A couple of new SSDs have shown up this week. First up is Active Media which introduces a new version of its Sabertooth line of 1.8″ SSDs. The SaberTooth ZT Turbo ZIF SSD is a solid-state drive for your HP Mini 1000, iPod Classic and other devices that use the smaller form factor drive for storage.

It has a ZIF interface and has a read/write speed of 100MB/s and 85MB/s respectively. It comes in 32GB and 64GB flavors, compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Prices are at US$169.95 and US$289.95, available now at Active Media’s Amazon store.

Next is the Onyx Series SSDs from OCZ. It’s different from other 2.5″ drives in that it has breached the $100 price point for its 32GB version, something few others can claim. Read/write speed for this SSD are 125MB/s and 70MB/s respectively. It’s a great option for those who value speed over storage, something most netbooks need with their slower, power-sipping processors.

sources Active Media, BusinessWire

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If you have a netbook or UMPC that uses the slightly smaller 1.8″ disk format as opposed to the regular 2.5″ laptop drives, you’re in luck. Active Media has announced its entry into this hard drive market with the SaberTooth ZX 1.8″ PATA/IDE SSD drive.

The drive has a capacity of up to 128GB and has a read/write speed of 80 MB/s and 30 MB/s respectively. That speed is not up to par with heavy hitters like OCZ, Intel and others but you would be hard pressed to find a 1.8″ drive at that capacity.

The price of this upgrade? A whopping US$380. Yep, that stopped me in my tracks too. I guess I have to put off upgrading my HP Mini 1000′s drive until these disks get a bit cheaper.

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Nope, the Sabertooth Z PATA ZIP SSD is not a new character in the next X-Men movie.  It’s Active Media’s branding for its latest SSD upgrade options specifically geared for your HP Mini 1000 series netbooks.

This 1.8-inch PATA ZIF SSD offers up to 82MB/sec transfer speed according to Active Media. It comes in 16GB and 32GB capacity and is being touted to be capable of doubling the transfer speeds of ordinary SSDs. The SSD is also easy to install.

Measuring only 54 x 32 mm, the PATA ZIF SSD uses PATA/IDE interface and a ZIF connector and supports other HP Mini netbooks as well including the HP Mini 1000, 1010NR, 1030NR and 2510P.

In addition, this SSD is also capable of writing at the same 82mbps/sec speed.

The PATA ZIF SSD is available now at Amazon. The 16GB SSD goes for $70 while the 32GB will set you back for $110.

Via Active Media

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SSD producers, Active Media, have a range of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB SSDs that fit many netbook models. The company have created a video guides on how users can upgrade their SSD. The company has focused on showing how to do the procedure on the Asus Eee PC 901 and the Dell Inspirion Mini 9.

In the videos, the company shows how to open the netbooks to get to the SSD card and replace it. Unfortunately, instructions aren’t included for how to backup your data on to the new SSD and so you may need to re-install the OS along with backing up your files before hand and then moving them onto the new SSD.
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