Lexar Media Announces Crucial M225 SSD

[jacky]

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 256 GB Crucial M225 SSD screams at an impressive 250 MB/sec read speed and a 200 MB/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 (3 Gb/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.


"By upgrading their system with a solid-state drive, mobile computer users will enjoy a faster, more rugged system with storage built for mobility. The fact that SSDs don't have any moving parts makes Crucial solid-state drives quieter, cooler, and more durable than traditional hard drives," said Robert Wheadon, Lexar Media's senior worldwide product marketing manager.

The benefits of an SSD aren't limited to notebooks; the Crucial SK01 External Drive Storage Kit (sold separately) is compatible with all three Crucial M225 solid-state drive products. This innovative device delivers the benefits of SSD technology to a user's desktop, or as a portable storage device via a USB port. The kit includes a 2.5-inch USB 2.0 external enclosure, a 3.5-inch SATA 3 Gb/s hot-swappable drive bay, and a 5.25-inch drive bay bracket. The Crucial SK01 kit comes with a five year limited warranty.

Visit crucial.com to take advantage of free online tools, such as the Crucial SSD Advisor tool, which allows customers to find a compatible SSD simply by choosing their system make and model from a drop-down menu. Additionally, an online flash-based installation guide demonstrates how easy it is to install a Crucial M225 SSD.

Crucial SSDs are available in 64 GB (currently $169.99/GBP 104.99/Euro 120.99), 128 GB (currently $329.99/GBP 201.99/Euro 143.99), and 256 GB (currently $599.99/GBP 367.99/Euro 424.99) capacities online at crucial.com and through select channel partners. The new Crucial SSDs also feature a five year limited warranty.

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As 2.5 inches and connected to the SATA interface on the computer, these drives SSD (Solid State Drive) are designed based on flash memory type NAND MLC (Multiple Level Cell, 3 bits per cell, 10 000 cycles writing cell).

[Gonzo]

The Crucial SSD M225 256Gb will definitely attract your attention with a reading speed of 250MB / s and a write speed of 200MB / s. This new line of Crucial SSD improves system performance by providing a better startup time and loading of applications, with SATA 2.0 interface (3Gb / s) and including MLC NAND flash components housed in sleek standard 2.5 ", for install easily in computers