Four capacities will be available initially – 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB – with each supporting the Windows 7 TRIM command, for reduced boot times, and, at the controller level, static wear-leveling technology.

Connectivity includes both SATA II and mini-USB, making the ADATA S596 Turbo suitable for both internal and external use (the former using a 3.5-inch drive bay converter), with a brushed aluminum chassis.  No word on pricing at this stage.

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ADATA introduces S596 Turbo, the First JMF616 SSD on Earth
Drastically boosts the Speed and Stability

Taipei, Taiwan – July 19, 2010 –ADATA Technology Co., Ltd., the worldwide leader in DRAM memory and Flash application products, today introduced S596 Turbo, the first Solid State Drive (SSD) using JMicron JMF616 controller on earth. Not only has the speed of S596 promoted, the stability has also strengthened. The ADATA S596 Turbo leads the SSD industry into a whole new era.

Flexible Dual Interface
In terms of the interface, the ADATA S596 Turbo equips SATA II and mini-USB dual interface, providing greater convenience and flexibility. The SSD can be used either as an external portable storage, or as an installed disk in laptop. Furthermore, with a 3.5” converter, the S596 Turbo can be installed in desktop PC. The brushed aluminum chassis of the S596 Turbo is designed for fast heat dissipation, while bringing impressive elegant demeanor.

JMicron JMF616, the Next-generation Controller Chip
In addition to the DDR2 128M cache buffer, the S596 Turbo utilizes next-generation controller, providing read speed up to 260MB per second, while write speed up to 210MB/S, which is 20 % higher than its former model S596. The firmware supports Windows 7 TRIM command, which significantly shortens the boot-up time. In addition, because of the new controller, the stability of S596 Turbo is largely raised, ridding users of sudden standstill during data transmission. The S596 Turbo supports Static wear-leveling technology, which extends the SSD’s life. The S596 Turbo satisfies different needs with 32G / 64G / 128G / 256G storage capacity.

Users of ADATA SSDs are able to download Norton Internet Security 2010 (60-day trial) for free and experience enhanced mobility and security with just few mouse clicks away. All ADATA SDDs are backed by 3-year product warranty. For more information, please visit our website at www.adata-group.com

A-DATA has announced an interesting new flash drive called the N002 Combo Flash Drive. The device is equipped with both USB 3.0 and SATA II connectivity. That means that the thing can be used as an external USB 3.0 drive on systems supporting the new speedy option and on older systems lacking USB 3.0 the data can be accessed via SATA connectivity or USB 2.0.

The drive promises 200MB/sec read performance and 170 MB/sec write performance. The drive is set to hit market in January 2010 and it will be bundled with A-DATA UFD toGO and a trial of Norton Internet Security software. Pricing is unannounced at this time.

The SSD offers sequential read speed of 250MB/sec and a sequential write speed of 180MB/sec. The drive also uses a DDR2 SDRAM cache buffer that allows it to boot faster than the typical SSD.

A-DATA claims that the new drive can boot a PC running Windows 7 in 20 seconds. That is a 40% improvement in boot speed compared to traditional SSDs. The SSD will be offered in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities at undisclosed prices.

Their casing, in fact, makes them waterproof to depths of up to one meter and for periods of up to 30 minutes, which may not sound a lot but is certainly long enough when your housemate drops your precious MP3 backup into the toilet.  Meanwhile the SH93 also passes the MIL-STD-810F drop test, and has a fixed USB cable that wraps around the body of the drive and tucks neatly into place.

The A-DATA SH93 HDD is available in 250GB, 320GB, 500GB and 640GB capacities.  We’re waiting to hear back from the company on specific pricing and availability.

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A-DATA Introduces Industry’s First 1M 30-min Waterproof & Shock Resistant SH93 HDD

Taipei, Taiwan – October 2, 2009 – A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., the worldwide leader in DRAM memory and Flash application products, unveiled today the industry’s first ever waterproof and shock resistant portable HDD SH93, a super strong hard disk drive designed specifically for students, road warriors, and sports enthusiastic.

