India, Sept. 15 -- Local storage is taking on heavier workloads as games, AI applications and high-resolution content demand faster access to increasingly large data sets. SanDisk is responding with the India availability of its SanDisk Optimus SSD lineup, bringing the Optimus GX PRO 8100 and Optimus GX 7100 NVMe SSDs to gamers, creators and professionals.

The two drives take different approaches. The GX PRO 8100 focuses on maximum performance and capacity, while the GX 7100 targets users looking for a balance between speed and efficiency.

The Optimus GX PRO 8100 is built around PCIe 5.0 and delivers sequential read speeds of up to 14,900MB/s and write speeds of up to 14,000MB/s. It is available in capacities up to 8TB, with the 8TB ver...