The international high-technology company based in Taipei, Taiwan - Transcend Information, Inc. has uncovered its latest array of solid state drives (SSDs) in India. The Transcend's latest array includes 1.8" portable SSD, also known as SSD18M, 1.8" and 2.5" SATA-II and IDE interface SSDs.

According to Transcend, the latest solid state drives (SSDs) are light-weight, highly-dependable and consume very little power. The SSDs are designed to stand firm against shock and vibration offers a number of features of the compact and high-end portable devices. The SSDs come with two-year warranty.

SSD18M offers the flexibility of both eSATA and USB connection interfaces. It is superb convergence of strength and high-capacity mobile storage. It is available in storage capacities of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. The drives versatile and multi-platform capable; can be used in all types of notebook and desktop PCs. The eSATA interface offers a maximum read/write speed of 90/50MB/s.

"We are very enthusiastic with the initial response to our SSD range in India. People seek higher reliability and low power consumption from their storage drives and SSD is the perfect solution for their needs. Transcend solid state drives are all equipped with lightweight case, high reliability, very low power consumption and incredible resistance to shock and vibration. These features make them ideal drop-in replacements for conventional hard disk drives in both industrial and portable devices like ultra compact notebooks that require long battery life and must be durable enough to withstand a few bumps and scratches," said Mr. Austin Huang, Regional Head - Sales, SAARC & APAC, Transcend.

SATA-II and IDE interface SSDs come in a 1.8" and 2.5" form-factor and support storage capacities in the range of 8GB to 192GB. The plug-and-play drives are easy-to-install; they can be used in a wide array of laptops and computers. The 2.5" SSD/SATA/SLC is available for Rs 5500, Rs 8000, Rs 5500, Rs 10000, Rs 19000 and Rs 28000 for the 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 192GB options.