MILPITAS, Calif.--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced that Sanjay Mehrotra, President and Chief Operating Officer will present to the investment community attending the 2010 Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Investment Conference in San Francisco, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 11:00 am, Pacific Time. The session will be webcast and can be accessed live from SanDisk Corporation's Investor Relations website at www.sandisk.com/IR. A replay of the webcast will also be made available.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
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SANDISK INTRODUCES THE SANSA FUZE+ MP3 PLAYER—OFFERING A BEST-IN-CLASS COMBINATION OF FEATURES, EASE OF USE AND VALUE
New Player's Touchpad, Large LCD Screen, microSDHC Card Slot and Innovative "Film Strip" GUI Deliver a One-Of-A-Kind User Experience.
Milpitas, Calif., -SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced that it has set a new standard for sub-$100 portable media players. The Sansa® Fuze™+ (plus) MP3 player is available now, delivering a best-in-class combination of features, ease of use and value.
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player, successor to the popular Sansa Fuze MP3 player, offers consumers the quality and flexibility they demand at a price that's hard to beat. The completely redesigned media player delivers a hassle-free and satisfying user experience that enables unparalleled freedom in how consumers access their favorite digital content. Music and video lovers can expand the player's storage capacity according to their needs, quickly navigate their libraries of files and enjoy high-quality audio and video playback.
"The Sansa Fuze+ is the most versatile portable media player available for under $100," said Tom Bailey, senior director, AV retail, SanDisk. "We developed an entirely new product to provide consumers with a stylish, affordable device that performs exactly as a sophisticated yet easy to use player should."
Feature-rich Form Factor
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player offers a sleek and thin styling that fits comfortably in the palm of a hand, and its new capacitive touchpad provides the sensation of using a touch-screen without obscuring the device's viewable area. The player's bright, colorful and large 2.4" QVGA LCD screen produces sharp, vibrant images when viewing videos or photos.
Consumer-friendly "Film Strip" GUI
The player's unique GUI operates like a film strip, enabling intuitive screen navigation that creates a more natural, crisp and satisfying user experience. Left to right finger sweeps select functions such as Music, Video, Podcasts, FM Radio and Photos, while up and down sweeps or double taps on the touch-pad let users explore and select individual categories and files.
Easy Compatibility
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player's broad audio and video CODEC pack ensures easy compatibility with most major media formats.
* Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC/M4A (DRM-free iTunes songs), FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Audible, Secure WMA, Podcasts
* Video: H.264, MPEG-4, WMV, Flip Video*
* Photos: JPEG, BMP, TIFF*, GIF*, PNG*
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player is compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems. The media player is also preconfigured for seamless synchronization with Rhapsody, eMusic and Napster.
microSDHC Card Slot
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player is fully compatible with SanDisk slotRadio™ cards or any microSD™ card loaded with music, photos or videos**. Consumers can slide these cards into the player's microSDHC™ memory card slot to instantly expand their music, photo or video libraries without consuming any onboard storage.
* SanDisk slotRadio cards give consumers immediate access to some of their favorite styles of music, including Rock, Country, Oldies, Classical and Hip Hop/R&B. Most slotRadio cards contain 1,000 songs**** featuring top artists from the Billboard® charts, and are available for only $39.99.
* microSDHC™ cards let consumers fill the player with additional content-up to 4,000 songs1 or 64 hours of video (H264 video @ 384 kbps)1 per 16GB card. This feature creates interoperability with compatible devices such as mobile phones with microSD card slots.
Additional Features
The Sansa Fuze+ media player's rechargeable battery lasts up to 24 hours of audio playback or up to five hours of video playback2. For enhanced versatility, the device also includes a recordable FM radio, gapless playback and a microphone for audio capture.
Pricing and Availability
The Sansa Fuze+ is available in red, white, black, blue and purple. The player is available now at major retailers and at sandisk.com in 4, 8 and 16 gigabyte (GB)*** capacities carrying MSRPs of $79, $89 and $119 respectively, although in-store pricing will be set by retailers.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
Milpitas, Calif., -SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced that it has set a new standard for sub-$100 portable media players. The Sansa® Fuze™+ (plus) MP3 player is available now, delivering a best-in-class combination of features, ease of use and value.
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player, successor to the popular Sansa Fuze MP3 player, offers consumers the quality and flexibility they demand at a price that's hard to beat. The completely redesigned media player delivers a hassle-free and satisfying user experience that enables unparalleled freedom in how consumers access their favorite digital content. Music and video lovers can expand the player's storage capacity according to their needs, quickly navigate their libraries of files and enjoy high-quality audio and video playback.
"The Sansa Fuze+ is the most versatile portable media player available for under $100," said Tom Bailey, senior director, AV retail, SanDisk. "We developed an entirely new product to provide consumers with a stylish, affordable device that performs exactly as a sophisticated yet easy to use player should."
Feature-rich Form Factor
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player offers a sleek and thin styling that fits comfortably in the palm of a hand, and its new capacitive touchpad provides the sensation of using a touch-screen without obscuring the device's viewable area. The player's bright, colorful and large 2.4" QVGA LCD screen produces sharp, vibrant images when viewing videos or photos.
Consumer-friendly "Film Strip" GUI
The player's unique GUI operates like a film strip, enabling intuitive screen navigation that creates a more natural, crisp and satisfying user experience. Left to right finger sweeps select functions such as Music, Video, Podcasts, FM Radio and Photos, while up and down sweeps or double taps on the touch-pad let users explore and select individual categories and files.
Easy Compatibility
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player's broad audio and video CODEC pack ensures easy compatibility with most major media formats.
* Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC/M4A (DRM-free iTunes songs), FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Audible, Secure WMA, Podcasts
* Video: H.264, MPEG-4, WMV, Flip Video*
* Photos: JPEG, BMP, TIFF*, GIF*, PNG*
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player is compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux operating systems. The media player is also preconfigured for seamless synchronization with Rhapsody, eMusic and Napster.
microSDHC Card Slot
The Sansa Fuze+ portable media player is fully compatible with SanDisk slotRadio™ cards or any microSD™ card loaded with music, photos or videos**. Consumers can slide these cards into the player's microSDHC™ memory card slot to instantly expand their music, photo or video libraries without consuming any onboard storage.
