Transcend brings half-slim SSDs for small form factor devices

New Delhi: Transcend, the storage product maker, introduced its latest product line - the mSATA and half-slim solid state drives (SSDs). The mSATA SSDs are available in the capacities of 32GB and 64GB priced at 5,610 and 10,340 respectively. The half-slim SSDs' capacities range from 4GB to 64GB with price starting at 1,810 going up to 10,340. The new range of SSDs from Transcend are ideal for small form factor devices like thin notebooks, netbooks, tablets, GPS, and mobile internet devices (MID). The mSATA SSDs are one twelfth the volume and one seventh the weight of the 2.5 inch SSDs. They stick to the MO-300A JEDEC standard for small form-factor SSDs and measure 29.85 mm x 50.8 mm x 3.5 mm. The half-slim SSDs are bigger than the mSATA, measuring 54 mm x 39 mm x 4 mm and are one eighth the volume of 2.5 inch SSDs. They are ideal for applications such as industrial control systems and notebooks designed to use the 2.5 inch storage form factor as their modules use the same SATA connector used on 2.5 inch hard disk drives and SSDs. Gordon Wu, Regional Head - South Asia, Transcend said, "Our two new SSD modules offer great design flexibility and are cost savings. Despite their compact size, the mSATA and half-slim SSDs feature a high-bandwidth SATA 3GB/s interface that helps to bring the performance advantages of SSDs to notebooks, mobile devices and other embedded storage applications."