SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced that it has further expanded its trusted and broad solid state drive (SSD) portfolio with the addition of three new models – the high-performance SanDisk Extreme II SSD for technology enthusiasts and gamers, as well as two new OEM SSDs designed to enable cutting-edge notebooks and tablets.

All of the new SSDs introduced by SanDisk today are built with the company’s advanced 19 nanometer (nm) manufacturing process technology and rely on SanDisk’s intelligent flash memory architecture. This combination enables SanDisk to create SSDs that are exceptionally responsive, reliable and energy-efficient. SanDisk will be showcasing its full SSD line-up at the company’s booth at COMPUTEX TAIPEI on June 4-8, 2013 (booth number N0804).

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CDRLabs has taken an in depth look at Samsung's 512GB SSD 840 Pro Series solid state drive. Designed and built completely in-house, the SSD 840 Pro is powered by Samsung's own triple-core MDX controller and features a SATA 6GB/s interface, specially-engineered wear-leveling and garbage collection algorithms and AES 256-bit full disk encryption. The drive also packs up to 512MB of cache and is equipped with Samsung's Toggle DDR2 NAND flash memory to deliver up to 540MB/s read and 520MB/s write speeds.

WD, a Western Digital company, today announced at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 (booth L0810) it is shipping the world’s thinnest 1 TB hard drive with its new 2.5-inch WD Blue 7 mm hard drive. Offering OEMs, channel integrators and consumers a unique storage solution for thin and light systems, slimmer notebooks, as well as compatibility with the industry-standard 9.5 mm drive slots of mainstream notebooks, the WD Blue hard drive family, in capacities from 320 GB to 1 TB in the 7 mm height, now provides a singular option of thin design and high capacity storage.

"Users with large portfolios of content no longer need an Ultrabook or upgrading to a thin and light notebook," said Matt Rutledge, Vice President and General Manager for client storage products at WD. "This most compact 1TB hard drive to-date offers manufacturers of systems an upsell path for their customers who will now be able to choose systems offering both sleek design and high capacity.

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Silicon Power, the world’s leading provider of memory storage solutions launches two brand new USB flash drives, the Secure G10 and Marvel M50. Secure G10 has a built in specialized encryption software, which helps to safeguard users’ confidential and private data in a password protected and secured area. Even if you accidently lost your flash drive, G10 is able to protect your important data from any unauthorized access, providing more security for your personal or corporate data and files. The other new product Marvel M50 USB 3.0 flash drive inherits from the extraordinary taste and fashionable design of Luxmini 720. Inspired by the spirit of understated luxury, Marvel M50 perfectly expresses the essence of modern chic and simple elegance.

SP Secure G10 is equipped with a customized encryption software. With no additional disk setup required, users can simply follow G10’s tailor-made interface and setup a password during the first use. Additionally, users can divide the storage space into a “Public Area’ and ‘Secure Area’, managing your important data with different levels of protection.

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Seagate Technology plc, a world leader in storage solutions, today announced its shipping its thinnest hard disk drive (HDD) ever to OEM partners — the Seagate Laptop Ultrathin HDD. Just 5mm thin, the Laptop Ultrathin HDD is designed to be integrated into ultra-thin, lightweight mobile computing devices and tablets all while delivering high capacity storage at an affordable price.

“When we originally demonstrated this solution last September, we knew we had a truly innovative product that would empower our partners to reimagine mobile applications,” said Steve Luczo, president, CEO and chairman of Seagate. “The strong support from our OEM partners indicates we have delivered on our vision and look forward to a new wave of innovative solutions enabled by this revolutionary product.”

The 2.5- inch drive is just 5mm thin and weighs a mere 3.3oz— making it about as thin as four stacked credit cards and lighter than a deck of cards. It delivers up to 500GB of capacity in 25 percent less space than its previous-generation 7mm counterpart, freeing up valuable real-estate within portable devices to accommodate additional designed-in features such as longer-life batteries and better air circulation. An affordable alternative to SSD storage, Laptop Ultrathin HDD helps blur the lines between notebook and tablets by enabling new emerging applications like convertible and detachable storage.

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Memoright is announcing next-generation XTM Series SATA III SSD products at Computex 2013. Including Memoright’s exclusive Endurance Write firmware architecture developed with in-house R&D, the product supports MLC and TLC flash memory made with the latest process technology. Offering the best combination of reliability and high-speed performance, the product is ideal for applications in cloud computing, business servers, workstations and high-end personal computers.

Using the latest 19 nm MLC / TLC flash memory, the XTM SSD includes Memoright’s exclusive Endurance Write firmware architecture that significantly enhances SSD life while providing stable, high-speed read/write performance.

Earlier TLC flash memory applications have been confined to digital audio players and other products that have flash drive storage requirements at the low range of performance and service life. Yet market expectations for SSDs have increased steadily, making a design that balances performance, product life and product cost an important test for the SSD industry and manufacturers.

With our exclusive Endurance Write firmware architecture, Memoright’s XTM series allows traditional MLC flash memory to achieve its full potential in performance, while for first time TLC can also be added to SSD applications, evidence of our strong SSD hardware/software R&D capabilities.

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Silicon Power, the world’s leading provider of memory storage solutions released a brand new USB 3.0 portable hard drive – Stream S03. Inspired by the concept of page folding as a way of keeping the precious and meaningful moments, S03’s unique folding design emphasizes this gesture to create your personal memory box, instilling more human touches into the storage device.

SP Stream S03’s matte finish provides solid protection against fingerprints and stains. Inheriting the streamline design from the Stream Series, S03 is built with the curved corners and ergonomics chamber on the both sides, allowing users to handle with ease.

Located in the asymmetric page-fold corner, Stream S03’s LED indicator is designed to help users distinguish the transfer interface of the host with ease. The blue LED indicates USB 3.0, whereas the red is for USB 2.0, which truly combines functionality and practicality. In addition, S03 is equipped with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface and is available in 500GB and 1TB, satisfying the need for multiple data transfer. On top of the new design and smart LED, the product is also equipped with hibernation mode to save power.

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