SanDisk To Boost Capacity of USB Flash Storage

SanDIsk today announced at the International CES that it is increasing the storage capacity of it’s top selling products, the Sansa Clip and the Sansa View. According to SanDisk, the Sansa Clip (originally 2 GB) is now going to be selling in 4 GB capacity, while the Sansa View will be increasing from 8 GB to 32 GB.

The newly revised products will ship to retail outlets starting next month, the Sansa Clip will sell for $79.99 USD at retail, and the Sansa View will sell for $349.99 USD.

The company also plans to release a 12 GB microSDHC card, the card is currently being tested by a number of manufactures, and it anticipates shipping the 12 GB microSDHC card in March 2008 for North American consumers, Europe and Asia will get the product shortly after.

Originally announced during a CES press unveiling event on Saturday, SanDisk officially introduced the Cruzer Titanium Plus 4 GB USB flash drive that automatically backs up all data saved on it. The password-protected online account allows users who lost or had their USB stolen

The Cruzer Titanium Plus will be released in March with an MSRP of $59.99.

The last notable announcement was the SanDisk Vaulter solid-stage storage solution designed to "work in conjunction with a PC’s hard drive to store and launch the computer’s operating system and software applications." Even though it was publicly announced today, details remain sketchy, with no known release date or pricing available.

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