* SanDisk slotRadio cards give consumers immediate access to some of their favorite styles of music, including Rock, Country, Oldies, Classical and Hip Hop/R&B. Most slotRadio cards contain 1,000 songs**** featuring top artists from the Billboard® charts, and are available for only $39.99.
* microSDHC™ cards let consumers fill the player with additional content-up to 4,000 songs1 or 64 hours of video (H264 video @ 384 kbps)1 per 16GB card. This feature creates interoperability with compatible devices such as mobile phones with microSD card slots.
Additional Features
The Sansa Fuze+ media player's rechargeable battery lasts up to 24 hours of audio playback or up to five hours of video playback2. For enhanced versatility, the device also includes a recordable FM radio, gapless playback and a microphone for audio capture.
Pricing and Availability
The Sansa Fuze+ is available in red, white, black, blue and purple. The player is available now at major retailers and at sandisk.com in 4, 8 and 16 gigabyte (GB)*** capacities carrying MSRPs of $79, $89 and $119 respectively, although in-store pricing will be set by retailers.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
NEW SET-TOP-BOXES WITH DVR-LIKE FEATURES ENABLED BY NDS SOFTWARE AND SANDISK SOLID STATE DRIVES
Pay-TV Operators Able to Offer a New Range of STBS and Deliver Fanless Designs That Are Quiet and Energy-Efficient.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, IBC, Stand 1.A71-SanDisk Corporation, the global leader in flash memory cards, and NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that NDS has successfully combined NDS MediaHighway® STB software and SanDisk® P4 solid state drives (SSD) to enable a new range of lower cost set-top box (STB) with DVR like functionality.
By provisioning a set-top box with a small amount of storage, operators can introduce new revenue generating features such as live-pause and video on demand (VOD) with the ability to enable home networking functionality and advanced advertising solutions, including ad substitution. The new solution also allows for the deployment of energy-efficient STBs with decreased power consumption, small form factors and virtually silent operation.
The SanDisk P4 SSD offers the robust performance needed for video consumption, and is substantially less expensive in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB¹ capacities than hard disk drives, which are often only available in higher capacities. NDS has already integrated SanDisk SSDs for use with progressive download and live-pause technologies, and the SanDisk P4 SSD has an industry standard SATA interface which enables straightforward design and integration for STB manufacturers.
"For the first time, SSDs are now a cost-effective alternative to hard drives in the STB market," said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSDs, SanDisk. "The successful integration of SanDisk P4 SSD with NDS STB software enables new business models in the STB market, and takes Video on Demand content beyond the DVR to offer a high degree of DVR-like functionality on a new range of boxes."
"This exciting development underscores how seamlessly the SanDisk SSDs work with NDS MediaHighway technology," said Jonathan Beavon, director, segment marketing, NDS. "This innovative solution offers operators a low power and reliable alternative to conventional hard disk drives, enabling a new market segment."
Demonstrations of the technologies that can be applied to SanDisk P4 SSD enabled set-top boxes will be displayed on the NDS stand at IBC (stand 1.A71).
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
About NDS
NDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and applications that enable pay-TV operators to securely deliver digital content to TV STBs (set-top boxes), DVRs (digital video recorders), PCs, mobiles and other multimedia devices. Over 70 of the world's leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions to protect and enhance their businesses. VideoGuard® is the world's market-leading conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technology, currently deployed on 133 million active devices, and safeguarding pay-TV service revenues exceeding $40 billion. NDS middleware, including MediaHighway® which enables a host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed on 152 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV™, leads the global industry with 30 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 30th June 2010).
Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing in R&D with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering work at development centres in China, Denmark, France, India, Israel, Korea, UK and US. NDS has also implemented a host of initiatives aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and helping digital TV subscribers reduce energy consumption.
NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, IBC, Stand 1.A71-SanDisk Corporation, the global leader in flash memory cards, and NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that NDS has successfully combined NDS MediaHighway® STB software and SanDisk® P4 solid state drives (SSD) to enable a new range of lower cost set-top box (STB) with DVR like functionality.
By provisioning a set-top box with a small amount of storage, operators can introduce new revenue generating features such as live-pause and video on demand (VOD) with the ability to enable home networking functionality and advanced advertising solutions, including ad substitution. The new solution also allows for the deployment of energy-efficient STBs with decreased power consumption, small form factors and virtually silent operation.
The SanDisk P4 SSD offers the robust performance needed for video consumption, and is substantially less expensive in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB¹ capacities than hard disk drives, which are often only available in higher capacities. NDS has already integrated SanDisk SSDs for use with progressive download and live-pause technologies, and the SanDisk P4 SSD has an industry standard SATA interface which enables straightforward design and integration for STB manufacturers.
"For the first time, SSDs are now a cost-effective alternative to hard drives in the STB market," said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSDs, SanDisk. "The successful integration of SanDisk P4 SSD with NDS STB software enables new business models in the STB market, and takes Video on Demand content beyond the DVR to offer a high degree of DVR-like functionality on a new range of boxes."
"This exciting development underscores how seamlessly the SanDisk SSDs work with NDS MediaHighway technology," said Jonathan Beavon, director, segment marketing, NDS. "This innovative solution offers operators a low power and reliable alternative to conventional hard disk drives, enabling a new market segment."
Demonstrations of the technologies that can be applied to SanDisk P4 SSD enabled set-top boxes will be displayed on the NDS stand at IBC (stand 1.A71).
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
About NDS
NDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and applications that enable pay-TV operators to securely deliver digital content to TV STBs (set-top boxes), DVRs (digital video recorders), PCs, mobiles and other multimedia devices. Over 70 of the world's leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions to protect and enhance their businesses. VideoGuard® is the world's market-leading conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technology, currently deployed on 133 million active devices, and safeguarding pay-TV service revenues exceeding $40 billion. NDS middleware, including MediaHighway® which enables a host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed on 152 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV™, leads the global industry with 30 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 30th June 2010).
Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing in R&D with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering work at development centres in China, Denmark, France, India, Israel, Korea, UK and US. NDS has also implemented a host of initiatives aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and helping digital TV subscribers reduce energy consumption.
NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.
SANDISK PRICES $1 BILLION OF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES
MILPITAS, CA - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced that it has priced $1.0 billion principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due in 2017. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $150 million principal amount of notes from the Company to cover overallotments.
The notes will be senior unsecured obligations and will pay interest semiannually at a rate of 1.5% per annum. The notes will be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at an initial conversion rate of 19.0931 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $52.37 per share). The initial conversion price represents a premium of 25% to the $41.90 per share closing price of the Company's common stock on August 19, 2010. The notes will be convertible beginning on May 15, 2017, or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events. Upon conversion of the notes, holders will receive cash up to the principal amount of each note, and any excess conversion value will be delivered in shares of the Company's common stock.
The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including (1) the repayment at maturity or repurchase, from time to time, of a portion of its outstanding $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes originally issued in 2006, which bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum and mature on May 15, 2013; (2) capital expenditures for new and existing manufacturing facilities; (3) development of new technologies; (4) general working capital; and (5) other non-manufacturing capital expenditures. The net proceeds may also be used to fund strategic investments or acquisitions of products, technologies or complementary businesses or to obtain the right or license to use additional technologies. The Company currently has no such commitments or agreements for any specific acquisitions, investments or licenses. In addition, the Company intends to use $104.8 million of the net proceeds of the offering to fund the cost to it of the privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (after taking into account the proceeds to it from warrant transactions) that the Company intends to enter into with the underwriters or their respective affiliates. The Company has entered into separate warrant transactions with the underwriters or their respective affiliates, at an exercise price that will initially be $73.33 per share, which represents a premium of 75% to the $41.90 per share closing price of the Company's common stock on August 19, 2010. These convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution with respect to the Company's common stock upon conversion of the notes; however, the warrant transactions will have a dilutive effect with respect to the Company's common stock to the extent that the market price per share of the Company's common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants.
In connection with these hedging transactions, the underwriters or their respective affiliates have entered into various derivatives transactions and may engage in other activities that could have the effect of increasing or preventing a decline in the price of the Company's common stock in connection with the pricing of the note offering. These activities may be discontinued at any time. In addition, in connection with any conversion of the notes, the underwriters or their respective affiliates may enter into derivative transactions and engage in other activities that could adversely impact the price of the Company's common stock and of the notes.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the joint book running managers for the offering.
ABOUT THE OFFERING
A final prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Printed copies of the final prospectus supplement relating to the offering may also be obtained, when available, from Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 (telephone no. 1-212-761-6775) and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282 (telephone no. 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 1-212-902-9316, or by e-mailing: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com).
The Company has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-157078) (including a prospectus and prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement to that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
The notes will be senior unsecured obligations and will pay interest semiannually at a rate of 1.5% per annum. The notes will be convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at an initial conversion rate of 19.0931 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $52.37 per share). The initial conversion price represents a premium of 25% to the $41.90 per share closing price of the Company's common stock on August 19, 2010. The notes will be convertible beginning on May 15, 2017, or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events. Upon conversion of the notes, holders will receive cash up to the principal amount of each note, and any excess conversion value will be delivered in shares of the Company's common stock.
The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including (1) the repayment at maturity or repurchase, from time to time, of a portion of its outstanding $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes originally issued in 2006, which bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum and mature on May 15, 2013; (2) capital expenditures for new and existing manufacturing facilities; (3) development of new technologies; (4) general working capital; and (5) other non-manufacturing capital expenditures. The net proceeds may also be used to fund strategic investments or acquisitions of products, technologies or complementary businesses or to obtain the right or license to use additional technologies. The Company currently has no such commitments or agreements for any specific acquisitions, investments or licenses. In addition, the Company intends to use $104.8 million of the net proceeds of the offering to fund the cost to it of the privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (after taking into account the proceeds to it from warrant transactions) that the Company intends to enter into with the underwriters or their respective affiliates. The Company has entered into separate warrant transactions with the underwriters or their respective affiliates, at an exercise price that will initially be $73.33 per share, which represents a premium of 75% to the $41.90 per share closing price of the Company's common stock on August 19, 2010. These convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution with respect to the Company's common stock upon conversion of the notes; however, the warrant transactions will have a dilutive effect with respect to the Company's common stock to the extent that the market price per share of the Company's common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants.
In connection with these hedging transactions, the underwriters or their respective affiliates have entered into various derivatives transactions and may engage in other activities that could have the effect of increasing or preventing a decline in the price of the Company's common stock in connection with the pricing of the note offering. These activities may be discontinued at any time. In addition, in connection with any conversion of the notes, the underwriters or their respective affiliates may enter into derivative transactions and engage in other activities that could adversely impact the price of the Company's common stock and of the notes.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the joint book running managers for the offering.
ABOUT THE OFFERING
A final prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Printed copies of the final prospectus supplement relating to the offering may also be obtained, when available, from Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 (telephone no. 1-212-761-6775) and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282 (telephone no. 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 1-212-902-9316, or by e-mailing: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com).
The Company has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-157078) (including a prospectus and prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement to that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
SanDisk presented 64- GB the SSD- accumulator of less than the post stamp
[Mniatyurizatsiya] of electronic devices has its limits, which are limited not only to the [particheskoy] need for use, but also to the sizes of those completing. One of such components, which add thicknesses to [smartfonam] and it to similar devices is the integrated memory. With the fact that the hard drives and solid-state accumulators already have very small overall sizes, race after an even larger decrease of their sizes continues. In this matter very succeeded the company Of sanDisk, for which it was possible to create the solid-state accumulator with a capacity of 64 GB, with the size of less average post stamp.
However, often decrease in the sizes indicates the reduction of functional possibilities. But not in the case with the accumulator Of sanDisk. the SSD- accumulator of iSSD has standard interface SATA, which means that more capacious can be assembled of several 64 GB of modules. Not the highest indices of iSSD it has in the rate of reading and record. But 160 [MB]/[s] during reading even 100 [MB]/[s] during the record - completely worthy result, especially, taking into account the dimensions of device. Physical sizes are 16 x of 20 x of 1.85 mm, and weight - is less than one gram.
