The SD Association announced today two new high-speed performance symbols for the fastest SDXC and SDHC devices and memory cards. The first symbol identifies products with bus-interface speeds up to 104 Megabytes per second for greater device performance.  The second symbol identifies SD memory cards and products with a performance option allowing real-time video recording.

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The sheer variety of high-performing, feature-rich devices has dictated the need for a wide variety of SD memory card speeds and capacities to maximize device performance and meet consumer expectations.  With more than 2.5 billion SD memory cards in the market today, the new high-speed performance capabilities will co-exist with earlier SD memory cards still used by consumers, as those cards are still interoperable with the newest host devices.

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Lexar Media today introduced a 64GB addition to the award-winning Crucial RealSSD C300 product line. The new 64GB RealSSD C300 drive, like its predecessors, natively supports SATA 6Gb/s, is backwards compatible with the SATA 3Gb/s interface, and provides scorching-fast read speeds of up to 355MB/s and write speeds up to 75MB/s. Competitively priced at US$149.99, the new 64GB C300 drive is available in a standard 2.5-inch form factor, and comes with a limited three-year warranty.

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"The 64GB C300 drive is a natural extension of our award-winning Crucial RealSSD C300 product line. This aggressively priced 64GB C300 drive makes SSD technology more affordable than ever, delivers durability for mobile computing, and makes it a compelling boot drive for desktop PCs," said Robert Wheadon, Lexar Media senior worldwide SSD product manager.

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Intel Corporation announced today that its award-winning Intel® Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are now available in 800 Best Buy stores across the country and on BestBuy.com.

SSDs can replace or complement a traditional hard drive in a notebook or desktop PC and deliver noticeably faster computer performance when booting up, opening files and running software applications. With no moving parts, these SSDs deliver greater reliability and consume less power than conventional hard disk drives (HDDs).

During the past decade, HDD speed has only improved 1.3 times, while Intel’s processor speeds have improved more than 200 times. This has caused a system bottleneck that SSDs can help solve. HDDs use a mechanical arm and spinning platter, which can sometimes result in a hard disk crash. An SSD uses flash memory chips and is 100 percent solid state with no moving parts. This makes an SSD extremely rugged, reliable and energy efficient. The biggest benefit is in performance, where an Intel SSD delivers up to 56 percent improvement in system responsiveness for gamers, multimedia enthusiasts or anyone desiring to get more performance out of their new or existing notebook or desktop computer.

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Mushkin Enhanced announced today the release of a new solid state drive series, Callisto deluxe™. The Callisto deluxe Series offers new improvements that increase the drives' IOPS (input/output operations per second) to up to 50,000.

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"The Callisto deluxe SSD Series is Mushkin Enhanced's finest hour in a long tradition of high-performance, high-reliability flash storage products. Gamers, enthusiasts and even casual users will appreciate the considerable performance advantage this iteration of SSDs offers." – Brian Flood, Mushkin Enhanced director of product development.  Boasting read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds of up to an impressive 275MB/s, the Callisto deluxe Series is equipped with the industry-acclaimed Sandforce SF-1200 controller.  The Callisto deluxe Solid State Drive is available immediately online at the Mushkin Enhanced website as well as our other online partners, and is backed by a 3-year warranty and an industry-leading support staff.

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ADATA Technology, the world leader in DRAM modules and flash memory products, once again partners with Disney to release its latest Theme Series T006 Buzz Lightyear USB flash drive based on the highly popular Toy Story franchise. Featuring the rubberized enclosure in the shape of the lead character Buzz Lightyear, T006 not only makes a great every-day personal storage, it is also an ideal collectible item for the Toy Story fans or a lovely present for the loved ones.

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T006 is cleverly designed throughout the whole packaging as the user could experience the Toy Story adventure right at the first sight. The blister packaging playfully resembles Buzz’s retractable helmet, giving users a feeling of anticipation when unboxing. Furthermore, T006 integrates a concept of unique ‘therapy-toy’ into its design, adding the excitement and playfulness to this storage product that perfectly brings out the best of Buzz Lightyear. A delicate accessory, featuring Woody and other Toy Story characters, is also included to further embellish the theme as fans are able to have a total Toy Story experience at once.

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