Intel first announced plans to market SSDs with its low-power Intel Architecture parts back in December. Today, Intel released the following features and specifications for the Z-P230:

• Capacity -- 4GB and 8GB, with 16GB available in Q4
  
• Dimensions -- 2.1 x 1.5 x 0.15 inches (54 x 38 x 4mm)
  
• Weight -- 0.35 ounces (10g)
  
• Parallel-ATA (IDE)
  
• NAND devices -- Intel MD516
  
• Read throughput -- 35MB/sec. (max)
  
• Write throughput -- 7MB/sec. (max)
  
• Power consumption -- typical idle, 1.65mW; typical operating, 314mW
  
• MTBF -- 1,000,000 hours
  
• Voltage -- 3.3V
  
• Operating temperature -- 0 to 70 deg. C
  
• Shock tolerance -- 600G (2ms)
  
• RoHS compliant

Announcing the new parts at this week's Computex show in Taipei, Taiwan, Intel said it expects a "tremendous growth opportunity" in netbooks and nettops. Sean Maloney, executive vice president and GM of the company's sales and marketing group, said, "Individuals -- not households -- will drive the next era of growth, with people each owning one or more computing devices."

Separately, Intel today announced N270 and 230 processors, formerly codenamed Diamondville.

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