An only drawback in the solid-state accumulator Of sanDisk of iSSD 64 GB is the fact that at the present moment its mass production not fixed. But the company Of sanDisk plans to correct this situation soon, when producers manifest the interest in the integration of similar accumulators into their devices.
However, often decrease in the sizes indicates the reduction of functional possibilities. But not in the case with the accumulator Of sanDisk. the SSD- accumulator of iSSD has standard interface SATA, which means that more capacious can be assembled of several 64 GB of modules. Not the highest indices of iSSD it has in the rate of reading and record. But 160 [MB]/[s] during reading even 100 [MB]/[s] during the record - completely worthy result, especially, taking into account the dimensions of device. Physical sizes are 16 x of 20 x of 1.85 mm, and weight - is less than one gram.
An only drawback in the solid-state accumulator Of sanDisk of iSSD 64 GB is the fact that at the present moment its mass production not fixed. But the company Of sanDisk plans to correct this situation soon, when producers manifest the interest in the integration of similar accumulators into their devices.
The SanDisk® integrated Solid State Drive (iSSD)
A fast, light weight and affordable storage solution for Smartbooks, Ultra-thin PCs and Tablets that require high performance combined with an innovative form factor and low cost.
As social networking increases, a market need has developed for a storage solution that will not only provide mobile benefits such as smaller designs, cooler and quiet operation and lower power consumption, but one that will also deliver enhanced user performance.
The SanDisk iSSD drive delivers all the benefits of SSD: It is rugged and reliable, power efficient and small in size. In addition, being an SSD in a BGA form factor and tiny in size, enables the SanDisk iSSD drive to be embedded into a larger variety of new thinner and slicker devices, such as smartbooks, Ultra-thin PCs and media tablets, with surprising and new innovative designs.
Such thinner and lighter computing devices are also enabled due to SanDisk iSSD drive's embedded design which allows manufactures to avoid the additional weight and thickness required by a connector based SSD solution. Thinner storage solutions like the SanDisk iSSD drive also enable fan less designs and greater airflow contributing to a cooler device operation, an additional benefit for the user on the go.
Moreover, with a SATA interface, commonly found in PC devices, the SanDisk iSSD drive enables easy system integration with mobile PC devices as well as high productivity capabilities. Thus, allowing end users to reap the benefits of optimized PC performance and user experience even in the smallest computing devices and when they are away from home.
Product highlights
* Cost Efficient
* Performance: Sequential R/W up to 160 MB/s / 100 MB/s 1,2
* Size:16 mm x 20 mm x 1.85 mm
* Form Factor: 157 ball BGA with 0.5 mm pitch
* Weight: As low as 0.83g
* Capacity: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB2
* Interface: SATA
* Quiet and cool operation
As social networking increases, a market need has developed for a storage solution that will not only provide mobile benefits such as smaller designs, cooler and quiet operation and lower power consumption, but one that will also deliver enhanced user performance.
The SanDisk iSSD drive delivers all the benefits of SSD: It is rugged and reliable, power efficient and small in size. In addition, being an SSD in a BGA form factor and tiny in size, enables the SanDisk iSSD drive to be embedded into a larger variety of new thinner and slicker devices, such as smartbooks, Ultra-thin PCs and media tablets, with surprising and new innovative designs.
Such thinner and lighter computing devices are also enabled due to SanDisk iSSD drive's embedded design which allows manufactures to avoid the additional weight and thickness required by a connector based SSD solution. Thinner storage solutions like the SanDisk iSSD drive also enable fan less designs and greater airflow contributing to a cooler device operation, an additional benefit for the user on the go.
Moreover, with a SATA interface, commonly found in PC devices, the SanDisk iSSD drive enables easy system integration with mobile PC devices as well as high productivity capabilities. Thus, allowing end users to reap the benefits of optimized PC performance and user experience even in the smallest computing devices and when they are away from home.
Product highlights
* Cost Efficient
* Performance: Sequential R/W up to 160 MB/s / 100 MB/s 1,2
* Size:16 mm x 20 mm x 1.85 mm
* Form Factor: 157 ball BGA with 0.5 mm pitch
* Weight: As low as 0.83g
* Capacity: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB2
* Interface: SATA
* Quiet and cool operation
SANDISK INTRODUCES WORLD'S SMALLEST 64GB SOLID STATE DRIVE - FIRST IN NEW EMBEDDED SSD CATEGORY
Category Serves Fast-Growing Market for Ultra-Thin Tablets and Mobile Computers
* SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD) is smaller than a postage stamp and weighs less than a paper clip
* Fastest high capacity embedded storage solution at this physical size- designed for high performance and reliability for mobile computing platforms
* Broad range of capacities available to OEM customers-4GB to 64GB
* Market research firm IDC establishes "Embedded SSD" category for highly portable consumer electronics devices
iSSD PressRelease Image Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara, Calif., -SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced the first product in a new category of embedded solid state drives (SSD) that are smaller than a postage stamp and offer higher capacities and performance than existing storage solutions. The SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD), the first high-capacity product within this new category, is designed for use in fast-growing mobile computing platforms such as tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks.
Computing platforms are responding to consumer demand for highly portable, ultra-thin, anywhere-anytime access to the Internet and their favorite content. The SanDisk iSSD drive is the first flash SSD device to support the industry standard SATA interface in a small BGA (Ball Grid Array) package that can be soldered onto any motherboard, and that is fast enough for use with advanced operating systems in next-generation mobile computing platforms.
"The new category of embedded SSDs should enable OEMs to produce tablets and notebooks with an unprecedented combination of thin, lightweight form factors and fast performance," said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD marketing, SanDisk.
"With our embedded flash storage leadership, SanDisk believes it is uniquely positioned to deliver the ultra compact SSD solutions needed by OEMs."
"The ultra-thin tablet and mobile computer markets are expected to experience tremendous growth over the coming years, and new advanced platforms will introduce new requirements for storage solutions," said Jeff Janukowicz, research manager, solid state drives, IDC. "New embedded SSDs such as the SanDisk iSSD drive, which meet the stringent size requirements of small and light devices while offering greater performance, are designed to enable OEMs to deliver an enhanced user experience in their next-generation designs."
