Kingston SSD powers new ASUS ZENBOOK Ultrabook PCs

MUMBAI, INDIA: Kingston 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.