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Transcend to Launch Its Own Solid-State Drives Line

64GB versions are on their way

By Bogdan Botezatu, Hardware Editor

15th of January 2008, 16:33 GMT

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32 GB is not much, but it's damn affordable

Solid-state drives are becoming more and more popular with the notebook users, but only a few can afford buying the fast, highly performing and energy efficient alternative to the good-old spinning platters. SSDs

are a generalized presence and size is not a problem, as the storage devices are now available in sizes from 32 GB to 832 GB. In fact, there is a problem, since the storage capacity is proportional to the unit's price.

Transcend has just announced a new line of solid-state drives dedicated to the notebook owners. The SSDs come in a 2.5-inch notebook form factor and connect either via a SATA or an ATA interface. The product line also includes an ExpressCard/34 format solid-state drive enclosed in a tough but extremely lightweight case. The three solid-state drives in the series feature a standard capacity of 32 GB, but, while this may sound a little too small, remember that they might feature a price you can really afford.

The drives are the ideal replacements for the old spinning platters, especially in mobile environments, since they are more power-efficient, and, at the same time, the absence of mobile parts allows the drive to take up severe shocks easily. As all the drives in the series come with a standard SATA/ATA interface, the drives can be replaced without performing expensive hardware modifications to the hosting computer.

Transcend's solid-state drives can deliver sustained read / write speeds of up to 30MB / 28MB per second. The Fhash-based NAND memory provides a latency of under 1 millisecond, that contributes to a lag-free experience, especially when running Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. Transcend's drives come with built-in ECC (Error Correction Code) that ensures highly reliable data transfer, while increasing the system's integrity.

All the drives come with a two-year warranty. Transcend is committed to delivering 64GB and larger capacity SSDs in the near future.

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Transcend | Solid-state drive | storage

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