SanDisk has expanded its solid-state drive (SSD) product line with a module a quarter the size of 1.8-inch hard drives. The flash-based uSSD 5000 is designed to be embedded on the motherboards of low-cost PCs, such as Intel’s Classmate PC, or other consumer devices.

The uSSD 5000 weighs less than two ounces, and is available in two slightly different form-factors: standard, and low profile. Both are approximately 1.5-inches long, and just over an inch wide. However, the standard profile is 0.42 inches (10.6 mm) thick, whereas the low-profile unit is 0.26 inches (6.6 mm) thick.