ASUS was the first manufacturer to offer Solid State Drives with its netbooks to any significant degree. This is of course a good thing considering the power consumption but at the same time bad considering the price on this budget market. ASUS S101 Eee PC is a more exclusive netbook sporting a 16GB SSD from factory. SuperTalent has realized that many are not only looking for a bigger SSD but also a faster one, and launched three upgrade alternatives. They sport storage capacities up to 64GB, and read and write speed of 90MB/s and 55MB/s respectively.
Read on in SuperTalent’s press release;
Super Talent Releases SSD Upgrade for Asus S101 Eee PC
Add Up to 64GB of Solid State Storage in Minutes
San Jose, California – January 28, 2009 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today launched an SSD, offered in capacities up to 64GB, that was specially designed as an upgrade for the Asus S101 Eee PC.
The Windows® model of the S101 includes only 16GB of local storage, so Super Talent’s upgrade SSD offers the S101 user the opportunity to double or quadruple the storage capacity in his netbook.
Part Number | Description | Max Read/Write Speed |
FPM16RSE | 16GB | 90/55 MB/sec |
FPM32RSE | 32GB | 90/55 MB/sec |
FPM64RSE | 64GB | 90/55 MB/sec |
This new SSD has been rigorously tested in Super Talent’s compatibility labs for both performance and functionality to ensure it meets Super Talent’s high quality standards. With a SATA interface, it delivers impressive 90 MB/sec max sequential read speeds and up to 55 MB/sec write speeds.
Joe James, Super Talent’s director of marketing noted, “You can never have enough storage space. This is sure to be a popular upgrade for the S101.”
All three models are shipping now. The 64GB model will retail for approximately $169.
About Super Talent Technology
Super Talent Technology Corporation based in San Jose, California, designs and manufactures a full range of DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 memory modules and Flash based storage devices for computers and consumer electronics. An ISO 9001 certified company, Super Talent utilizes its state-of-the-art factory and leading-edge components to produce award winning products with outstanding reliability. Super Talent is an active member of the JEDEC and ONFI standards bodies, and holds over 200 patents in Flash and DRAM technology.
Asus and Eee PC are trademarks of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Pricing is approximate as of announcement date and may change without notice. Usable capacity is less than specified after formatting.
