This Tiny Thing is truly a 64GB SSD From SanDisk [Memory]

It’s a new world record, this time inside the ” smallest SSD” category. Available in 4GB – 64GB capacities, SanDisk’s integrated iSSD is destined for tablets and truly, really slim laptops.

With a 160MB per second read time and 100MB per second write time, the iSSD doesn’t exactly compromise on speed for slinkiness-it weighs not up to one gram, and measures 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm. I’m developing a weight complex already. [SanDisk]

Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara, Calif., August 18, 2010-SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced the first product in a new category of embedded solid state drives (SSD) which can be smaller than a postage stamp and offer higher capacities and performance than existing storage solutions. The SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD), the first high-capacity product within this new category, is designed for use in fast-growing mobile computing platforms including tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks.

Computing platforms are responding to consumer demand for highly portable, ultra-thin, anywhere-anytime access to the web and their favorite content. The SanDisk iSSD drive is the first flash SSD device to support the industry standard SATA interface in a small BGA (Ball Grid Array) package which might be soldered onto any motherboard, and that’s fast enough for use with advanced operating systems in next-generation mobile computing platforms.

” The brand new category of embedded SSDs should enable OEMs to supply tablets and notebooks with an unprecedented combination of thin, lightweight form factors and fast performance,” said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD marketing, SanDisk.

” With our embedded flash storage leadership, SanDisk believes that’s uniquely positioned to deliver the ultra compact SSD solutions needed by OEMs.”

” The ultra-thin tablet and mobile computer markets are expected to experience tremendous growth over the arriving years, and new advanced platforms will introduce new requirements for storage solutions,” said Jeff Janukowicz, research manager, solid state drives, IDC. ” New embedded SSDs which includes the SanDisk iSSD drive, which meet the stringent size requirements of small and light-weight devices while offering greater performance, are designed to enable OEMs to deliver an enhanced user experience in their next-generation designs.”

The SanDisk iSSD offers 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write speeds for greater system responsiveness*. With out moving parts, the tiny, robust drive is designed to deliver the durability needed by portable devices which are frequently dropped or jostled. SanDisk iSSD offers a substantial level of design flexibility for OEMs who seek to create the following generation of tablets and ultra thin mobile devices based on the common-or-garden SATA interface.

The SanDisk iSSD is out there now for sampling to OEMs, and is being evaluated by top-tier manufacturers. Measuring 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm and weighing below one gram, the drive uses a BGA form factor and a SATA interface, and is compatible with all leading operating systems. SanDisk iSSD is accessible in capacities ranging from 4 gigabytes (GB)1 to 64GB, with pricing dependent upon the volume ordered.

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