SanDisk has this week unveiled a new range of solid state drives that the company has created in the form of SanDisk Z400s, to offer price points that are comparative with the current HDD offerings on the market. This new range aims to make SSD drives and their benefits available to a wider audience by offering low power consumption, together with faster read and write speeds.
Performance and Efficiency
SanDisk explains that their new Z400s SSD range of drives will offer users 20 times the performance compared to a hard drive, while using only about 1/20th as much power and offering 5 times the reliability. This significant improvement in performance and efficiency makes the Z400s an attractive option for both individual consumers and businesses looking to upgrade their storage solutions.
Rizwan Ahmed, senior director of product marketing, client platform solutions at SanDisk, elaborates on the advantages of the Z400s:
“The Z400s represents a feat of engineering that addresses the needs of two distinct markets—PC OEM manufacturers and embedded application designers. With a single architecture, SanDisk is able to provide OEMs with an affordable solution for displacing HDDs in today’s cutting edge consumer devices, and help embedded application designers avoid overpaying for un-needed space—all while delivering the peak performance and high-reliability that only SSDs can supply.”
Applications and Market Impact
The Z400s SSDs are designed to cater to a variety of applications, from consumer electronics to industrial systems. For PC OEM manufacturers, the Z400s offers a cost-effective way to enhance the performance of laptops, desktops, and other consumer devices. The low power consumption is particularly beneficial for portable devices, extending battery life and reducing heat generation.
For embedded application designers, the Z400s provides a reliable and efficient storage solution without the need for excessive storage capacity. This is ideal for applications such as digital signage, point-of-sale systems, and surveillance systems, where reliability and performance are critical but large storage capacities are not necessarily required.
The introduction of the Z400s SSDs is expected to have a significant impact on the market by making SSD technology more accessible and affordable. As SSDs continue to drop in price and improve in performance, they are likely to become the standard for storage solutions, gradually replacing traditional HDDs.
For more information on the new SanDisk Z400s range, jump over to the SanDisk press release website for details.
Source: Liliputing
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