SanDisk released 32GB Flash Memory Drive for Notebooks

Hard drives made from flash memory chips rather than spinning magnetic disks offer more speed and significant energy savings in notebooks. A 32GB model is being released by SanDisk in a 1.8" case but it can be shrunk further or expanded to 2.5" to fit the normal notebook drive space.

The 32GB flash memory disks will cost $600 more than a standard 80GB hard disk but are only being made available to manufacturers at this time according to CNet.

Hopefully, we will hear about this technology being used in Apple's notebooks next week at Macworld. [Bill Fox]