
Japan based CFD has announced a new line-up of solid state drives, the SSD Interceptor. The family includes 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB 2.5-inch drives which boast MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash memory, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface and 32MB of cache memory. Pricing info is still unavailable. [TechConnect]

Wave Systems and Samsung announced today their first self-encrypting solid state drives that automatically encrypt information as it is saved to the drive. It’s designed to deliver some of the fastest encrypted storage available and offers customers eight and half times the shock tolerance compared to standard notebook hard drives. The drive will be available in both 1.8 and 2.5-inch form factors, with storage capacities ranging from 64 to 256GB, and will come bundled with Wave’s Embassy management software. Available now through Dell for unannounced price yet. [ComputerWorld]

Corsair is set to launch an ultra-fast 256GB Solid State Drive (SSD), with an integrated 64MB of cache. Dubbed as the Corsair P256, the SSD has an aluminum design and a 3.0Gbps interface, with an average read speed of about 200Mbps and a write speed of 169.1MBps at 0.1ms random access times and burst speeds as high as 248.2Mbps. Unfortunately, there’s no word on release dates yet, but it’s expected to cost around $749. More

OCZ releases a new Solid State Drive (SSD) for Mac owners. The OCZ Vertex Series Mac Edition SSD offers a transfer speed of up to 240MB/s sequential read and 170MB/s sequential write with a 64MB of onboard cache. Available in 30GB, 60GB, 120GB, and 250GB storage capacities, the OCZ Vertex Series SSD drive will be accompanied by a 2-year warranty. [FarEastGizmos]

Leading storage manufacturer A-DATA has announced their new SATA 2.5-inch A-DATA X25-M series SSD, which also happens to be co-branded with Intel. The X25-M features Intel’s Multi-Level Cell NAND flash memory and achieves read speeds up to 250MB/sec and write speeds up to 70MB/sec with only 85 microsecond read latency. The 2.5-inch drive will be available in 80GB and 160GB storage capacities. Sadly, there’s no word on pricing so far. [OhGizmo]

SSD technology is the key for future and fast computing. Japan based PhotoFast today introduced their G-Monster PCIe SSD that offers 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage space, 750MB/s reading speed and 700MB/s writing speed. Sadly, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time. [Akihabara]

Pretec has added a new eSATA/USB dual interface SSD flash drive to its Cobra product line. It comes in two different versions: 32GB and 64GB with read/write speeds of up to 90MB/60MB per second. Sadly, no word on pricing and availability yet. [iTechNews]

Super Talent introduces its new UltraDrive ME/UltraDrive LE Series SSDs that come in 64GB, 32GB, 138GB and 256GB storage capacities retailing for $205, $128, $379 and $645, respectively. These drives are able to hit a maximum sequential read speed of 230MB/sec and a maximum sequential write speed of 170MB/sec for the LE series, while the ME series has a maximum sequential read speed of 200MB/sec and a maximum sequential write speed of 160MB/sec. [HotHardware]

A-DATA showed off its 512GB XPG 2.5 inch SSD at the current CeBIT exhibition. It is able to offer read and write speeds of 230MB/s and 160MB/s, respectively. The device connects through a standard high speed SATA II interface. For your info, the 512GB A-DATA XPG 2.5-inch SSD is actually the highest capacity SSD in the market today. [A-Data]

Pretec boasts its 128GB ExpressCard SSD, which is claimed as the largest capacity ExpressCard SSD in the world today. The device supports hardware-based AES256 Encryption/Decryption for data security. The Pretec ExpressCard SSD is also available in the 64GB version. No info on pricing at this time. [Product Page]