The Sabertooth ZT aimed at industrial, embedded and network computing applications

Mar 8, 2010 10:55 GMT  ·  By

While solid state drives may not yet be very popular on the consumer front, where hard drives are still more widespread because of their larger storage capacities, SSDs have started being used more often in the enterprise storage environments and industrial applications. Aiming to further address this market segment, Active Media Products has just released its latest PATA ZIF SSDs, known as the SaberTooth ZT, which are designed with both compactness and reliability in mind.

The SaberTooth ZT is “rugged enough for use in industrial, embedded and network computing applications where a very compact yet high speed storage solution is needed.” It comes in 32GB and 64GB capacities, measures 2.8 x 2.1 x 0.2 inches (71 x 54 x 5 mm) and reaches read and write speeds of up to 100MB/s and 85MB/s, respectively.

These speeds are considerable, knowing that the interface used is the PATA/IDE and not SATA. This interface supports PIO mode 4 and UDMA mode 6, as well as SMART commands and ECC. Not only that, but the two drives also feature wear leveling and block management technologies that extend endurance and enhance reliability.

The SaberTooth ZT will add to the existing PATA ZIF line, so far composed of the SaberToogh Z, the SaberTooth ZX. These units will improve bootup and application load speeds, produce less heat and consume less power than hard drives and will do so with no noise, due to them being built with no moving parts. They are also more rugged and reliable.

“The SaberTooth ZT removes the performance tradeoffs that have plagued slim 1.8" ZIF drives for so long. Now you can get a truly fast ZIF drive that still fits in a standard 1.8" form factor. By incorporating a DRAM cache, we've dramatically improved write speeds over other ZIF drives,” Active Media Products' VP of Sales, Jerry Thomson, stated.

Already listed, the 64GB model carries a price tag of $299.95, whereas the 32GB SaberTooth ZT drive is priced at $169.95.