SanDisk Launches Solid State Drive for Low-Cost PC Market

SanDisk today announced the uSSD 5000 solid state drive (SSD), which can be used as an economical substitute for hard disk drives in sub-$250 PCs. Among the first computers using uSSD solid state drives will be the Intel-powered classmate PC, intended for educational markets in emerging nations. SanDisk’s uSSD 5000 is a USB module about one-fourth the size of a conventional 1.8-inch hard disk (at left) and not much bigger than a U.S. quarter or a 1 Euro.

SanDisk’s uSSD 5000 solid state drive is a USB module designed to be embedded directly onto the motherboard of low-cost PCs as a hard disk replacement. The uSSD 5000 solid state drive supports a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft’s Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows CE, as well as Linux. The uSSD 5000 solid state drive is expected to be available in capacities from 2Gb to 8 GB. The uSSD 5000 should be available in late 2007 but no price is available yet.

Source SanDisk