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The datasheet table says SANDISK TLC 3D NAND","warranty_years":"5-year limited warranty, or the TBW limit, whichever occurs first","form_factor":"2.5-inch form factor","variants":"Per-capacity rows from the datasheet and the page"}},{"url":"https://documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/520-sata-ssd/data-sheet-520-sata-ssd.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["spec_sheet_url","dram_cache","nand_flash","nand_type","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","power_consumption_max_w","power_consumption_sleep_mw","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","dimensions_mm","weight_g","seq_write_mbs","endurance_tbw","variants","interface","form_factor","software_name"],"notes":{"dram_cache":"Datasheet table: DRAM No, SLC cache Yes. SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none","nand_flash":"Row NAND TYPE reads SANDISK TLC 3D NAND. 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Non-operating -55 to 85 C, shock 1,500 G at 0.5 ms and vibration figures are not stored","dimensions_mm":"SIZE row 100.50 x 69.85 x 7.0 mm, weight 34.5 g. Footnote 9 says length and width vary by 0.15 mm and weight by 1 g","interface":"SATA III 6 Gbps, backwards compatible with SATA I and II. Footnote also says secure boot and secure firmware update are supported, which has no schema option","form_factor":"2.5 inch, 7 mm cased","variants":"Datasheet dated May 2026 in its file metadata, with the same per-capacity figures as the page"}},{"url":"https://www.ithome.com/0/956/269.htm","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"IT Home on 2026-05-28 reports the 520 and 320 spotted on overseas shopping sites. No price or release date was published by Sandisk. Retail listings followed, for example Japanese sales of the 2TB from 2026-09-17 reported by the retailer Tsukumo. The first listing month is used"}},{"url":"https://shop.tsukumo.co.jp/goods/0619659231767/","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Tsukumo Japan listing for SDSS51200TAB-000G0, with EAN-13 0619659231767 in its address, which is UPC 619659231767. The 4TB code 619659231750 was seen only in a search summary of a Sumillion listing that no longer loads. Both have valid check digits. The 500GB and 1TB codes were not found"}}],"fields_filled":25,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}