SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today expanded its Lightning Enterprise Flash Drive (EFD) family with six new 2.5-inch 6Gb SAS (6 gigabits per second Serial Attached SCSI) models. The Lightning products are part of the new Enterprise Storage Solutions (ESS) division that SanDisk created following its recent acquisition of Pliant Technology.

The new drives include three SLC (single-level cell) flash drives with capacities of 100 gigabytes (GB), 200GB and 400GB; and three MLC (multi-level cell) flash drives with capacities of 200GB, 400GB and 800GB. The new drives extend SanDisk's position as the industry leader in EFD performance, performance predictability and reliability. SanDisk also confirmed today that HP has qualified and integrated the new Lightning 6Gb SAS drives into its HP Qualified storage drive offerings.

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Mushkin, Inc., a global leader in high-performance computer products, today announced the availability of new SDHC and microSD cards.

"We have very carefully prepared and tested our SDHC and microSD product offerings to ensure that they deliver the superior level of quality for which Mushkin products are known. Both amateur and professional photographers will value the data reliability and speed of our Class 10 SDHC cards, and those shooting video will appreciate the ability to save hours of high-definition video to them. Owners of the latest smartphones and tablets now have an elite option with our microSD products to upgrade storage capacity and get more from their mobile devices." – Wade Shiflett, director of marketing, Mushkin, Inc.

Mushkin Class 10 SDHC cards are compliant with the SD Association specification and guarantee and minimum data transfer rate of 10MBs per second for stutter-free operation with high-definition camcorders and cameras. Mushkin Class 4 microSDHC products transfer data at a minimum rate of 4MB/s and are the ideal solution for mobile phones and tablets.

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Other World Computing today announced the OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD, a new consumer/prosumer targeted SandForce Driven SATA Revision 3.0 6Gb/s Solid State Drive. Designed and built in the USA utilizing the highest quality components available like Tier 1/Grade A NAND, the OWC Mercury Electra delivers 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write sustained data rates for over 7X faster performance than a standard factory hard drive found in Mac and PC computers.

Offering the SATA Revision 3.0 performance of a 6G SSD, but aggressively priced like a SATA Revision 2.0 3G SSD, the OWC Mercury Electra 6G is ideal for high speed personal computing, home office environments, gaming, and production workstations and can be incorporated into a RAID 1 or SPAN configuration.

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Pioneer Japan recently announced its new slim, portable DVD writer, the DVR-XD10J. This USB bus powered drive is capable of 8x DVD±R, 6x DVD±R DL, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 5x DVD-RAM writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 8x. The DVR-XD10J also includes features like Pioneer's PURE READ+ technology as well as an advanced firmware that reduces noise by adjusting the rotation speed when playing audio CD's and DVD movies.

The DVR-XD10J come bundled with an assortment of software from CyberLink and is expected to cost about 6,500 Yen ($80US) when it hits stores in early July.