SanDisk today introduced two new solid state drives (SSDs) for the mobile computing market. The U100 drive, successor to the popular SanDisk P4 modular SSD series, delivers a flexible, cost-effective solution for ultra-thin notebooks. The SanDisk iSSD integrated storage device series' i100 drive is the world's smallest, fastest 128 gigabyte (GB) (SATA III) BGA (ball grid array) SSD and an ideal storage solution for slim, powerful tablets and ultra-thin notebooks.

The new SSDs utilize the high-performance SATA III interface to improve application loading times, web-browsing speeds, multimedia synchronization, file-transfer rates and overall system responsiveness. The drives employ a low-power architecture that reduces power consumption to as low as 10mW.

The i100 drive is the smallest, fastest 128GB (SATA III) BGA-based SSD on the market and is available in 8GB to 128GB capacities. The drive's SATA performance achieves up to 450MB/sec sequential read and up to 160MB/sec sequential write speeds. Measuring only 16mm x 20mm x 1.4mm (for up to 64GB) and 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm (for 128GB), the drive allows OEMs to design sleek, high-performance tablets and ultra-thin notebooks.

The U100 drive builds upon the successful SanDisk P4 modular SSD series and is available in a variety of form factors, including Half-Slim SATA SSD, mSATA, mSATA mini, 2.5" cased, as well as customized modules. The U100 drive delivers fast SATA III performance with up to 450 megabyte per second (MB/sec) sequential read and up to 340MB/sec sequential write speeds. The drive is available in 8GB to 256GB capacities, and OEMs are already successfully integrating the new SSD into their next-generation platforms.