Intel offers launched a solid state disk drive that's 1/8th the size of its present 2.5-in. customer design but could still holds to 80GB of data.

New 310 Series drive from Intel offers overall performance on data scans that's similar to that of it is X25-M SSD for consumers, however in an application element better suited to dual-drive notebook computers as well as tablets, the organization said.

Whenever paired with a high capability hard disk drive in a dual drive program, the Intel SSD 310 may improve general Computer system performance by as much as 60%. Like the pc makes use of the greatly quicker SSD like a trunk drive and also to release programs when using the hard drive as its bulk storage gadget.

The SSD 310 is also well suited for tablets and tough, low-power military or even commercial embedded programs. Lenovo said it plans to use the generate in the forthcoming line of dual-drive ThinkPads. The hard disk drive was lately chosen by DRS Systems because of its forthcoming Armor tablet PC, that is intended to perform within extreme temps and support surprise, vibrations as well as drops.

"The Intel SSD 310 Sequence may be the first inside an influx of SSD products we'll expose throughout the coming year," Tom Rampone, general manager associated with Intel's NAND solutions group, said in a declaration. "With this opening, Apple is providing complete SSD overall performance inside a compact, ultra-small type factor."

The SSD is available in 40GB and 80GB capabilities. The 40GB design has a sustained read/write price associated with 170MB/sec. and 35MB/sec., correspondingly. The 80GB model includes a continual read/write price associated with 70MB/sec & 200MB/sec respectively. Regarding arbitrary read/write, utilizing 4KB obstructs, the SSD is capable of as much as 35,000 I/Os for each second (IOPS) and 6,600 IOPS, respectively.

The disk drive also sips energy, only using 150 milliwatts when active as well as 75 milliwatts during nonproductive mode.