Designed with NAND flash memory chips and 16Gb MLC 40nm manufacturing process, Samsung SSD drives receiving a transfer rate of 200MB / s read and 100MB / s write to a reduced consumption of 0.3W. In comparison, a hard drive Samsung Spinpoint 2.5 "offers a reading speed of 138MB / s. In addition, SSD drives have a smaller size by 80% compared to traditional 2.5-inch SSD. It measures only 51 x 30 x 3.75 mm and their weight is also interesting, since the balance is still to 8.5 grams.

The Korean company indicates that it is currently working with JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) to standardize this format that could be taken from the third quarter. These new SSDs from Samsung 16GB, 32GB and 64GB should certainly be of interest to manufacturers of laptops and netbooks for their small size and high performance. Samsung seconds of rest, some models are ready to integrate into their mini-SSD configurations later this year.

The Kingston DataTraveler 200 USB flash drive, ReadyBoost compatible, benefiting from a removable USB connector that is protected when the pendrive is not used: therefore no risk of losing the cap, because it is lacking. E 'equipped with a security software for Windows Password Traveler and has a 5 year warranty and free technical support. Compatible with Windows, Linux 2.6 and higher and Mac OS X 10.3 and above, the DataTraveler 200 measures 22.78 mm x 70.39 x 12:52.

Laurent Sirgy, CEO of Kingston Technology for Southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East said: "The data storage capacity DataTraveler 200 allows consumers to store 182 CDs of music or up to 27 DVD movies. The professionals also may carry large databases in the small key during their brief but frequent trips. The security software enables Traveler Password protect their data without requiring administrative privileges, and is thus suitable for the consumer or general public companies.