RunCore shows off MacBook Air-compatible SSDs

0160(0)0updated 04:02 pm EDT, Thu May 31, 2012 RunCore takes RFID-secured external drive to Computex 2012

Storage device maker RunCore is debuting new solid-state drives at Computex 2012 in Taipei. Introductions include replacements for MacBook Air factory-fitted SSDs, a single-chip SSD with data self-destruction capabilities, and an external drive with a hidden partition protected by RFID keys. The Rocket Air SSDs are half-thickness drives aimed towards thin laptops such as ultrabooks and the MacBook Air. Compatible with mid-2011 MacBook Airs, the drives use SATA III and Tier 1 Toggle Synchronous NAND technology to offer claimed data transfer rates of over 500MB per second.

RunCore's Mini DOM SSD is said to be the world's first single-chip "disk on module," with capacities between 8GB and 64GB and a temperature tolerance from -40 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit. An

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