Lenovo Selects 64GB Flash Disk From Samsung, and not SanDisk

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today that its 64 GB solid
state drive (SSD), with a high-performance SATA II interface, will be
offered this month by Lenovo as the storage drive in its most
sophisticated notebook for the business traveler. Measuring less than
three-quarters of an inch thick, approximately the height of a U.S.
25-cent coin, the ThinkPad X300 notebook aims to set the standard for
thin and light, full-function notebook PC design.

"Lenovo’s use of a SATA II SSD as the only storage device for its
premium ThinkPad X300 notebook underscores its commitment to
performance excellence," said Jim Elliott, vice president, memory
marketing, Samsung Semiconductor. "With the Samsung SATA II SSD, Lenovo
is delivering the highest performance rates for rugged, ultra-light
storage in an ultra-portable notebook," he added.

The Samsung SATA II SSD reads data at 100 megabytes per second (MB/s)
and writes it at 80 MB/s. The drive operates up to 60 percent faster
than SATA I drives and two to five times faster than conventional hard
disk drives (HDDs). It also consumes approximately 30 percent less
power than a typical HDD and weighs only 73 grams.

Comprised of flash memory, the SSD has no moving parts, is noise-free,
produces virtually no heat and is considerably less vulnerable to the
shocks of dropping or jarring that often cause problems in traditional
disk drives. The Samsung SATA II SSD can resist up to 1500 Gs of shock
in a half millisecond.

The ThinkPad X300 notebook, with a starting weight of 2.9 pounds, can
be configured for extreme portability with a 13-inch widescreen, GPS
functionality and enterprise-level security features, as well as a wide
range of wireless connectivity options.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Lenovo Selects 64GB Flash Disk From Samsung, and not SanDisk

As the only storage device for its ThinkPad X300

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