Waterproof, shock tolerant, cable storage – all in one
Incorporating rubber-plastic mix and special cushion materials, the SH93 sustains 1M waterproof test for 30 minutes and military standard MIL-STD-810F drop test. The MIL-STD-810 test addresses a broad range of environmental conditions to generate confidence in the overall durability of a system design. With the USB cable cord tucking into the slit that goes around the side of the HDD, the SH93 is beautifully designed with a finish paint in racing car yellow. It is easy for users to conveniently carry around massive documents without the fear of damaging files stored in the HDD in the incident of accidental drop or water spills.

The portable HDD has become the most important storage device for road warriors, students, even ordinary individuals in this digital era. With the ever increasing amount of photos, music, video files, and data, the need for high-capacity HDD with extreme durability is constantly expanding. Capacity available in 250GB, 320GB, 500GB, and 640GB, the SH93 offers maximum shock tolerance and greatest possible chance of data survival if the storage device is accidentally dropped on the floor or in the water.

A super strong HDD designed with users’ best interest at heart
All A-DATA portable hard drives come with the free-download value-added applications HDDtoGO (no registration required), Norton Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial) and 3-year product warranty period, from which users can enjoy enhanced mobility and security with just few mouse clicks away. Capacity, waterproof, shock tolerant, cable storage, and data security, A-DATA SH93 have them all! For more information, please visit www.adata-group.com.

The workstation ECC-DIMM modules have been tested with Nehalem and Intel Tylersburg chips, passing the industry-benchmarking tests for reliability and compatibility.  In addition, A-DATA claim there are power consumption and heat dissipation benefits to using a single, large stick rather than multiple smaller-capacity DDR3 chips.

We’re waiting to hear back from A-DATA regarding pricing and availability of the new memory.

Update: The 4GB A-DATA memory will have a US MRSP of $99.99.

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A-DATA Technology Extends Its Entire DDR3 Lineup with 4GB Single Module

Taipei, Taiwan – July 28, 2009 – A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., the worldwide leader in DRAM modules and Flash application products, leads the industry by announcing today the availability of high-capacity 4GB single module for its entire DDR3 offering, which includes U-DIMM for desktops, SO-DIMM for laptops, and unbuffered ECC-DIMM/ECC Registered DIMM for workstations and servers.

Memories have been quickly evolving to the next generation DDR3 as memory requirement for both hardware and software has grown significantly to cope with the increasingly sophisticated applications and the latest platforms. To address the needs for a more powerful memory support, A-DATA makes high-density memory upgrade available and much easier by offering high-capacity 4GB DDR3 in single module.

In addition to the memories for desktops and laptops, to complete this high-capacity solution, unbuffered ECC-DIMM and ECC Registered DIMM were also introduced, each passed the industry-benchmarking tests on compatibility and reliability with Intel Tylersburg platform and Nehalem processor. Available in all speed standards for all types of systems, the 4GB DDR3 single module from A-DATA brings not only capacity, but also lower energy consumption and better heat dissipation, making it an ideal memory expansion solution for PC enthusiasts or professionals who demand top-notch computing power and system stability.

All of A-DATA memory modules pass rigorous cross-platform and durability testing to ensure quality, compatibility and satisfying performance to customers. Now get free download Norton Internet Security™ (60-day Trial) with any purchase of A-DATA DRAM modules, allowing users to upgrade both performance and security at the same time. A-DATA memory modules also come with a lifetime warranty.

