SanDisk intros internal Flash drive for laptops
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Fast, quiet but expensive SanDisk has begun offering a 32GB solid-state drive to notebook makers less than a week after it was claimed Apple's rumoured sub-notebook will only contain Flash storage.â¦
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Samsung Electronics has begun shipping a flash memory-based solid state disk drive (SSD) that offers better performance than many of the flash drives currently available, the company said.The 64GB drive has a SATA II interface that can support data reading at speeds of 100MBps and writing at 80MBps. That makes it 60 percent faster than SATA I drives of the same type and two to five times faster than conventional hard-disk drives, according to Samsung.SSDs use flash memory rather than magnetic storage, which means faster reading and writing of data, lower power consumption and zero noise. They&#39;ve been around for several years although it is only recently, after flash memory chip prices fell, that they have become practical for use in laptop computers.The drives were announced back in November when Samsung started supply samples of the drives to PC makers. Commercial versions of the drive are now available and will be offered as options on some Dell and Alienware laptops in the coming weeks, said Samsung. Prices were not announced.Samsung is also planning to target the enterprise server market and other applications that demand high-speed data transfer.Despite their advantages over hard-disk drives, SSDs are only taking off slowly because they are much more expensive. To get around this problem Samsung showed a 128GB SSD based on MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash, at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It&#39;s a cheaper but not as powerful or efficient version of flash chip than the SLC (single level cell) used in most SSDs drives until now. The SLC-type memory chips last about 10 times as long as MLC chips.&#160;
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Based on Single Level Cell (SLC) flash technology, the Mtron 128GB drive will only make it to market as an OEM product, where it might turn up in the Spring as an expensive option on laptops. The performance of 120MB/sec on writes, and 100MB/sec on reads is way above levels found on older SSD drive designs.
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Drives in PCs and media centres from 2005
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SanDisk has introduced 12GB and 16GB compact flash memory cards, designed for professional photographers who shoot RAW or high-resolution JPEG files.
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Majors plan singles-on-stick releases USB Flash drives will soon appear in record stores in a bid by major music labels to build up sales of physical media in the post-CD era.â¦
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The MiniStation is just another well-designed and fairly cheap USB drive based around a standard 2.5-in. disk drive with capacities ranging from 80GB to 300GB.
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This is a foldable, compact drive with lots of easy-to-use features, and it is very secure because everything you put on it is automatically password protected with 256-bit AES encryption. There are no unsecure partitions.
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Miniature hard drive will feature a Compact Flash card form factor.
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The 4GB SanDisk Memory Stick PRO will cost $799.99, while 2GB SanDisk SD Card will be $199.99. They will be available in November.
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Users running Vista can supposedly use flash memory sticks to improve boot-up times and boost the start-up speed of their most important software.
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Cast-iron data security? Review What do you give the data security nut who has everything? IronKey may have the answer: what it claims is a almost totally secure steely USB Flash drive that doesn't simply encrypt the data kept on it but runs to protect your applications and online activities.â¦
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The flash drive starts at $19.99 for a 128MB model and capacities range up to 4GB.
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A new 16GB embedded flash drive designed for use in mobile devices is scheduled for release this summer.
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The 0.85-inch diameter drive is a candidate for cell phone storage, but can the product compete against flash memory?
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Hits replay on CD debacle A USB fingerprint authentication device from Sony contains rootkit-like technology, according to security watchers. The MicroVault USM-F fingerprint reader software bundled with the stick installs a hidden directory under Windows.â¦
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SanDisk announced two new USB drives, Cruzer Professional and Cruzer Enterprise, that help businesses protect corporate data.