Kingston SSD Powers New ASUS ZENBOOK Ultrabook PCs

kingstonKingston M.2 2260 SATA SSD Form Factor in ASUS ZENBOOK UX301LA, UX301LAA Models

Mumbai, India – March 24, 2014 − Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, today, announced that its internal M.2 2260 SATA solid-state drive is at the heart of the ASUS ZENBOOK™ UX301LA and UX301LAA. Kingston’s SSD solution helps the stylish Ultrabook™ with fast startup and shutdown, quick opening and closing of applications, longer battery life and rapid access in and out of hibernation.

The ASUS ZENBOOK UX301LA uses a 128GB Kingston® M.2 2260 SATA SSD while the ZENBOOK UX301LAA is powered by two M.2 2260 SATA SSDs in RAID 0, thus allowing the user up to 256GB of hard drive storage. The slim form factor of the SATA 6Gbps SSD allows unrivaled performance for Ultrabook PCs. M.2 2260 is among the next-generation form factors that Kingston offers to fit various PC OEM platforms as more Ultrabook, light and thin, tablet and all-in-one solutions come into the marketplace.

“The ASUS ZENBOOK combines stylish and elegant design with power-packed computing performance, superb display and rich sound,” said Kingston. “We are proud to have ASUS as a partner utilizing our latest OEM solid-state drives, just as many of the world’s leading companies have standardized on Kingston client and server SSDs.”

“Our award-winning ZENBOOK merges form and function with beauty and precision. The stunning resolution of the touch-screen display is matched by the artistry of the design,” said Y.C. Chen, NB Senior Director, ASUS. “This ZENBOOK is one of the lightest and smallest Ultrabooks we’ve ever made and with Kingston’s M.2 2260 SSD inside, it is a fast and powerful machine that gives the user an unmatched computing experience.”

For more information on Kingston’s products and solutions, please visit www.kingston.com/en.

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About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan, China, and sales representatives in the United States, Taiwan, China, India, Australia, Vietnam, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and Latin America. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com/en

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