SanDisk has announced the SanDisk X100 SSD and SanDisk Extreme SSD for the consumer market. The X100 is available in capacities of up to 512GB and uses multi-level cell (MLC) technology, a SATA 6Gb/s high-performance interface, advanced multi-streaming features, and tiered caching technology. The Extreme SSD is targeted towards enthusiasts, delivering sequential read speeds up to 550 MB/s and write speeds up to 520MB/s.
UPDATE 2/27/2012: SanDisk Extreme SSD Review Posted
SanDisk has announced the SanDisk X100 SSD and SanDisk Extreme SSD for the consumer market. The X100 is available in capacities of up to 512GB and uses multi-level cell (MLC) technology, a SATA 6Gb/s high-performance interface, advanced multi-streaming features, and tiered caching technology. The Extreme SSD is targeted towards enthusiasts, delivering sequential read speeds up to 550 MB/s and write speeds up to 520MB/s.
The new SanDisk X100 SSD offers read and write speeds up to 500 and 420MB/s respectively and enabling large file transfers such as a 4GB HD movie in less than 10 seconds. The X100 SSD is available in 2.5 inch, mSATA, and customized form factors to work with emerging ultra-thin laptops. SanDisk also offers a wide selection of configuration options, such as the standalone and dual drive caching solutions.
The SanDisk X100 SSD achieves long-term reliability with its robust, continual background error checking and advanced NAND recovery mechanisms. The drive is now available for sampling to PC manufacturers and production-volume shipments.
SanDisk X100 SSD Specifications:
- Performance – Up to 500/420 MB/s sequential read/write speeds
- Capacity – 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
- Form Factor – Cased 2.5 inch 7mm or 9.5mm, mSATA and customized form factors
- Interface – SATA 6Gb/s
- Power Consumption
- Active Power (Typical): 150mW (@ 3.3V)
- Standby Mode (Typical): 75mW (@ 3.3V)
- Reliability – MTBF up to two million hours
SanDisk also announced the SanDisk Extreme SSD, a high-performance SSD that is 10 times faster than a 7,200 RPM hard drive. This enables users to boot quickly (in less than 16 seconds) and shut down their systems, launch applications much faster, and reduce wait times. With no moving parts, the SSD is also more resilient and power efficient, maximizing battery life.
The SanDisk Extreme SSD lists speeds of up to 83,000 IOPS random 4K write and up to 44,000 IOPS random 4K read. In addition, it delivers sequential read speeds up to 550MB/s and520MB/s sequential write speeds for faster, more responsive computing. The SanDisk Extreme SSD is now available in 120 GB and 240GB capacities and are priced at $189.99 and $399.99 respectively. A 480GB version of the drive will ship later in 2012, which will retail for $749.99.
