Verbatim SSD ExpressCard for PC and Mac

Five times faster than USB; up to 64GB

Verbatim Europe, a global leader and innovator in digital storage, announced at the recently held CeBIT fair in Hannover its new ExpressCard SSD for PC and Mac users. The new card is a solid-state drive (SSD) that provides ExpressCard slot equipped XP/Vista PCs and OS X-equipped Macs® with plug-in storage that is up to five times faster than USB based ExpressCards. Based on the 34mm ExpressCard module (75mm x 34mm x 5mm), the Verbatim ExpressCard SSD,  available in April, has  capacities of 16, 32 and 64GB for £74.00, £130 and £243,  (RRP) respectively.

With read speeds of up to 120MB/sec (800X) and write speeds up to 30MB/sec (200X), Verbatim’s new ExpressCard SSD offers significantly higher performance than USB-based ExpressCard SSD solutions, due to the throughput limitations of the USB 2.0 interface. Verbatim’s PCI ExpressCard SSD is also enhanced for Windows® ReadyBoost® to allow the user to allocate a portion of unused storage capacity to speed system performance on Windows Vista™ equipped PCs.

“Our new ExpressCard SSD offers all the advantages of a traditional SSD in a plug-and-play, integrated format” said Hans-Christoph Kaiser, Verbatim Business Development Manager. “It fits completely inside a laptop's ExpressCard slot so you can easily take it with you for automated backup of your critical data - without the need to carry around or keep up with external devices. It’s the best way to add storage capacity to your laptop without changing it’s footprint with external devices, or going inside the case to install hardware.“

The high-performance, high-capacity storage solution comes bundled with Nero BackitUp 4 Essential, a backup application that provides PC users with continuous backup of critical data.

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