Ssd

'Thinnest' 256GB solid-state drive

At 12.5mm, it is 40percent thinner than any similar device, maker claims

256Gbyte solid-state disks by 2010

Multi-bit memory cells could help drive down prices, says Sandisk

Samsung doubles solid-state drive capacity

64Gbyte drive will be faster than than 32Gbyte version

Cebit 07: SSD boots twice as fast as hard drive

But only when data is fragmented, Sandisk admits

Record 160GB solid-state drive

But at £5,000, it is not about to see off the old hard disk

Solid-state laptops head for mainstream

£310 Sandisk 1.8in flash drive designed to replace hard disk

Disk makers unite to push hybrids

Gigabytes of flash give magnetic drives similar performance to solid state