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<\/p>\nCrucial Solid State Drive (SSD) Product Line<\/p><\/div>\n
“Crucial is known for enabling everyday consumers to take advantage of cutting-edge technology,” said Terrence Groth, Lexar Media’s worldwide product marketing manager. “Crucial offers user-friendly online compatibility and educational tools, as well as an external drive kit that allows users to install the SSD in their desktop system or use it as a portable storage device.”<\/p>\n
Crucial SSDs have no spin-up time, seek time, or rotational latency, resulting in faster system boot times and application load times. Other user benefits include:
\n* Low power consumption – Less than 2W active power
\n* Rugged – Resistant to high levels of shock (1,500G\/0.5msec) and vibration (20G (20-2000Hz)
\n* Reliable – 2 million MTBF
\n* Low latency – Access time less than 1ms
\n* Light weight – 82g
\n* Silent operation – Operating sound of 0 bels
\n* Runs cool – No moving parts to create excess heat
\n* Versatile – Hot Swappable design
\n* 5-year limited warranty<\/p>\n
External Storage Kit<\/p>\n
Lexar Media is also announcing the Crucial SK01 External Drive Storage Kit (sold separately), a device that delivers the benefits of SSD technology to a user’s desktop and beyond. The innovative SK01 kit will allow users to enjoy SSD technology installed in their desktop or as a portable storage device via a USB port. The kit includes a 2.5-inch USB 2.0 external enclosure, 3.5-inch SATA 3.0Gb\/s hot-swappable drive bay, and a 5.25-inch drive bay bracket. The Crucial SK01 comes with a limited lifetime warranty.<\/p>\n
In hot-swap capable systems, the SSD can be removed from a desktop drive bay without the need to power down the computer-a feature that allows for immediate, portable data security.<\/p>\n
Online Tools<\/p>\n
Crucial offers many free customer tools on its Web site at www.crucial.com\/ssd or www.crucial.com\/uk\/ssd. The Crucial SSD Advisor allows customers to find a compatible SSD by choosing their system make and model from a drop-down menu. Crucial also offers an online flash-based installation guide showing how easy it is to install an SSD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry-leading native SATA 3.0Gb\/s interface and unique customer tools differentiate Crucial SSDs Fremont, CA, , January 02, 2008 \u2014 Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced its line of Crucial solid state drives (SSD). Crucial SSDs are more durable, require less power, and offer greater overall system performance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[60],"tags":[3358,3603,3604],"class_list":["post-1371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-storage","tag-lexar-media","tag-solid-state-drive","tag-terrence-groth"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t