Memory module maker Kingston Technology recently announced its entry in the solid-state drive (SSD) market. The products reportedly will be marketed in a a co-branding partnership with Intel. The company has introduced the SSDNow E and SSDNow M series – the former designed for enterprise servers and the latter for the corporate notebook applications, according to the company.
| Kingston: SSD specifications | |||
| Item | Description | Max read/Write speed | Life expectancy |
| SSDNow E | 32GB 2.5-inch SATA SSD | 250/170 MB/sec | 2 million hours |
| SSDNow M | 80GB 2.5-inch SATA SSD | 250/70 MB/sec | 1.2 million hours |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, January 2009
Kingston SSDs for servers and business notebooks
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