Patriot Releases Scorching Fast Inferno SSD

Posted 05/14/2010 at 6:36am | by Paul Lilly

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We're seeing a lot of memory makers incorporate the mighty Sandforce SF-1200 controller into their SSD line for higher read and write speeds, with the latest to do so being Patriot. The company has just announced its new Inferno series, and like other Sandforce-based SSDs, performance should be the least of your concerns (save your worries for the price).

"The Inferno series of SSDs are the fastest and most exciting that Patriot has yet brought to market," states Les Henry, Vice President of Engineering at Patriot. "We have been pleased to work with SandForce to bring these enterprise level SSDs to the mainstream market at a fraction of the costs. We are very impressed with the performance numbers based on the SandForce SSD Processor. This solution fits well with our objective of offering the latest technology and best performance in our product lineup."

Available in 100GB and 200GB capacities, Patriot says its Inferno series will read data at up to 285MB/s and write files at up to 275MB/s, making them some of the fastest spec'd SSDs on the market. And to make installation easier, each Inferno drive ships with a 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch adapter, Patriot says.

Patriot didn't say anything about price or availability, but apparently they're already shipping. We found both drives on Newegg listed at $369 (100GB) and $679 (200GB).

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