SanDisk Also Proposes Two Metrics for End-Users to Measure Performance and Endurance: virtualRPM (vRPM) and Long-Term Data Endurance (LDE)

Posted : Wed, Nov 05, 2008

   New Drives Break Performance Barriers, Lower Storage Infrastructure, Cooling, Energy Costs

Posted : Fri, Oct 17, 2008

   Toshiba Corporation today announced enhancements to its line-up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives (SSD) with the addition of an industry-leading 256-gigabyte (GB) SSD and the launch of a series of small-sized Flash Modules for netbook computers ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) and other mobile and peripheral applications.

Posted : Sat, Sep 27, 2008

   Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad X301 notebook PC, taking the thinnest and lightest full-function notebook in its class¹, to new heights in performance.

Posted : Mon, Aug 18, 2008

   Amid the buzz of reaching a new milestone of 1 million Eee PCs sold in just 5 months after its launch, ASUS has provided yet another round of excitement with its release of the new Eee PC 900.

Posted : Sun, Apr 20, 2008

   SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced that Motion Computing®, a leading manufacturer of tablet personal computers, has selected SanDisk's 32-gigabyte (GB) 1 solid state drive (SSD) for its new F5 mobile slate tablet PC.

Posted : Wed, Mar 05, 2008

   Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced a new line of Solid State Drives (SSDs) that are rated to operate over a -40°C to 85°C industrial temperature (I-Temp) range.

Posted : Sun, Dec 02, 2007

   Alienware ALX Desktops Available with Dual 64GB Solid State Drive Configurations for Faster Load Times and Greater Reliability

Posted : Sun, Oct 21, 2007

   Samsung announced that it has begun mass producing 1.8-inch solid state drives (SSD) at 64GB (gigabytes) - the highest density SSD available today for mobile computing applications.

Posted : Mon, Jun 25, 2007

   Building on Toshiba's commitment to lead industry innovation, the Portege R500 has been designed to take mobile computing to the next level by re-defining portability, productivity and style.

Posted : Sun, Jun 24, 2007

   Reaching for the "sweet spot" of memory storage for laptop computers, SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today expanded its line of solid state drive (SSD) products with the introduction of a 64-gigabyte (GB) SSD aimed at both enterprise users and early adopter consumers such as gamers.

Posted : Mon, Jun 04, 2007

   Toshiba Brings World's First Slim HD DVD Rewritable Drive to Mobile PCs; New HD DVD Rewrite Capabilities Turn Mobile PCs into Desktop Replacements with More Tools to Create High-Definition Content

Posted : Mon, Jun 04, 2007

   Lexar Media, Inc., a world leader in advanced digital media technologies, today announced the introduction of its new ExpressCard SSD with auto-backup software. Roughly half the size of current PC Card solutions, the Lexar ExpressCard SSD is a high-capacity removable solid state drive (SSD) that promises to set a new standard for delivering high-performance, lower-cost storage expansion to notebook computers

Posted : Wed, May 02, 2007

   Dell announced that it is offering a 1.8-inch 32GB1 solid state drive (SSD) from SanDisk on Latitude D420 ultra-mobile and D620 ATG semi-rugged notebooks. The company is one the first to offer a flash-based drive as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDD) on corporate notebooks.

Posted : Sat, Apr 28, 2007

   STEC, Inc., today announced an extension to its Zeus-IOPS Solid State Drive (SSD) family with the addition of 512GB and 256GB versions offering enterprise systems the performance equivalent of up to 200 hard drives in just one drive. The company also announced that an important agreement has been put in place with a worldwide leader of on-demand and real-time media delivery technology systems, wherein the Zeus-IOPS SSD was thoroughly analyzed and successfully deployed. This important customer views STEC's SSD technology as a vital means to enabling video-on-demand services at speeds that were unattainable using traditional rotating hard drive solutions. STEC will showcase the Flash-based Zeus-IOPS Solid State Hard Drives at Storage Networking World, April 16-19, 2007 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA.

Posted : Thu, Apr 19, 2007

   Transcend announced its 32GB 2.5-inch IDE Solid State Drive (SSD), which is compatible with most mainstream PC and notebook computers. The 2.5-inch IDE interface SSD has a tough outer metal case, enormous capacities, high reliability, low power consumption and anti-shock features that make it ideal to replace Hard Disk Drives. Transcend's 2.5-inch IDE SSD series has a distinct advantage over standard 2.5" HDDs in that it is a solid-state memory with no moving parts, and therefore not susceptible to mechanical failure as a result of vibrations. It is now available in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB memory capacities.

Posted : Tue, Apr 17, 2007

   Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced at its annual Mobile Solution Forum in Taipei that it has developed a 1.8"-type 64 Gigabyte (GB) flash-solid state drive (SSD).

Posted : Tue, Mar 27, 2007

   Fujitsu introduced the first pen-enabled notebooks with solid state drives (SSDs).

Posted : Tue, Mar 20, 2007

   SanDisk today broadened its solid state drive (SSD) product line for the portable computer market with the introduction of a 32-gigabyte (GB), 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) interface model.

Posted : Tue, Mar 13, 2007

   Adtron, announces the industry's highest capacity 2.5" SLC NAND flash disk drives at 160 GBytes.

Posted : Fri, Feb 23, 2007