The SanDisk iSSD offers 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write speeds for greater system responsiveness*. With no moving parts, the tiny, robust drive is designed to deliver the durability needed by portable devices that are frequently dropped or jostled. SanDisk iSSD offers a substantial level of design flexibility for OEMs who seek to create the next generation of tablets and ultra thin mobile devices based on the standard SATA interface.
The SanDisk iSSD is available now for sampling to OEMs, and is being evaluated by top-tier manufacturers. Measuring 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm and weighing less than one gram, the drive uses a BGA form factor and a SATA interface, and is compatible with all leading operating systems. SanDisk iSSD is available in capacities ranging from 4 gigabytes (GB)1 to 64GB, with pricing dependent upon the quantity ordered.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
* SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD) is smaller than a postage stamp and weighs less than a paper clip
* Fastest high capacity embedded storage solution at this physical size- designed for high performance and reliability for mobile computing platforms
* Broad range of capacities available to OEM customers-4GB to 64GB
* Market research firm IDC establishes "Embedded SSD" category for highly portable consumer electronics devices
iSSD PressRelease Image Flash Memory Summit, Santa Clara, Calif., -SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced the first product in a new category of embedded solid state drives (SSD) that are smaller than a postage stamp and offer higher capacities and performance than existing storage solutions. The SanDisk® integrated SSD (iSSD), the first high-capacity product within this new category, is designed for use in fast-growing mobile computing platforms such as tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks.
Computing platforms are responding to consumer demand for highly portable, ultra-thin, anywhere-anytime access to the Internet and their favorite content. The SanDisk iSSD drive is the first flash SSD device to support the industry standard SATA interface in a small BGA (Ball Grid Array) package that can be soldered onto any motherboard, and that is fast enough for use with advanced operating systems in next-generation mobile computing platforms.
"The new category of embedded SSDs should enable OEMs to produce tablets and notebooks with an unprecedented combination of thin, lightweight form factors and fast performance," said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD marketing, SanDisk.
"With our embedded flash storage leadership, SanDisk believes it is uniquely positioned to deliver the ultra compact SSD solutions needed by OEMs."
"The ultra-thin tablet and mobile computer markets are expected to experience tremendous growth over the coming years, and new advanced platforms will introduce new requirements for storage solutions," said Jeff Janukowicz, research manager, solid state drives, IDC. "New embedded SSDs such as the SanDisk iSSD drive, which meet the stringent size requirements of small and light devices while offering greater performance, are designed to enable OEMs to deliver an enhanced user experience in their next-generation designs."
The SanDisk iSSD offers 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write speeds for greater system responsiveness*. With no moving parts, the tiny, robust drive is designed to deliver the durability needed by portable devices that are frequently dropped or jostled. SanDisk iSSD offers a substantial level of design flexibility for OEMs who seek to create the next generation of tablets and ultra thin mobile devices based on the standard SATA interface.
The SanDisk iSSD is available now for sampling to OEMs, and is being evaluated by top-tier manufacturers. Measuring 16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm and weighing less than one gram, the drive uses a BGA form factor and a SATA interface, and is compatible with all leading operating systems. SanDisk iSSD is available in capacities ranging from 4 gigabytes (GB)1 to 64GB, with pricing dependent upon the quantity ordered.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SANDISK TO OFFER $1 BILLION OF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES
MILPITAS, CA - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced its intention to commence an underwritten public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of $1.0 billion principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes due in 2017 pursuant to an effective registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company expects to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $150 million principal amount of notes from the Company to cover overallotments.
The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including (1) the repayment at maturity or repurchase, from time to time, of a portion of its outstanding $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes originally issued in 2006, which bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum and mature on May 15, 2013; (2) capital expenditures for new and existing manufacturing facilities; (3) development of new technologies; (4) general working capital; and (5) other non-manufacturing capital expenditures. The net proceeds may also be used to fund strategic investments or acquisitions of products, technologies or complementary businesses or to obtain the right or license to use additional technologies. The Company currently has no such commitments or agreements for any specific acquisitions, investments or licenses. In addition, the Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to fund the cost to it of the privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (after taking into account the proceeds to it from warrant transactions) that the Company intends to enter into with one or more dealers, each of whom may be an affiliate of an underwriter in the offering. The Company also intends to enter into separate warrant transactions with such dealers or their affiliates, and anticipates that the warrants will have an exercise price that is up to approximately 75% higher than the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date the warrants are issued. These convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution with respect to the Company's common stock upon conversion of the notes; however, the warrant transactions will have a dilutive effect with respect to the Company's common stock to the extent that the market price per share of the Company's common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants.
In connection with hedging these transactions, such dealers or their affiliates expect to enter into various derivatives transactions and engage in other activities that could have the effect of increasing or preventing a decline in the price of the Company's common stock in connection with the pricing of the note offering. These activities may be discontinued at any time. In addition, in connection with any conversion of the notes, the dealers or their respective affiliates may enter into derivative transactions and engage in other activities that could adversely impact the price of the Company's common stock and of the notes.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the joint book running managers for the offering.
ABOUT THE OFFERING
A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Printed copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering may also be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 (telephone no. 212-761-6775) and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282 (telephone no. 212-902-1171, facsimile: 212-902-9316, email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com).
