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Transcend Information. Inc., was founded in 1988 and has its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Their product portfolio has grown to include over 2,000 memory modules of every type, flash memory cards, USB pen drives, MP3 players, digital photo frames, laptop hard drives, multimedia products and accessories. Transcend products are available for proprietary equipment, as well as for mass marketed PCs.

One product category that has grown rapidly in popularity recently is the Solid State Drive or SSD. By using an array of flash memory chips grouped together in a standard-sized enclosure, the SSD offers several benefits over a traditional hard disk drive. For one, they have no moving parts, so they operate completely free of noise. They also produce very little heat, which should make them ideal for use in tight spaces where cooling is a concern, like laptops and other portables. Their greater tolerance for vibration and shock are also a boon for notebook use, as is their lighter weight. However some models may actually draw more current than a traditional disk drive, depending on the power settings and idle control of the manufacturer.


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