About A-DATA
A-DATA Technology, the world’s 2nd largest vendor of DRAM Modules (iSuppli, May 2009), 4th largest of USB Flash Drives (Gartner, May 2009), and the Top 20 global brand in Taiwan, provides complete memory solutions, including DRAM Modules, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards, Solid State Drives and Portable Hard Drives. Committed to constant innovation, A-DATA delivers first-rate quality and industry-leading product performance to worldwide customers. Widely known for its distinctive design, A-DATA products are internationally recognized by Germany’s iF Design Award, Reddot Award, CES Best of Innovations Award, Japan’s Good Design Award, Best Choice of Computex Award, and Taiwan Excellence Gold Award. For more information, please visit our website at www.adata-group.com

A-DATA

The company also give the card a product lifetime warranty.  No word on pricing, however, and nor can we find it for sale anywhere online.  We’ll update once we’ve heard back from A-DATA themselves.

Update: No pricing details as yet, but the SDHC card should be on sale in the US in August 2009.

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A-DATA Unveils the Industry-leading Turbo Series SDHC Class 10 Memory Card

Taipei, Taiwan – July 22, 2009 – After the exciting release of its 600X CF card at Computex 2009, A-DATA Technology Co. Ltd, the worldwide leader in DRAM module and Flash application products announced today another industry-leading memory card – Turbo series SDHC Class 10 memory card. It supports the new SD Association’s new Class 10 specification with a dramatic performance improvement in recording cameras on the market today. With high transfer rate of Class 10, the card enables digital camera users to easily capture sequential shots that used to be hard to catch due to the limitation of memory card speed.

Seize the important moment by taking every single move sequentially

Have you ever experienced the disappointment of missing an irreplaceable moment such as the first step of your child simply because your digital camera could not keep up with the act? Some consider DSLR the solution to the problem, yet the daunting price of DSLR makes it less accessible for entry-level users. With A-DATA Turbo series SDHC Class 10 performing at a transfer rate up to 22MBps on devices supporting SD v3.0, one could seize these important moments by recording every single move.

Enjoy complete satisfaction with HI-RES video shoot

Besides the revolutionary improvement on sequential photo taking, the high transfer rate of Class 10 also makes video recording possible at high resolution. No more diminished satisfaction caused by insufficient quality of video shoot with Turbo series SDHC 10. Users of digital cameras can now take high quality video at HD 1920×1080 resolution, which is impossible with the previous generation of SDHC.

Available in 16GB, the Turbo series SDHC Class 10 memory card enables digital camera users to record every memorable image and comes with a product lifetime warranty.

About A-DATA
A-DATA Technology, the world’s 2nd largest vendor of DRAM Modules (iSuppli, May 2009), 4th largest of USB Flash Drives (Gartner, May 2009), and the Top 20 global brand in Taiwan, provides complete memory solutions, including DRAM Modules, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards, Solid State Drives and Portable Hard Drives. Committed to constant innovation, A-DATA delivers first-rate quality and industry-leading product performance to worldwide customers. Widely known for its distinctive design, A-DATA products are internationally recognized by Germany’s iF Design Award, Reddot Award, CES Best of Innovations Award, Japan’s Good Design Award, Best Choice of Computex Award, and Taiwan Excellence Gold Award. For more information, please visit our website at www.adata-group.com

The USB 2.0 drive boasts up to 30 MB/sec read speeds and is certified for Windows ReadyBoost.  While you and I may think it looks like a basic dark-gray stick, A-DATA describe it as “dashing” and “durable”; there’s no accounting for taste. 

Capacities range from 8GB up to 64GB, and the XPG Xupreme measures 66 x 19 x 10 mm and weighs 15g.  We’re waiting to hear back from A-DATA on pricing and availability.

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A-DATA® UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST HIGH PERFORMANCE FLASH DRIVE COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS® 7

New XPG™ Xupreme 200X Flash Drive Offered in Capacity Up to 64GB

Taipei, Taiwan – July 2nd , 2009 – A-DATA® Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leading manufacturer in high-performance DRAM modules and Flash application products, today introduced its new 64 GB capacity XPG™ Xupreme 200X flash drive, which is the first flash drive compatible with Windows® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit). Coated with an elegant dark grey aluminum color, the XPG Xupreme 200X flash drive presents the high-performance USB flash drive in a simple yet stylish design of XPG product line. It offers capacity from 8GB to incredible 64GB, and supports up to 30MB/s (200X) read speed.

