In addition to its memory module and graphic card products, PNY Technologies launches today a new collection of SSD (Solid State Drives) to complete its memory upgrade offering.
Over the last few years, SSD’s have become an ideal and efficient drop-in replacement for the traditional hard disk drive (HDD) often used with laptops and desktop computers. These drives offer significant advantages, including better shock resistance, no mechanical wear and tear (thanks to the fact that there are no moving parts) and unrivalled speed.
This range of PNY High Speed Optima SSD’s is faster, more robust and more reliable than the majority of SSD drives on the market. Moreover, PNY has selected high quality Flash memory with MLC (Multi Layer Cell) technology. The major benefit of these SSD drives lies in extremely high performance levels, with a 200 Mb/sec write speed and a 220 Mb/sec read speed.
Already recognised as a leader in the PC upgrade category, PNY’s arrival on the SSD market was expected - the company chose to wait for the right moment to launch this product in order to offer its clients the best in terms of both performance and pricing.
“With the PNY High Speed Optima Solid State Drives, every laptop or desktop computer user will be able to considerably accelerate their operating system start-up and software programme execution,” commented Jonathan Filleau, Components Category Manager at PNY.
Technical characteristics of the PNY High Speed Optima SSD:
Capacities available: 128 GB and 256 GB
Form factor: 2.5”
Host interface: Serial ATA II
Memory type: MLC (Multi Layer Cell)
Write speed: 200 Mb/sec
Read speed: 220 Mb/sec
PNY’s High Speed Optima Solid State Drives will be available from late June 2009 onwards through PNY’s regular distribution network.
Recommended retail price (RRP):
PNY High Speed Optima SSD 128 GB: £309.99
PNY High Speed Optima SSD 256GB: £599.99
