Flash storage solutions manufacturer, SanDisk Corporation, has introduced the new SanDisk Ultra II SSD with enhanced SSD Dashboard. The new drive is designed to deliver a cost-effective and easy upgrade solution for PC owners looking to improve performance, battery life, and power efficiency.
With the new Ultra II SSD users can upgrade their hard disk drive-based PC to experience up to 28 times performance improvement and up to 15 percent longer battery life, states SanDisk. The drive features sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and write speeds of up to 500 MB/s. Based on X3 NAND Flash technology, the SanDisk Ultra II SSD comes equipped with nCache 2.0 technology that utilizes a two-tiered caching architecture to optimize drive speed and endurance.
The SanDisk Ultra II SSD also includes the enhanced SanDisk SSD Dashboard, which displays the drive’s performance, manual, or scheduled TRIM, available firmware updates and tips on how to maintain the drive at its peak operation. Additional software features of the SanDisk SSD Dashboard include:
- Cloning– Ability to create an exact replica of an old drive onto the new SanDisk Ultra II SSD with Apricorn’s EZ GIG IV. With the cloning software, there is no need to re-install the operating system, programs, or settings.
- Antivirus protection with Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+
- Theft Recovery– Created by Absolute Software, AbsoluteLoJack can locate a device if stolen and return it to the rightful owner.
The SanDisk Ultra II SSD comes with a 3-year warranty and will be available online and through SanDisk’s network of authorized distributors and resellers in September. It will be offered in capacities of 120GB (MSRP $79.99), 240GB (MSRP $114.99), 480GB (MSRP $219.99), and 960GB (MSRP $429.99). For more information on the SanDisk Ultra II SSD, visit www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/sata/ultra-ii.
