Wednesday, July 17, 2013

SanDisk launches new SSDsand faster microSD cards in India

SanDisk has announced three new storage units in its current line-up. The additions includeSSD and memory cards, as well as a USB flash drive. The first, the SanDisk Extreme II SSD, uses the company's 19nm flash memory and tiered system architecture to improve data-transfer, application launching, as well as boot-up and shut-down times for notebook computers and desktops.
Added to that, the Extreme II SSD gives speeds of up to 550MB/s sequential read as well as up to 510MB/s sequential write speeds. Currently, the new SSD product will be available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB3 capacity variants coming with a price tag of Rs 14,750, Rs 26,100 and Rs 49,500 respectively. Added in is a 5-year warranty.
The second addition to the line-up is the Extreme microSDHC and microSDXC UHS-I memory cards. These memory cards give users UHS Speed Class 1(U1) as well as Class 10 video recording, which allows forfull-HD video recording on smart phones and cameras. The company has said that themicroSDXC card will offer the fastest speeds available, with up to 80MB/s read and up to 50MB/s write speeds. There are memory cards available in 16GB, 32 GB and 64GB capacity variants sporting pricetags rangingfrom Rs 2,990 to Rs 9,750, depending on the capacity being purchased. Added in is a lifetime limitedwarranty forall the memory cards.
The third additionis theUltra USB 3.0 flash drive, which allows users to transfer and share large fileswith speeds up to 80MB/s. The Ultra USB 3.0 comes with a 5-year limitedwarranty and will be available with capacities rangingfrom 16GB to 64GB. The pricetag of the USB flash drive will range from Rs 1250 to Rs 4950 depending on the capacity.

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