SanDisk G3 SSDs Hit US & Europe

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Following on from offering you a heads up concerning the release of their new 64GB Ultra SDXC memory card yesterday SanDisk once again makes the pages of TFTS thanks to the release of their new SSD range, known as the SanDisk G3 SSD series.

The new SanDisk solid state drives come in 60GB and 120GB flavours and thanks to offering file access speeds twice that of standard HDDs are naturally being touted as the ideal SSD upgrades for ‘do-it-yourself enthusiasts, IT managers or anyone seeking increased durability and performance with high reliability’.

The new SanDisk G3 SSDs, which specifically offer purported sequential read/write speeds of up to 220MB/s and 120MB/s respectively, as well as coming with a ‘smart flash management system’ known as ExtremeFFSTM technology – which is billed as offering the potential to accelerate random write performance as well as extend the drive’s performance – also offers full Windows 7 TRIM support (which also serves to enhance performance and maintain performance over the lifespan of the drive) whilst if you’re looking to use these with Mac systems you’ll be reassured to find that the G3 SSDs also support Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard (as well as additionally offering Linux and Windows XP support).

“Our rugged drive enables a superior customer experience by delivering extended endurance and fast performance in a resilient SSD design,” said Eric Bone, vice president, retail product marketing, SanDisk. “SanDisk believes in an uncompromising development approach which insists that an SSD’s long term reliability and durability are just as important as its overall speed. We’re leveraging our long history of flash memory and retail expertise to bring the SanDisk G3 SSD to market.”

The new SanDisk G3 SSDs are available now via SanDisk’s US and UK online stores with pricing for the 60GB and 120GB drives coming in at around £200 and £350 respectively.