SanDisk makes miniature SSD
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Svelte laptops and tablets won't have to make room for a full-size 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD in the future, thanks to a miniscule new SSD from SanDisk that weighs less than 1g. Imaginatively called the iSSD, the new chip is the first flash-based drive to support the standard SATA interface via a ball grid array (BGA) chip socket. Manufacturers can effectively solder the chip straight on to the motherboard without even having to make room for a Mini PCIe...
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