Intel launches an SSD for UMPC Posted on 17/12/2007 at 23:32 by Nicolas
Yesterday, Intel unveiled its second SSD. While the first model launched in mid-March more reminded us of an internal USB key than a Solid State Drive, the Z-P140, although destined to Ultra Mobile PCs, are closer to classic SSDs. Smaller than a penny, it’s described as the world’s smallest SSD and it has a PATA type interface.
It should be available in 2 and 4 GB versions which can be respectively extended to 8 and 16 GB through additional Flash NAND chips. The announced speeds are 40 MB /s in reading and 30 MB /s in writing. No price was given and all we know is that this SSD will be an integrative part of the UMPC Menlow platform just like 45nm Silverthorne CPUs.
