One of the big advantages of owning a solid state drive (SSD) over a mechanical hard disk drive (HDD) is that SSDs are far more durable and less prone to failure. Nevertheless, having a warranty in place gives us all kinds of warm fuzzies, so we'll give G.Skill credit for extending the warranty on its flagship Phoenix SSD series from 2 years to 3 years.

"In order to provide a better service for its customers, G.Skill has extended the warranty to 3 years for all Phoneix series SSD, including Phoenix and the latest Phoenix Pro drives," G.Skill announced. "For the consumers who have already purchased any G.Skill Phoenix series SSD, G.Skill will also provide 3 years of warranty service too."

G.Skill's Phoenix (120GB) and Phoenix Pro (240GB) are some of the highest performing SSDs on the market, at least on paper. Built around the well regarded SandForce SF-1200 controller, both drives claim read and write speeds up to 285MB/s and 275MB/s, respectively.

G.Skill, which is primarily known for its system memory products, wants to also build a reputation for blazing fast solid state drives (SSDs), and the company's new Phoenix drive should go a long way towards that.

On paper, the MLC-based Phoenix SATA II 2.5-inch SSD has all the makings of an enthusiast grade part. The heart of the SSD consists of the increasingly popular SandForce SF-1200 controller. Combined with high-speed NAND flash memory, G.Skill says its Phoenix drive will rip through data with up to 280MB/s read and 270MB/s write speeds, positioning the SSD as one of the fastest on the market.

"In order to continually satisfy computer enthusiasts and gamers' continuing thirst for performance technology, G.Skill has worked with SandForce to integrate its latest technology that provides previously unseen performance, quality, and reliability in G.Skill's Phoenix drive," G.Skill said.

The Phoenix line will ship in 50GB, 100GB, and 200GB capacities. No word yet on price or availability.