Mtron Flash Disk Now Available at Imation

Imation Corp. announced the
availability of its Solid State Drive (SSD) solutions. Imation brings
its global marketing, distribution and technical service expertise to
its solid state drives that are powered by Mtron, a technology
powerhouse in SSD solutions.

Imation’s SSD portfolio includes the MOBI
3000 Series for high performance end users, and the PRO 7000 Series,
ideal for enterprise, corporate and IT infrastructure applications with
extreme performance needs. The products use industry-leading solid
state storage and controller technology to accelerate the performance
of high availability enterprise applications.

"Imation continues to build on our more than 50 years
of data storage experience to deliver a superior solid state drive
solution that optimizes system performance and provides reliable
protection and access of critical data," said Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, vice
president, Global Commercial Business, R&D and Manufacturing,
Imation. "The Imation SSD MOBI 3000 Series and PRO 7000 Series meet
mobile business and enterprise demand for high performance, reliability
and energy efficiency."

Imation SSD MOBI 3000 — For Power Users
Imation SSD MOBI 3000 powered by Mtron delivers
industry-leading drive technology, providing end users with accelerated
system performance to power demanding applications. With sustained read
and write speeds that outpace ordinary hard drives, the Imation SSD
MOBI 3000 provides maximum read speeds of 100MB per second, maximum
write speeds of 80MB per second, and random access time of 0.1ms,
making it the fastest SSD product in the consumer market. Mtron
technology fuels the needs of demanding users for graphics, video and
other drive-intensive applications. With less than half the weight of
traditional hard drives, plus reduced power consumption, the
solid-state design delivers powerful results in a lightweight package
rugged enough for harsh environments.

Imation SSD PRO 7000 — Enterprise and Corporate Users
Imation SSD PRO 7000 powered by Mtron provides an
ideal solution for enterprise, corporate and IT infrastructure
applications with extreme performance needs. A high performance flash
memory storage device designed to eliminate system bottlenecks often
experienced with conventional HDDs, the PRO 7000 can rapidly perform
high capacity transactions utilizing Mtron’s unique controller
technology with maximum read speeds of 120MB per second, maximum write
speeds of 90MB per second, and random access time of less than 0.1ms.
With an enhanced solid state design, the PRO 7000 delivers improved
efficiency by accelerating drive-intensive applications, reducing
overall power consumption and enhancing lifetime reliability. With
extremely high sustained read and write speeds, impressive input/output
operations per second (IOPS) performance and virtually no seek time,
the PRO 7000 can stand up to the needs of even the most intense data
center applications. With a significant reduction in total cost of
ownership as compared to conventional HDD-based systems, the PRO 7000
can withstand external shocks and vibrations, and offers Mean Time
Between Failures (MTBF) greater than one million hours.

"Many storage applications can benefit from the
increased performance, reliability and power savings that SSDs are able
to provide in the computing and enterprise environment," said Jeff
Janukowicz, research manager, IDC. "Shipments of SSD solutions, such as
those in Imation’s SSD solutions meet the requirements for this
performance-demanding storage market are expected to increase at a 73%
CAGR through 2011."

Features and benefits

• Superior performance with improved read/write functionality and faster input/output speeds, which enable optimum drive performance
• Enhanced lifetime reliability in a lightweight, power-efficient design
• Advanced wear-leveling technology with a 7-bit error correction code (ECC) to ensure high data integrity
• Environmental endurance for use in harsh, rugged environments
• Low power consumption to reduce overall operating costs

Availability and Price

The Imation MOBI 3000 Series and PRO 7000 Series are
now available in North America and Europe for a manufacturer suggested
retail price of $699.99 U.S. and $1,159.99 U.S. respectively. (Standard
configuration includes 2.5 inch, 32 GB, SATA interface.)

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