SanDisk Unveils World’s Thinnest One Terabyte M.2 Solid State Drive
January 05 2016 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
New X400 Client SSD Delivers Faster Response,
Longer Battery Life and Outstanding Reliability for Consumers
Upgrading to Ultra-thin Computing Systems
CES - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader
in flash storage solutions, today announced availability of the new
SanDisk® X400 SSD, the world’s thinnest one terabyte (1TB) M.2
solid state drive (SSD). It is the first single-sided 1TB SATA M.2
form factor with a mere 1.5mm height. The X400 SSD is designed for
fast start-up and application launch, as well as for extended
battery life. Consumer research conducted by SanDisk in late 2015
indicates that these benefits are important for more than 70% of
consumers when using PCs1.
“Consumers have spoken. They want to work faster, with fewer
interruptions. Our ultra-slim 1TB2 M.2 X400 SSD enables our OEM
customers to build completely new form factors with outstanding
reliability and the near-instant boot-up and application loading
that consumers expect,” said Tarun Loomba, Vice President and
General Manager of Client Storage Solutions at SanDisk. “The X400
SSD is the flexible, highly reliable platform that our customers
need to ensure an exceptional user experience for consumers.”
“We have been witnessing a major shift in PC user-adoption as
more consumers are increasingly choosing ultramobile devices,” said
Jeff Janukowicz, research director for solid state drives and
enabling technologies at IDC. “The evolution of flash storage and
its form factors has helped this category grow. SSD-based machines
that are thinner, more lightweight and optimized for mobility
provide a compelling and powerful solution to consumer and business
users.”
Designed for High Reliability
Both consumer and enterprise PC users can expect exceptional
reliability even with heavy use. For example, in testing, a 256GB
X400 SSD was rated to operate for more than 5 years with a workload
of approximately 40GB/day3. This performance makes the X400 SSD an
optimal solution for enterprise or other OEM customers who need a
highly reliable solution for systems that are broadly deployed in
the field, such as digital signage, networking gear, point of sale
(POS), and commercial PCs.
The X400 SSD also achieves increased reliability and endurance
by implementing SanDisk’s own nCache™ 2.0 technology and DataGuard™
technology as well as additional error correction mechanisms. Based
on SanDisk’s 6th generation X3 Technology, the SanDisk X400 SSD
uses 90% less power than a traditional hard disk drive4. Consumers
that upgrade to the X400 SSD will now have the luxury of working
longer without a power source, and enjoying faster response times
while moving data more efficiently.
In addition, the X400 SSD offers data protection through AES
256-bit compliant encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 compatibility,
targeting users in the healthcare, financial services and education
sectors who need to be compliant with industry regulations.
The SanDisk X400 SSD is currently available in 2.5’’ cased and
M.2 2280 form factors at 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities.
For more information about the new SanDisk X400 SSD, please visit:
https://www.sandisk.com/business/computing/x400.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P
500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For
more than 27 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of
storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have
transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smartphones, tablets
and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at hundreds of
thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit
www.sandisk.com.
© 2015 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a
trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States
and other countries. nCache and DataGuard are trademarks of SanDisk
Corporation. Other brand names mentioned herein are for
identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their
respective holder(s).
1 Online and in-person research conducted by SanDisk in
September, 2015 in North America. Based on approximately 1,000
responses.
2 1TB= 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
Actual user capacity less.
3 Based on 350TBW (terabytes written) to the 1TB drive and
SanDisk internal testing. TBW values calculated using JEDEC client
workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity. Average consumer
use is approximately 10-20GB/day.
4 As compared to 5400 RPM SATA 2.5” hard drive, based on
published specifications and internal benchmarking tests using
PCMark Vantage scores.
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