Plextor (www.plextor.com), a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, announces the new PX-B320SA Internal BD Combo Super Multi Drive. The drive features Blu-ray read speeds of up to 8X and comes standard with CyberLink’s BD Suite software package, which includes the new TrueTheater™ HD technology to provide users with the latest in high-quality movie playback.

This 8X Blu-ray reader plus Super Multi DVD+RW drive gives consumers an all-in-one solution for playing Blu-ray discs, while maintaining the capability of archiving data onto CD or DVD.  Bundled with CyberLink’s TrueTheater™ HD technology, consumers can easily boost DVD video and audio quality to achieve HD-like results and smoother playback.

“We’re pleased to be able to offer consumers a versatile, multi-feature drive that offers faster Blu-ray read speeds as well as a way to burn data to CD or DVD,” said Christine Hsing, Marketing Manager at Plextor. “Additionally, having Cyberlink’s BD Suite software included will make it easy for consumers to enhance existing DVD content using the same drive.”

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Kingston Technology Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the launch of the world’s first 256GB USB flash drive, the Kingston Technology DataTraveler® 300. The Kingston DataTraveler 300, allows users to carry around a whole digital world, from thousands of image files to a whole database of documents. Users will also benefit from quick transfer rates and the option to password protects their data.

The Kingston DataTraveler 300 is ideal for netbook users who want to extend the limited capacity of their machines. It can also be used by business consumers who work with large databases, or even designers who need to transfer large graphic files from one place to another.

“The DataTraveler 300 will enable users to carry huge volumes of data with them everywhere they go – up to 365 CDs for example. That’s one album for every day of the year, and it demonstrates how far flash technology has developed,” said Kirsty Miller, Product Marketing Manager – Consumer, Kingston Technology Europe. “Business users and consumers can also safeguard their data by initializing the Password Traveler software which will allow them to password protect their data in a privacy zone without the need of administrator rights.”

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Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced its revved-up line of Crucial solid-state drive (SSD) products – the fastest, highest capacity Crucial SSDs to date. The most dramatic change in this new generation of Crucial SSDs is the blazing-fast read and write speeds. The flagship 256GB Crucial M225 SSD screams at an impressive 250MB/sec read speed and a 200MB/sec write speed.

The new Crucial SSDs enhance system performance by improving operating system boot and application load times. They also utilize a SATA 2.0 (3Gb/s) interface and feature MLC NAND flash components housed in an industry standard 2.5-inch drive enclosure, making a Crucial M225 SSD easy to install.

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Power Quotient International Co., Ltd. (PQI) announces a new SSD, S528. A 2.5” SATAII SSD with high transfer rate, stability, low power consumption and quiet operation. A special feature of this product is its utilization of 64MB DRAM Cache where it will first hand sort incoming data, distribute it evenly amongst flash blocks and in turn reduce unnecessary flash read / write actions. This will significantly reduce wear and extend flash module lifespan. 

Through SATA ll interface, S528’s maximum read speed reaches 236MB/sec and maximum write speed reaches 160MB/sec. It is best suited for both small and large file transfers. PQI’s S528 is available in 32GB~256GB capacities and comes with a 2-year warranty.

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