The XPG Xupreme 200X flash drive also certified for Windows Vista™ and Windows® ReadyBoost™, offering the high performance advantages to this operation system. Moreover, the XPG Xupreme 200X flash drive also comes with a practical leather strap and provides true “Plug and Play” function to make your storage utilization more convenient.

With the capacity up to 64GB, the XPG Xupreme 200X flash drive is the perfect blend of high performance and simple flash drive to improve your digital lifestyle, and maximize your storage.

Features:

High Performance up to 30 MB/sec read speed
Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 7
Certified for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
Support Windows® ReadyBoost™
Support USB 2.0, backward compatible with USB 1.1
Dashing, durable, lightweight Aluminum casing
Hot Plug and Play
Color: Dark metallic grey

Specification:

Capacity: 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB
Dimension: 66.0*19.0*10.0 mm (LxWxH)
Weight: 15g

About A-DATA

A-DATA Technology, the world’s 2nd largest vendor of DRAM Modules (iSuppli, May 2009), 4th largest of USB Flash Drives (Gartner, May 2009), and the Top 20 global brand in Taiwan, offers complete memory solutions, including DRAM Modules, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards, Solid State Drives and Portable Hard Drives. Being committed to constant innovation, A-DATA delivers first-rate quality and industry-leading product performance to our customers. A-DATA products have been globally recognized by winning major design awards, including Germany’s iF Design Award and Reddot Award, Japan’s Good Design Award, Best Choice of Computex Award, and Taiwan Excellence Gold Award. For more information, please visit www.adata-group.com

The company expects the NH92 drive to be popular with notebook and netbook owners, and uses a USB 2.0 interface to both power the drive and for data transfers.  Three colors are available – silver, pink and blue – and each comes with a leather slip-case.

There’s also apparently some for of shock-resistance, though it’s hard to imagine how they’ve squeezed that in as well.  No word from A-DATA on when exactly we can expect the NH92 to reach the market, nor what sort of price-tag it will carry.   

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A-DATA Launches the World’s Slimmest Portable Hard Disk Drive NH92

A-DATA Technology Co. Ltd, the worldwide leader in DRAM module and Flash Application products, has launched the world’s slimmest Portable Hard Disk Drive – NH92 for trendy mini-notebook users at COMPUTEX 2009. The thickness of NH92 is 12mm with merely152g in weight, which is the slimmest size at current market and the lightest weight for aluminum case.

Aimed at trendy mini-notebook users, NH92 comes in three colors, light sliver, cherry pink and ocean blue, matching the latest appearance of mini-notebook nowadays. With the eye-catching aluminum case and unique tailored leather pouch, NH92 is extinguished by its sleek design. If you touch its surface, you can feel the delicate and exquisite texture through your fingers smoothly. When exposing to light, the exquisite texture allows it to reflect special gloss heightening its quality. Besides, its easy-carrying attributes, light weight and small size, are suitable for people who travel often.

The extremely light weight and thickness of the 2.5 inch NH92 are available from 250GB to 500GB.The large capacity of NH92 makes it a walking database allowing you to carry large amounts of data all the time. With the high-speed USB 2.0 interface, NH92 provides the availability of transferring large size of data in a short time, boosting your working efficiency tremendously. The special shock-resistance design increases the portability easier for you to carry with it. Overall, NH92 makes your life more convenient with elegance. If you are a mini-notebook user, NH92 is surly a lightest choice to match with your trendy mini-notebook.

