SanDisk Corporation has announced its line of solid state drive (SSD) products with the introduction of 64-gigabyte (GB) and 32GB SSDs aimed at both enterprise users and early adopter consumers such as gamers.
SanDisk 1.8-inch UATA 5000 and 2.5-inch SATA 5000 SSD products are compatible as drop-in replacements for hard disk drives in most mainstream notebook computers. The announcement was made at Computex Taipei 2007 where SanDisk is showcasing its comprehensive line of storage products for industrial system-level embedded applications.
The SanDisk UATA SSD is certified by Microsoft Windows Hardware Qualification Lab (WQHL) to be compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP. “Laptop manufacturers have requested more memory capacity for systems that use the Microsoft Vista platform, which can require a number of preloaded accessories and security suites,” said Doreet Oren, SanDisk director of SSD product marketing. “Also, there is interest in developing laptops for gaming, and the SSD is well-suited for the performance and memory requirements of those users. Thus, by offering high capacities on our SSD products, we are making our products very appealing to a wide customer base.”
SanDisk SSD products in the 32GB capacity are available now to manufacturers. The company plans to offer 64GB engineering samples in the third quarter, with mass production planned to commence prior to the end of the year.
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