Biwin has officially introduced the innovative CL100 Mini storage drive, setting entirely new standards for ultra-portable and mobile data storage devices. The new product combines record-breaking small dimensions, comparable to a microSD card, with the performance of a full-fledged enterprise-grade solid-state drive. The device is positioned as a breakthrough in portable electronics engineering.
Technical Specifications and Performance
The drive dimensions are only 15 × 17 × 1.4 mm with a weight of about 1 gram. Despite the miniature LGA housing with high component density, the device utilizes a modern PCIe 4.0 x2 interface and NVMe 1.4 protocol. This provides sequential read speeds of up to 3700 MB/s and write speeds of up to 3400 MB/s, while random performance reaches 550k and 650k IOPS respectively. These characteristics exceed the limits of current microSD Express standards by more than three times.
Durability and Installation Features
Biwin engineers paid special attention to device reliability under extreme operating conditions. The drive is protected against dust and water penetration according to the strict IP68 standard and can withstand drops from a height of up to 3 meters without losing functionality. A specialized slot is used for integration into devices: the drive just needs to be inserted into the connector and secured. Additionally, the manufacturer offers a proprietary RD510 card reader supporting the USB4 40 Gbps interface and an active cooling system for professional data work.
Lineup and Market Perspective
On the market, the Biwin CL100 Mini is offered in three capacity variants: 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB. Their recommended retail prices are 599, 1099, and 2199 yuan respectively. The novelty is targeted at portable gaming consoles and ultra-compact laptops. The device has already found practical application in modern handheld consoles such as OneXPlayer and GPD Win5, opening a new era of high-performance hardware miniaturization.