About A-DATA
A-DATA technology is the world’s second largest vendor of memory modules (iSuppli, May 2009), 2007 Taiwan Top 20 Global Brands as well as Emerging Brand (Interbrand, July 2007). The company’s main product lines include memory modules, USB Flash drives, memory cards, Solid State Drives and portable external hard drives. A-DATA’s corporate philosophy emphasizes constant innovation, first-rate quality and superior product performance; its innovative products have led the way in the memory industry. A-DATA products have won many major international design awards, including Germany’s iF Design Award and Reddot Award, Japan’s Good Design Award, Best Choice of COMPUTEX Award, and Taiwan Excellence Gold Award. To find out more about A-DATA technology, you can visit the A-DATA website at www.adata-group.com.

That amounts to sustained read-rates of 250MB/sec and write-rates of 160MB/sec.  The SSD 300 Plus also has a 64MB chunk of mobile SDRAM acting as a cache buffer, offering speedy access to frequently-demanded data.

A-DATA will be offering the 2.5-inch SATA-II SSD 300 Plus in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities.  We’re waiting to hear back from the company on availability and pricing.

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A-DATA Debuts the New 2.5” SATAII SSD 300 Plus

The next generation Solid State Drive with performance significantly increased

A-DATA Technology, a worldwide leader in high performance DRAM module, memory card, USB Flash Drive, and Data Storage, announced today its new 2.5” SATAII SSD 300 Plus, a next generation Solid State Drive with performance significantly increased.

Highly durable with performance dramatically enhanced

Adopting the latest breakthroughs in SSD technology and new controller design, the new 300 Plus SSD dramatically increases the performance on data-reading speed by 40% while writing by 60% at least when comparing with a regular SSD!! Unlike ordinary SSD, the new 300 Plus SSD utilizes a special mobile SDRAM to achieve a sustained read rate at 250MB/sec and write rate at 160MB/sec. The mobile SDRAM serves the function of cache buffer where frequently used data are stored so that the system does not have to fetch data from the main storage area each time it’s called.

A reliable replacement for hard disk drive

Besides being fast in data seeking, overheat worry-free, lightweight, power efficient, and complete silent, the new 2.5” SATAII SSD 300 Plus boosts system performance and enhances user experience. Available in storage capacities of 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, the new SSD 300 Plus surely is a smart and reliable replacement for your hard disk drive with fast access and seek time combined.

We pointed out to A-DATA that Toshiba announced a 512GB SSD in December last year, while pureSilicon announced a 1TB SSD at CES in January.  According to A-DATA, the key differences are that the 512GB XPG has a mini-USB port and RAID functionality, which the Toshiba drive does not, and that the pureSilicon drive won’t be available until Q3 2009, so the XPG will hit the market first.

That doesn’t quite line-up with calling their SSD “the highest capacity in the industry” – perhaps “the highest capacity with USB connectivity”? – but it’s still a big drive although the Toshiba SSD is faster in both read and write speeds.  We’re yet to hear an exact release date for the A-DATA 512GB XPG 2.5-inch SSD, as well as pricing.

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A-DATA® Launched the Highest Capacity in the Industry 512GB XPG™ 2.5” SSD at CeBIT 2009

Expands Industry Leadership on the Capacity of SSD

A-DATA® Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leading manufacturer in high performance memory products, today announced it has launched the highest capacity of SSD in the industry at CeBIT 2009, the 512GB XPG™ 2.5” SSD. The 512GB XPG™ 2.5” SSD is designed for notebook and PC enthusiasts seeking for both fast transfer rate and high capacity SSD.

The 512GB XPG 2.5” SSD delivers fast transfer rate up to 230MB/s and 160MB/s read and write. Adopted standard high speed SATA II interface and equipped with a tough but lightweight case. Up to 512GB capacity, is the highest capacity SSD offer to the market, designed for notebook and PC enthusiasts seeking for both fast transfer rate and high capacity SSD.

Continual to leading in the industry, A-DATA is commits to provide the highest performance, capacity, and best quality products to satisfy the needs of PC enthusiasts. Through the launch of the highest capacity of SSD in the industry, the 512GB XPG 2.5” SSD is commits to satisfy the needs of notebook and PC enthusiasts on fast transfer rate and high capacity SSD.