The Company has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-157078) (including a prospectus and prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement to that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
SCHEDULED WEBCAST
SanDisk will provide a live webcast of a management presentation on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 8:00 A.M., Pacific Daylight Time. Interested parties can access the webcast for the duration of the presentation, which is expected to be approximately one hour, at
http://www.thomson-webcast.net/us/dispatching/SandiskEvent20100818
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company's intent to offer the notes, enter into related transactions and intended use of proceeds from the offering that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others:
* competitive pricing pressures, resulting in lower average selling prices and lower or negative product gross margins;
* less than anticipated demand, including due to economic weakness in our markets and among consumers generally;
* unpredictable or changing demand for our products, particularly for certain form factors or capacities;
* insufficient captive and non-captive memory supply to meet demand;
* insufficient non-memory materials or capacity from our suppliers and contract manufacturers to meet demand; or increases in cost of non-memory materials or capacity;
* our products may not perform as expected or may not be available at the prices, in the regions, in the capacities or at the time expected;
* difficulties or delays in closing the proposed offering; and
* other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our SEC filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
ABOUT SANDISK
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including (1) the repayment at maturity or repurchase, from time to time, of a portion of its outstanding $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes originally issued in 2006, which bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum and mature on May 15, 2013; (2) capital expenditures for new and existing manufacturing facilities; (3) development of new technologies; (4) general working capital; and (5) other non-manufacturing capital expenditures. The net proceeds may also be used to fund strategic investments or acquisitions of products, technologies or complementary businesses or to obtain the right or license to use additional technologies. The Company currently has no such commitments or agreements for any specific acquisitions, investments or licenses. In addition, the Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to fund the cost to it of the privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (after taking into account the proceeds to it from warrant transactions) that the Company intends to enter into with one or more dealers, each of whom may be an affiliate of an underwriter in the offering. The Company also intends to enter into separate warrant transactions with such dealers or their affiliates, and anticipates that the warrants will have an exercise price that is up to approximately 75% higher than the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date the warrants are issued. These convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions are expected to reduce the potential dilution with respect to the Company's common stock upon conversion of the notes; however, the warrant transactions will have a dilutive effect with respect to the Company's common stock to the extent that the market price per share of the Company's common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants.
In connection with hedging these transactions, such dealers or their affiliates expect to enter into various derivatives transactions and engage in other activities that could have the effect of increasing or preventing a decline in the price of the Company's common stock in connection with the pricing of the note offering. These activities may be discontinued at any time. In addition, in connection with any conversion of the notes, the dealers or their respective affiliates may enter into derivative transactions and engage in other activities that could adversely impact the price of the Company's common stock and of the notes.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are the joint book running managers for the offering.
ABOUT THE OFFERING
A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Printed copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering may also be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 (telephone no. 212-761-6775) and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282 (telephone no. 212-902-1171, facsimile: 212-902-9316, email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com).
The Company has filed a registration statement (File No. 333-157078) (including a prospectus and prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement to that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
SCHEDULED WEBCAST
SanDisk will provide a live webcast of a management presentation on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 8:00 A.M., Pacific Daylight Time. Interested parties can access the webcast for the duration of the presentation, which is expected to be approximately one hour, at
http://www.thomson-webcast.net/us/dispatching/SandiskEvent20100818
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company's intent to offer the notes, enter into related transactions and intended use of proceeds from the offering that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others:
* competitive pricing pressures, resulting in lower average selling prices and lower or negative product gross margins;
* less than anticipated demand, including due to economic weakness in our markets and among consumers generally;
* unpredictable or changing demand for our products, particularly for certain form factors or capacities;
* insufficient captive and non-captive memory supply to meet demand;
* insufficient non-memory materials or capacity from our suppliers and contract manufacturers to meet demand; or increases in cost of non-memory materials or capacity;
* our products may not perform as expected or may not be available at the prices, in the regions, in the capacities or at the time expected;
* difficulties or delays in closing the proposed offering; and
* other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our SEC filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
ABOUT SANDISK
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SANDISK TO PRESENT AT FLASH MEMORY SUMMIT
Milpitas, Calif., -SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced that SanDisk representatives will attend the fifth annual Flash Memory Summit to address some of the opportunities that lie ahead for the flash memory industry. The event runs August 17-19 at the Santa Clara Marriot in Santa Clara, California.
Eli Harari, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, will deliver a presentation titled, "Flashback, Flashforward" at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18. Harari founded SanDisk in 1988 and has led the company for 22 years as it pioneered the major formats, products and technologies in flash memory.
"We are honored to have Eli give a talk at the 2010 Flash Memory Summit," said Tom Coughlin, president of Coughlin Associates and chairperson of the event. "SanDisk drove the major advancements that have turned flash into the ubiquitous technology that it is today. Now, as smartphones and tablet computers grow in popularity, flash is poised to continue transforming the consumer electronics landscape."
Other SanDisk speakers at this year's event include Elliot Broadwin, vice president, solutions, mobile network operators; Doron Meyersdorf, senior director, SSD; Doreet Oren, director, product marketing, SSD; Anu Murthy, senior manager, strategic business development, SSD; and Avi Klein, senior principle device engineer, memory technology.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
Eli Harari, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, will deliver a presentation titled, "Flashback, Flashforward" at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18. Harari founded SanDisk in 1988 and has led the company for 22 years as it pioneered the major formats, products and technologies in flash memory.
"We are honored to have Eli give a talk at the 2010 Flash Memory Summit," said Tom Coughlin, president of Coughlin Associates and chairperson of the event. "SanDisk drove the major advancements that have turned flash into the ubiquitous technology that it is today. Now, as smartphones and tablet computers grow in popularity, flash is poised to continue transforming the consumer electronics landscape."
Other SanDisk speakers at this year's event include Elliot Broadwin, vice president, solutions, mobile network operators; Doron Meyersdorf, senior director, SSD; Doreet Oren, director, product marketing, SSD; Anu Murthy, senior manager, strategic business development, SSD; and Avi Klein, senior principle device engineer, memory technology.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SANDISK TO PRESENT AT THE OPPENHEIMER TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
MILPITAS, Calif.--SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, announced that Yoram Cedar, Executive Vice President, OEM Business and Corporate Engineering will present to the investment community attending the Oppenheimer Annual Telecommunications, Media & Technology Conference in Boston, on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 08:30 am, Eastern Time. The session will be webcast and can be accessed live from SanDisk Corporation's Investor Relations website at www.sandisk.com/IR. A replay of the webcast will also be made available.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SanDisk 32GB microSDHC Makes DroidX More Comparable
By now, you should have seen the crazy DROID X marketing blitz hitting the TV/Radio/Internet/Blogsphere and if you have not updated your smartphone to the new iPhone 4, you'd be interested to know this. Droid X is a powerful little device built by Motorola, with 1GHz processor, super large LCD and 8MP pixel, its a worthy contender to challenge the Cupertino empire. However, by default, Droid X is only shipped with a 8GB onboard memory and an extra 16GB microSDHC card (a whopping 24GB) which is a perfectly good competition against the 16GB iPhone 4; what if you need more storage than that, like the 32GB iPhone 4 has to offer? Well, thanks to SanDisk, when you purchase a Droid X, you can pick up a 32GB microSDHC card for $99 (otherwise cost $149), that is a whopping 40GB of phone storage w/ an extra 16GB of microSDHC on the side for swappable content. Lets do the math:
iPhone 4 (32GB) = $299
Droid X (8GB w/16GB Card) $199 + SanDisk 32GB Card $99.99 = $299
Thanks to SanDisk, Droid X is now positioned more competitively, if not better!
