Lexar intros new SSD for laptops, flash-based backup drives, memory cards
By Roman Loyola
MacworldJAN 5, 2010 7:21 pm PST
Lexar Crucial RealSSD C300Lexar made several new product announcements at
CES 2010. The new products are flash-based storage devices you can use on your Mac or digital camera.
Lexar’s new
Crucial RealSSD C300 is a solid-state drive (SSD) in a 2.5-inch form factor. Lexar says that it has benchmarked the C300 and gauged read speeds at 355MB per second. The C300 will be available in 128GB and 256GB capacities, and comes with a limited five-year warranty. The C300 will be available in February. Pricing has yet to be determined.
Lexar has two new USB flash drives, the
Echo SE and the
Echo ZE. Both drives come with Lexar’s Echo backup software, which performs targeted file backups and supports AES 128-bit encryption; Lexar says the software works on both Macs and Windows.
Lexar Echo SEThe Echo SE is designed for fast performance, with read speeds up to 28MBps and write speeds up to 10MBps. It will be available in capacities of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. The Echo ZE will be available in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities. Prices have yet to be determined.
Lexar Professional 300x CF cardFor users of digital cameras that support SD cards, Lexar has released a
Professional 133x SDHC card with a fast Class 10 speed rating. An 8GB card is available for $90, while a 4GB card is $50. Lexar also now offers its
Professional 300x CF cards with 32GB of storage, and its
Professional 233x CF cards are now available in 16GB and 32GB capacities (prices unavailable for the CF cards).