SanDisk will showcase its latest solid state drive (SSD), a 32GB, 2.5-inch Serial ATA interface model that is compatible with most mainstream notebook PC designs, at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany, which opens tomorrow.

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March 14, 2007: SanDisk will showcase its latest solid state drive (SSD), a 32GB, 2.5-inch Serial ATA interface model that is compatible with most mainstream notebook PC designs, at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany, which opens tomorrow.
The new SSD offers considerable potential for photographers with high-resolution cameras who want robust and reliable portable storage devices. Solid state drives are approximately six times more reliable than notebook hard disk drives (HDDs) and much less likely to fail when a devices are dropped or exposed to extreme temperatures. They also support faster data transmission speeds. In notebook computers, data moves to and from an SSD more than 100 times faster than data moving to and from a hard disk.
SSDs also consume much less power, with savings rated at over 50% compared with a HDD. This provides extended battery life for travelling photographers. Because SSDs don’t need a motor, bearings or a moving head mechanism, they generate much less heat than hard disk drives. SanDisk SSDs are also completely silent, while hard disk drives always make at least some noise during read and write operations.
The new SanDisk 2.5-inch SSD fits in the same internal slot as 2.5-inch hard disks, so notebook manufacturers can switch to the SanDisk SSD without altering their hardware designs. It is currently being offered to computer manufacturers. Local pricing and release dates have yet to be released. More information can be found at www.sandisk.com/ssd.