The solid state drive uses a smart flash management system called ExtremeFFSTM technology that has the potential to accelerate random write performance and thus extend the endurance of SanDisk G3 SSDs inside computers that use operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7. SanDisk G3 SSD is Microsoft Windows 7 certified and is compatible with Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux. The drive also supports the newest Windows 7 TRIM feature, which contributes to a substantial gain in the SanDisk G3 SSD’s performance by allowing the drive to continuously manage its resources and retain optimized performance throughout its lifespan. SanDisk G3 SSD uses no moving parts, enabling improved durability that helps resist drive damage. It also comes with a 10-year limited warranty.

“Our card’s 32GB of storage and up to 30MB/s read & write speeds enable DSLR users to shoot without worrying about storage or speed limitations”, said Susan Park, director, retail product marketing, SanDisk. The SanDisk Extreme SDHC card’s performance exceeds the requirements of even the highest-quality AVCHD video recording device, and is currently the fastest Class 10 card in the world.

According to SanDisk, the SanDisk Extreme SDHC 32GB offers a sustained write speed fast enough to ensure high-definition video recording and capacity capable of storing 160 minutes of full HD 1920×1080 pixels at 24Mb/s data transfer rate. It will be shipping worldwide to major retailers in August. Also in August, the current 4, 8 and16GB capacity SanDisk Extreme SDHC cards will be upgraded from Class 6 to Class 10.

The Sansa SlotMusic Player is specially designed to use the new SlotMusic cards that can carry music in MP3 files, free of digital rights management technology. Users can buy the 1GB microSD cards loaded with DRM-free MP3s, album art, and liner notes, and even video content. The SlotMusic cards come with additional space for storing more files, and music on the devices can be easily downloaded and stored on a computer.

SlotMusic will offer exciting music from Universal Music Group, SONY BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI Music.  Presently, about 40 different artists are available on SanDisk SlotMusic cards, ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Elvis Presley and from Coldplay to Keane. Users can buy the music cards from best Buy and Walmart for $14.99.

In order to increase the sales, SanDisk also launched some artist-branded slotMusic players, that comes with a 1 GB card pre-loaded with the artist’s album. They named it slotMusic bundles and each of them are available for $34.99. That’s really a good deal for the music lovers.