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Japan already has this since July.
https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/info/media_center/pr/2013/0726_00.html
Slower then adata AS510S3-120GM-C
read speed 550 MB/s
write speed 510 MB/s
price 11549 yen
source: http://kakaku.com/item/K0000292178/spec/ (Japanese)
The Google file system is not top secret, here is a paper on it.
http://labs.google.com/papers/gfs-sosp2003.pdf
Kawasaki Heavy Industries gave knowledge transfer.
http://www.japanfocus.org/-Christopher%20P.-Hood/2367