Full Press Release Here.
SANDISK's 60-Second Mobile Video Contest
SanDisk is kicking it up a notch for your summer. Grab your video-capable mobile phone and start recording your summer vacation; then upload a 60-second video to YouTube.com/SANDISK for a chance to win some cold hard cash and cool prizes:* One $5,000 Grand Prize Winner will be announced after the contest ends.
* Five $1,000 Weekly Prizes go to each week's best entry.
* 25 Weekly Finalists will each win a 16GB SanDisk® mobile memory card, MobileMate™ Micro Reader, and a t-shirt. That’s a total of 25 cards and 25 readers given away each week. Videos will be judged on originality, ability to capture summer spontaneity and entertainment factor.
In short, you must submit your footage by 8/10/2009 and SANDISK will do their drawing weekly. For the contest rules, visit here.
Bonus Giveaway: The Mobile Experience blog is going to giveaway a SanDisk 16GB microSD mobile memory card for its own (Thanks SanDisk for sponsoring this!). Go to Twitter.com and retweet this event: RT@MobilExperience SanDisk 60-Second Summer Mobile Phone Video Contest, win up to $5K http://bit.ly/J2rjr You must retweet by 8/31/2009!
Review: SanDisk 16GB MicroSDHC Ultra Perfects HTC G1
If there is one thing I'd complaint about my G1 is that it did not come with a good size storage on board. Outside of a 192MB of on board memory, HTC decided they'll leave it up to the phone owners to find a solution. Well, thankfully, SanDisk has been cranking out high capacity MicroSDHC memories up to 16GB for my solution. A while ago, when SanDisk was the first to bring a 16GB MicroSDHC card to the market, I gave it a go on my Nokia N95-3. This has more than enough storage to keep the my N95-3 happy with all of my requirements for preloaded GPS maps, songs, etc. During this year's CES, SanDisk introduced the first ever 16GB MicroSDHC ULTRA (MSRP $119) for high speed transfer applications, I thought it'd be perfect for my G1.
The packaging is slim and efficient as many of the SanDisk packaging are. In between the plastic and cardboard hold a tiny 16GB memory chip within a protective case as well as a small MobileMate USB reader. Its important to note that new card readers should support MicroSD (upto 4GB) and MicroSDHC (over 4GB) as well as supporting the high speed transfer rate (USB 2.0), otherwise it can render your new high capacity cards useless. Lucky for me, the reader that comes with this package is both.
I've transferred the my iTunes music collection (888 songs, 3.74GB) onto this new card very quickly using the included card reader; it took roughly 6 minutes which is faster than syncing an empty iPhone or iPod over iTunes and USB cable). I also transferred the first season of The Office (6 episodes, 788MB) which took less than a minute. I am pretty impressed with the transfer rate as well as the tiny MobileMate reader. With 16GB of high quality memory, my G1 is ready to rumble. Now my G1 can match iPhone 16GB's capacity without any sacrifice. Oh, and this always give me the ability to upgrade to 32GB in the future.
SanDisk slotRadio - Radical New Way to Digital Music
SanDisk just announced a new digital music player which solves the hassle of acquiring songs, encoding songs and sync'ing them on a portable player. How? Simply buy this player which comes preloaded with 1000 billboard chart songs that have been put in various theme-based categories like: chillout, workout, etc. The songs are loaded onto a microSD card and cannot be removed and used on other devices. However, this is really a unique solution to people without a lot of time to organize playlists and acquire new songs. Atleast for me, I find myself spend less time on iTunes arranging the songs and rating them for playback; this solution would take care of all that and results should be solid based on the Billboard charts.The player goes for $99 with 1,000 songs pre-loaded onto a card; it features FM-radio and 1.5" OLED display (cool!). Additional 1,000 songs can be had for another $39. It also comes with a headset for real convenience.
Personally, I never have the time to research for songs to upload to my iPhone, so something like this can save me the trouble of creating personalized playlists. I like SanDisk's approach of utilizing MicroSD cards as song album. I can see a weary traveler buying these units from train stations or airports simply because they want to easy to operate and hassle free setup to some good music. (Source: Jody P. from Lyman PR)
SanDisk Announces Mobile Ultra 16GB Cards
SanDisk announced the release of Mobile Ultra series of its MicroSDHC and Memory Stick Micro today. With 16GB being the market's largest and fastest product available for mobile users. Included in the announcement is the new Memory Stick Micro which is designed to be used with new Sony Ericsson smartphone like the hot Xperia X1. Sizes available includes 4GB, 8GB and 16GB.
Review: SanDisk 16GB MicroSDHC Card
Monstrous capacity! Those are the words to describe the new 16GB MicroSDHC card from SanDisk, the industry's largest capacity MicroSDHC product. I went from a 4GB card to the new 16GB card, which grew my Nokia N95-3 storage space by a whopping 400%. When I was running the 4GB card, I had to keep the Nokia Map downloads to a minimal, just grabbing some of the East Coast states (NY, NJ, CT) and a few other city capitals just to save some room for music and video. Now with the new 16GB card, I am dumping the entire US GPS mapset along with 5GB worth of music I normally keep on my iPod; amazingly, there is still plenty of room to spare, I love this thing!SanDisk's new 16GB MicroSDHC card (MSRP $99) really lives up to their marketing slogan: "Wake Up Your Phone". Amazing that my Nokia N95-3 can now really give the 16GB iPhone 3G a run for its money (with Copy and Pasting included... haha). Special thanks to Jody P. from Lyman for the news and review unit.
