While EEE PCs are not exactly as impressive as they used to be when they first arrived on the market (despite being the first netbooks to actually hit the shelves, stiff competition from just about every computer manufacturer out there has seriously reduced their market share and visibility), they do remain some of the best-sold ultra-portable computing systems out there and, hence, a preferred target for the manufacturers of third-party storage solutions.

And that's exactly the subject we'll tackle as follows, since a company called Active Media Products (which usually produces animal-shaped flash drives and effigies of the US president) has just announced that it plans to roll out in the immediate future the Windows 7 compatible SaberTooth S3 line of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB SATA Mini PCIe SSDs, designed specifically to work with Asus' EEE line portable systems, since they measure just around 2.7 x 1.3 inches (70x 32 mm).

SaberTooth S3 SSDs use the new multi-channel SMI controller and top brand MLC NAND flash to support sequential read speeds of up to 95MB/sec and sequential write speeds of up to 70MB/sec. These SSDs also feature advanced ECC, bad bit management and wear leveling algorithms, which vastly improve reliability and endurance.

"The SaberTooth S3 gives you Raptor-like performance for your Eee PC. The long wait to bootup and load applications with the default drive will be replaced by a few seconds of awe," ventured Jerry Thomson, vice president of sales at Active Media Products. "An SSD upgrade is the single best way to accelerate your netbook or UMPC, and our SaberTooth SSDs are specially made for popular netbook models."

Of course, pricing for these SSD upgrades depends largely on their storage capacity and speed. So, the 16GB SSD sells for just around 70 US dollars, the 32GB flavor adds an extra 20 bucks to the list price, while the 64GB goes as high as 160US dollars. Of course, these price points don't seem that high at first sight, as far as SSDs are concerned, but we must not overlook the fact that these storage solutions are still a lot more expensive than their hard disk counterparts.


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