SanDisk Bows ‘Affordable’ SSD as HDD Replacement for Laptops

SanDisk is using this week’s World IT Expo in Seoul to introduce the Z400s, billing it as a cost-effective solid-state drive (SSD) designed to replace hard disk drives (HDDs) in computing platforms and “embedded applications,” the company said in a Tuesday announcement. “With a single architecture, SanDisk is able to provide OEMs with an affordable solution for displacing HDDs in today’s cutting-edge consumer devices, and help embedded application designers avoid overpaying for un-needed space -- all while delivering the peak performance and high-reliability that only SSDs can supply,” SanDisk said. The Z400s will be available in a variety of form factors and capacities up to 256 GB, so OEMs can incorporate the component into “sleeker, mobile laptop designs without breaking” bill of materials costs,” he said. And since SSDs have no moving parts, “they are much less prone to failure, which increases device uptime,” it said.