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Bitmicro Networks is getting ready to release the new E-Disk Altima E2A3GL heavy duty SSD flash drive. This new drive will have a huge 461GB storage capacity. The 2.5-inch hard drive will be using a standard SATA interface and is designed to operate in pretty rough conditions : -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. The designers built these drives specifically for industrial and military applications, the drives have a ten year guarantee of data integrity and will be able to sustain strong shocks and vibrations. They will become available from March 2008, with no price tag known, yet.

Published specifications for the E-Disk Altima include:

* Performance:
o Access time — 30 to 100 microseconds
o Burst transfer rate — 300 MB/sec.
o Sustained transfer rate — up to 100 MB/sec.
o I/O operations per second — Up to 20,000
* Environmental specifications:
o Operating temperature 0-70 degrees C (”commercial” range), -40 to +85 degrees C (”industrial” range)
o Shock (operating) — 1,250 G
o Vibration (operating) — 16.4 G rms
* Reliability:
o MTBF — 1.9 million hours, minimum
o Error correction — corrects up to 9 random bit errors per 528-byte block
o Data integrity — up to ten years
o Read endurance — unlimited
* Physical specifications:
o Form-factor — 2.5-inch HDD
o Dimensions — 2.75 x 3.95 x 0.93 inches (69.85 x 100.45 x 23.55 mm) maximum, storage capacities 64 GB and below are 0.33 inches thick
o Weight — 2.9 to 7.8 ounces (83 to 221 grams)