Review: SanDisk Sansa and SlotMusic MicroSD Album
Recently, SanDisk announced that they introduced Sansa slotMusic Player, an affordable portable media player solution and worked out a deal with major label makers to produce DRM-free albums on their MicroSD cards known as the SlotMusic. When I heard about it, the concept was simple and refreshing, as it turns out, it really is simple and refreshing and... affordable value.Sansa slotMusic Player Review:
This MP3 player is a no-frills player that keeps things to a minimal and well. With a "headless" design (no LCD display), it will combat with the iPod Shuffle at a fraction of the cost. ($19.99 retail). The biggest difference in design concept is that the Sansa slotMusic player is completely independent to a computer and proprietary accessories. Basically, it runs on a single AAA battery for a playback of 15-hours and will play music off of a MicroSD or MicroSDHC card. It supports MP3 and WMA file types, so long as you store it in a root directory labeled as My_Music.
The built quality is pretty sturdy and feels pretty good in your hands. The case slides open to reveal the battery compartment and has only four visible buttons to control FF, Back, Play/Pause and Volume. The package includes one AAA battery and a pair of black headphones which worked suprisingly well. I did try it out with my Griffin Tune Buds which sounds even better with a wider range of fidelity. Eventually, I'd like to see an upgraded version which supports a small display and give features like playlists or shuffle/repeat but for now, this little player is pretty good and I can see it being a pain-free solution to travelers who needs a quick solution at the airport/trainstation or parents buying this young ones a basic MP3 player for whatever occasion. I did try out the same slotMusic album in my Nokia N95-3 and the playback is pretty cool with proper ID3 tags displayed and albume image/title available (I'll go over that in the next section with pictures)
SanDisk slotMusic MicroSD Album Review: Nelly's Brass Knuckles
I tested out Nelly's latest album Brass Knuckles on the new slotMusic MicroSD platform. The package looks very much like the size of a CD but inside, there is really just two small parts: 1). the MicroSD itself containing the DRM-free MP3s and a USB adaptor for you to transfer songs on and off the MicroSD on your computer. Each album costs $14.99 retail, my guess is weekly ads from Best Buy may offer it cheaper down the road as they would promoting new CDs or DVDs in its first week. Even at $14.99, its quite a bargain considering you get a 1GB MicroSD card that can be used for pretty much anything that supports MicroSD or SD card formfactor (adaptor need
ed); in addition, it includes a USB adaptor which can be used for your other MicroSD card needs (a very thoughtful act on SanDisk). Just the hardware alone is worth $15, let alone getting a full album of the latest release from your favorite artist. The album itself is a no-frill list of DRM-free MP3s with ID3 tags as well as album info including pictures. Songs are stored in the rootdirectory labeled as "My_Music". As mentioned above, I tried out this album on both the Sansa player as well as my Nokia N95-3 smartphone and it is pretty cool to see how my phone recognized all the song information and displayed it back on my screen.
Overall: I would say that I am very impressed with SanDisk's effort in putting together a very economic solution for music lovers. Music isn't about an image or gadgetry, its about being able to enjoy it for everybody. The Sansa slotMusic player is affordable and easy to operation with no computer required while the slotMusic albums are great for sharing with friends and transfer with a USB-adaptor combo. I hope to see this solution picked up by more mainstream stores so they are readily available. If I were SanDisk, I would try to get these players and albums into as many of the electronics Kiosk's that is popping up everywhere (malls, stores, airports, etc...). The fact that this is DRM-free alone with worth a round of applause from yours truly. Kudos!
SanDisk's New Products, Sounds like Music to me
Today, SanDisk made several announcements on new products. First, the slotMusic Cards (1 GB MicroSD cards preloaded with music) is now shipping to stores like Best Buy and Walmart. I think its a pretty cool way to buy music and think of the MicroSD card as an added bonus. The idea here is for people on the go, to buy an album and pop it right into a smartphone w/ MicroSD/HC slots or use one of SanDisk's MP3 player. There are currently 40 top artists (ie. Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Robin Thicke, etc.) participating in this DRM-free music program and I personally applaud both the four labels, artists and SanDisk for finally making digital music they way they are intended.
Speaking of SanDisk's MP3 player, SanDisk also released the ultra-affordable SANSA slotMusic player for a mere $19. This super easy to use, out of the box MP3 player will be the simplest MP3 solution combined with slotmusic cards mentioned above. There are players with artist theme, songs preloaded with headphones which cost a little more ($35). These players look pretty slick for a "headless" design and should compete nicely against the iPod Shufflle or even the new Nano. I'll try to obtain a review unit for hands-on review shortly.
SanDisk 16GB MicroSD Cards Available in Oct
Just got word from SanDisk directly that the 16GB MicroSDHC and MicroSDHC M2 Cards will be available in October through Best Buy Mobile and Verizon Wireless stores. They will be the first retailer to carry these cards. 16GB in capacity, this is by far, the largest in MicroSD forma. SanDisk hopes to enhance your mobile experience and enjoy more music, pictures, videos, and office applications in this storage device. As you can see from the picture, its so small, yet so big. Amazing!
Review: Sandisk Cruzer Micro 8GB w/ U3 Technology
I picked up a Sandisk Cruzer Micro
USB Flash drive because it has a large 8GB capacity and was on sale. I bought it at Buy.com for $30 (would have been out the door but was charged sales tax). I chose Sandisk because of its brand and quality; I've had jumpdrives made by Sony in the past and the transfer rate was unacceptable and brands like Kingston or Sandisk seems to do the trick.
The first thing I noticed about this flash drive is the embedded "U3" technology; some type of protection of your data. Generally speaking, I hate the spam-ware or bloat-ware forced upon me by hardware makers. So regardless of how it functions, I just want my full 8GB Capacity and do not want anything else on there. I read about a few people complaining about it so I did not hesitate getting rid of this. Lucky for me, using Mac OS 
X, it was as easy as reformatting under Utilities>Disk Utility>ERASE.After that process, I was off to using this new jump drive. It looks great with retractable connector and is quite small. I test transferred some media files and the transfer rate is pretty fast. The retractable switch also lights up when plugged in. Anyone looking for a small, good looking USB drive should look no further, this one will pull the weight!
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