SanDisk introduces 32GB Flash-based notebook drive

The 32GB SanDisk SSD UATA 5000 is only a 1.8″ form-factor drive, but it has mighty impressive specifications despite its size: 62MB/sec sustained throughput, 0.12ms average access time, and it draws only 0.4 watts. This means that the SanDisk SSD has an average access time that is more than 100 times faster than any notebook hard drive, and it draws 50 to 87 percent less power than most notebook hard drives.

Now this is a seriously cool “hard drive”. The good? It’s fast as heck and uses less power than a standard drive. The bad? It’s $600 for the 32GB model.