Corsair Cruises into SSD Market
PrintAdd Corsair to the list of manufacturers now offering SSDs. Like many others before them, the memory maker is focusing on the mainstream market with its SSD debut, but is skipping lower capacity 32GB and 64GB models, at least for the time being, and has jumped straight to 128GB.
Corsair's also skipping the JMicron 602 controller, which is probably a good move considering the associated complaints of stuttering and poor overall performance. Instead, Corsair's S128 will use a Samsung controller and specially-selected Samsung NAND chips. Just don't expect to be blown away by its performance - the MLC-based SSD comes rated at up to 90MB/s and 70MB/s read and write speeds respectively, although Corsair says that faster drivers are in the works.
No word yet on price and availability in the U.S.,
Image Credit: Corsair via scan.co.uk
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Avery
January 22, 2009 at 11:18am
NCIX has it listed for $333 Here: http://www.ncixus.com/products/35881/CMFSSD-128GBG1D/CORSAIR/
Quakindude
January 21, 2009 at 1:52pm
That's awesome! The more players we get in the market, the faster the prices will come down.
Come on baby! Daddy needs a new pair of SSD's!
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