages.
The design is patented (No. M662727 in Taiwan), so the on-click data destruction features is unlikely to be found on other SSDs. We were unable to find any of the SKUs for sale at the time of writing. A few more details may be found on the product page.
Via Tom’s Hardware
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