The SuperPi 32m test was conducted on the DFI Lanparty UT X58 motherboard and A-DATAs’ DDR3-2133X v2.0 2GBx3 triple-channel kit. Pushing 2237 MHz at latency settings of 8-7-7-21, folks at A-DATA were able to achieve an unprecedented result timed at 6min 40sec 360ms.

The A-DATA XPG DDR3-2133X v2.0 tripled channel kit memory comes with a heavy set of Aluminum heatspreaders and an active dual-fan cooling system to maximize RAM heat’s dissipation. Its distinctive design was previously recognized with the prestigious Taiwan Excellent 2009 Award. Pricing information and product availability were not announced.

Taipei, Taiwan – Jan. 22nd, 2009 – A-DATA® Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leading manufacturer in high performance memory products, announced today that its XPG™ DDR3 memory modules have broke a new world record on SuperPi 32m. The record was set by utilizing the DFI Lanparty UT X58 motherboard and XPG X Series v2.0 memory, the DDR3-2133X v2.0 2GBx3 triple-channel kit.

The SuperPi 32m record of 6min 40sec 360ms was achieved at a speed of 2237 MHz and latency settings of 8-7-7-21 using DDR3-2133X v2.0 2GBx3 triple-channel kit.

The XPG DDR3-2133X v2.0 is engineered with heavy Aluminum heatspreaders and active dual-fan to keep the RAMs operate in low temperature environment. Through the combination of the cooling methodology, the XPG DDR3-2133X v2.0 is able to maximize its OC performance. Moreover, it was awarded with the prestigious Taiwan Excellent 2009 Award for its distinctive design.

A-DATA X Series memory represents the ultimate overclocking performance. It was developed to unleash the hidden power of CPU and motherboard by using A-DATA’s latest overclocking IC sorting technology. A-DATA XPG modules are guaranteed to satisfy the needs of PC enthusiasts and overclockers for high-performance, compatibility, and stability on memory modules.

Connection is either via SATA or USB, making the enclosure suitable for either bay positioning in a desktop PC or mobile use.  Up to 1TB drives are supported, and A-DATA have apparently tested it with two 192GB SATA-II SSDs running successfully on USB bus power from a connected laptop.  The enclosure itself is made from aluminium and has power, backup and access indicator LEDs.

No pricing has been announced for the A-DATA XPG Dual SSD 3.5-inch RAID Enclosure, but it should be available by the end of Q1 2009.  The company will also be releasing a non-RAID version of the product, which will convert two 2.5-inch drives into a single, SATA or USB 3.5-inch one.

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XPG Dual SSD 3.5” RAID Enclosure provides fast data storage archiving and excellent backup solutions

A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in high performance memory products, announced today that it is launching XPG Dual SSD 3.5” RAID Enclosure to expand its portfolio of SSD solutions.

The A-DATA XPG Dual SSD 3.5” RAID Enclosure is a complete RAID solution through the use of two 2.5” SATA SSDs and/or HDDs mounted on one standard 3.5” form factor drive cage. This multifunctional RAID enclosure can be used as two separate drives, as a redundant drive to protect against drive failure, combined to become one high-performance drive or combined to become one large drive. By utilizing the hardware DIP switch on the back of the unit or included software utility, all these different RAID configurations and more can be set in an instant. Connection via SATA or USB enables easy direct access.

Designed for both internal & external purposes, A-DATA XPG Dual SSD 3.5” RAID Enclosure is the best choice for storage expansion and backup solution.

Furthermore, A-DATA also offers a 2.5” to 3.5” hard drive enclosure (Dual SSD 3.5” Enclosure – without built-in RAID function) converting simultaneously two 2.5” SATAI/II SSD and/or HDD into a 3.5” one.

Both products will be available by end of Q1 2009.  

[via Coolest-Gadgets]