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SanDisk is introducing second generation SATA and PATA modules to meet new design demands of the netbook market of ultra low cost PCs (ULCPCs) for easy web surfing and wireless communication. SanDisk pSSD solid state drive delivers all the benefits of flash to these small computing netbooks at a fraction of the cost, size and weight of the hard disk drive (HDD).

Cost Effective:
pSSD™ solid state drive lets you purchase just the right amount of storage (8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB) packed inside a memory device that is one-tenth the weight of the 1.8” HDD2. SanDisk’s field proven, cost-effective multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology offers competitive pricing for these affordable Internet devices.

Fast:
An advanced controller with Serial ATA (SATA) interface offers a significant boost in performance rendering these SSDs faster than HDDs in critical aspects. Booting and launching applications takes just half the time of an HDD.

Rugged and Reliable:
With no mechanical moving parts, pSSD solid state drive effectively serves the mobility needs of network computers for children and adults alike. SanDisk patented flash management ensures top data reliability using dynamic and static wear-leveling, and robust error detection and correction code (EDC/ECC).

With up to 4M mean time to failure (MTTF)1 , pSSD is highly reliable and perfect for on-the-go netbook users, of all ages.

Longer battery life, Smaller Form Factor and Mainstream OS Support:
The standard SATA and PATA interfaces enable efficient power consumption, helping to extend the battery life.

pSSD products supporting evolving mass storage design needs, in various form factors, support most popular operating systems such as Windows XP, Win7, Ubuntu and others.

For more information contact:ssd@sandisk.com.

Note: 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus is not available for data storage. Read more.

[1] MTTF (Mean Time To Failure) up to 4M hours, based on ongoing SanDisk reliability tests. The MTTF calculation does not take into account the disk endurance limitation.
[2] Weight of second generation pSSD varies from 5.5 grams – 8.5 grams, depending upon capacity. This is compared to the weight of the weight of 1.8 HDD MK6006GAH MK3006GAL, which weighs 51-62 grams.