SanDisk Samples 32-Gbyte Flash Drive, Predicts Price Drops
The age of solid state hard drives are upon us...


SanDisk on Tuesday said it would be broadening its solid-state drive (SSD) family for the portable computer market with a new 32-gigabyte, 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) interface model.

The solid-state flash memory drive will be compatible with most mainstream notebook designs, according to the company, and comes just months after SanDisk announced a similar 1.8-inch SSD for ultra-portable notebooks. That drive—also a 32-gigabyte version—was $600 more than a comparable 32-gigabyte disk drive would cost.

The new 2.5-inch SSD is now available, however, for $350 (for large volume buyers) as a drop-in replacement for hard disk drives, SanDisk said.

Amos Marom, vice president and general manager of SanDisk's Computing Systems Division says the new 2.5-inch drive will bring the all the benefits typically associated with solid-state memory—increased durability, faster performance, lower power consumption—to the mainstream notebook market.

He also said the price, per gigabyte, of SSD storage will continue to go down while capacities shoot upwards once consumers realize they can opt out of rotating disk drives for the "superior experience of SSDs."

Read all about it here, courtsey of extremetech.com

Eric