Achieves up to 500/420 MB/s Sequential Read/Write
Speeds; Available In A Variety of Capacities and Form
Factors
MILPITAS, Calif., February 14,
2012-SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader
in flash memory storage solutions, today announced the SanDisk® X100 solid state drive (SSD) for client
computing markets. The SanDisk X100 SSD is available in capacities
up to 512GB1 and utilizes multi-level cell (MLC)
technology, a SATA 6Gb/s high-performance interface, advanced
multi-streaming features and tiered caching technology.
The drive offers up to 500/420
megabyte per second (MB/sec)2 sequential read/write
speeds, and enables a user to copy a 4GB high-definition movie in
less than 10 seconds*. In addition to the standard 2.5 inch form
factor, the X100 SSD also comes in mSATA and customized thin form
factors to address the emerging ultra-thin laptop market. SanDisk
offers a wide variety of configuration options, including
standalone and dual drive caching solutions.
"With the introduction of the X100
SSD, SanDisk now offers OEMs a complete selection of SSD storage
choices," said Kevin Conley, senior vice president and general
manager, client storage solutions, SanDisk. "From the smallest BGA
form factors of the iSSD to the economical lower power U100, all
the way up to the high performance and high capacity points of our
new X100, SanDisk offers a solution to meet the needs of notebook,
desktop and ultra-thin laptop manufacturers."
The SanDisk X100 SSD achieves long-term reliability through
robust, continual background error checking and advanced NAND
recovery mechanisms. The drive is available now for sampling to PC
manufacturers and production-volume shipments.
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 hours3 |
|
Target Platforms |
• Ultrabook, notebook, and desktop computers |
SanDisk Solid State Drives
SanDisk also announced today the SanDisk Extreme® SSD, a high-performance drive
for consumers who want to improve the performance and extend the
life of their desktop and notebook PCs.
SanDisk offers a full portfolio of products for the OEM,
enterprise and retail channels that is supported by more than 20
years of flash memory innovation and the benefits of vertical
integration. The OEM products include SanDisk® U100 SSD for
cost-effective performance and customized form factors, SanDisk®
iSSD™ for OEMs who need an embedded micro SSD SATA form factor, and
X100 SSD for the utmost in performance and storage capacity. All
models are available as standalone SSDs or dual drive caching
solutions.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash
memory storage solutions, from research and development, product
design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and
retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory
and storage system technologies have provided customers with new
and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product
portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used
in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital
media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB
flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market.
SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers
around the world.
SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500
company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
11 gigabyte = 1 billion
bytes. Some capacity not available for data storage.
2Based on SanDisk internal testing; performance may be
lower depending upon host device, OS and application. Performance
numbers indicated are applicable to 256GB and up.
3MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures based on part stress
analysis.
* Based on internal SanDisk testing of a high definition movie in
AVI format.
** MobileMark® 2007 Workload
*** With Slumber (SATA PHY state) power mode and DIPM enabled.
© 2012 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk,
SanDisk Ultra, SanDisk Extreme and the SanDisk logo are trademarks
of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other
countries. iSSD is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Other brand
names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may
be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including expectations for new products, applications, features,
markets and customers that are based on our current expectations
and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause
these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among
others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly
than our expectations, our products may not be available in the
capacities that we anticipate or our products may not perform as
expected and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including,
but not limited to our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our
annual report on Form 10-K and. We do not intend to update the
information contained in this press release.