Suhit Gupta
12-20-2007, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071217-intel-introduces-tiny-flash-drive-for-mobile-devices.html' target='_blank'>http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071217-intel-introduces-tiny-flash-drive-for-mobile-devices.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Intel launched its new Z-P140 PATA drive today as part of the company's push to advance mobile Internet device technology. The Z-P140 SSD (solid state disk) is impressive, with a total area smaller than a fingertip (as pictured) and available capacities of 2GB and 4GB. At 0.6 grams, the Z-P140 is 75x lighter than a standard 1.8" drive, while occupying only 1/400 of the volume. Intel claims that the Z-P140 class of drives can be expanded up to 16GB in future iterations. It might be tiny, but Intel claims its new SDD is no slouch in the performance department. The Z-P140 is rated at a 40MBps read speed and 30MBps write speed. Power draw (or lack thereof) is also impressive; the Z-P140 draws 300mW under load and just 1.1mW in sleep mode."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/IntelDrive.jpg" /><br /><br />I remember being totally amazed by the size and performance of the mini-SD drives when they were released a few years ago. But this drive by Intel gives us even more capacity at even higher speeds. And it supports the PATA interface. Hmm, is anyone else thinking of RAM Disk like setups? :-)