Sandisk, has introduced four high capacity Flash Drives (Pen Drives) and a high speed memory card in Indian Market. According to the company, the four USB flash drives namely SanDisk Extreme, Cruzer Glide, Cruzer Facet and Cruzer Pro are aimed and designed for the youth.
“The new USB (universal serial bus) drives offer consumers the storage they need to carry libraries of digital content with them wherever they go, transfer files quickly to play mobile games, e-mail, photo capture and video recording,” SanDisk India director Manisha Sood told reporters here at a preview of the products.
The US-based firm also launched the high-performance memory card for mobile devices and PDAs (personal digital assistants).
The new memory card is also ideal for smart phones and tablet users to boost their device’s storage capacity.
“As a key market, India serves as the perfect launch pad for our new USB flash drives and industry-leading memory card, which offer compelling benefits to consumers, ranging from fast file transfers and large capacities to stylish reliable storage,” Sood said.
The new flash drives and memory card will be available in India from the third quarter of this year through retail vendors.
SanDisk Extreme
SanDisk Extreme is the fastest USB flash drive offered by SanDisk. Contrary to majority of the pen drives that are powered by USB 2.0, this one is USB 3.0 enabled. It can transfer and store files with a speed of up to 190MB/seconds, which means that a 3 GB file will be transferred on this pen drive in just 20 seconds and a 40 GB would take about four minutes. The SanDisk Extreme USB flash drive is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants, with the prices ranging from Rs. 1,651 to Rs. 5,189.
SanDisk Cruzer Glide
SanDisk Cruzer Glide is SanDisk’s highest capacity USB flash drive with a capacity of 128GB. The drive is backed by a five year limited warranty and is available and is available in 4GB – 128GB capacities priced between Rs. 301 to Rs. 6,161.
SanDisk Cruzer Pop
The Cruzer Pro is the thinnest USB drive in SanDisk’s product range. It is 4mm thick and will be available in three colours. It is available in 4GB -32GB capacities and its price ranges between Rs. 259 – Rs. 1,406.
SanDisk Cruzer Facet
SanDisk Cruzer Facet is a USB flash drive with a stainless-steel casing designed with a faceted texture. The drive is available in various colours and comes in 4GB-32GB capacities. The prices for the same range from Rs. 283 – Rs. 1,448.
SanDisk Extreme Pro
SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card is the world’s fastest mobile memory card. The card is expected to be available by the third quarter of 2012 and in 8GB and 16GB capacities. The 8GB model will be priced at Rs. 2,599 while the 16GB model will be available for Rs. 4,699.
SanDisk also introduced the SanDisk SecureAccess software that allows encryption and password protection for selected files on the USB drive. It also provides 2GB of online storage that can be accessed from any web browser