SanDisk's Flash-Based Hard Drives

The SSD 5000 by SanDisk currently is the fastest SATA drive in a 2.5" form factor, offering a constant 68 MB/s read throughput and 40-50 MB/s sequential write performance. Also, its 0.1 ms access time is virtually nonexistent and the time required to boot Windows XP or Vista is amazingly short. No other drive in a 2.5" form factor offers higher transfer rates, better minimum transfer rates or quicker access time. In addition, flash-based drives will contribute to extending battery run times on notebooks, as their power requirements are 30-400% below the energy consumption of traditional 2.5" hard drives. The time saved when launching applications such as Windows is reason enough for me to purchase one of these drives for my notebook soon. Indeed, real enthusiasts have no option but to invest in a SSD, because the performance is noticeably better than with any other hardware upgrade.

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