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Corsair will introduce the new Force Series GT SSDs during the upcoming CeBIT 2011 trade show in Germany. Based on the new SandForce SF-2000 SSD processor, the new Corsair Force Series GT SSDs provide native support for SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3) to deliver incredible performance, with up to 60K Random Write IOPS, read speeds of up to 520MB/s and writes speeds of up to 500MB/s. The Corsair Force Series GT SSDs will be available in early Q2 2011. [PCLaunches]
The RunCore Pro IV USB 3.0 ExpressCard SSD is actually a combination of a solid state drive and a USB 3.0 hub. The drive connects to both ExpressCard/34 slot and USB 3.0 port. As an SSD, it provides 64GB of responsive storage for laptops, with transfer rates of 110 MB/s read and 80MB/s write. When connected as ExpressCard, it offers a couple of USB 3.0 ports. Additionally, the drive can be used as a standalone external SSD as well. Just connect the bundled USB 3.0 male-male cable to the “host” port on the device, and the other end to a PC/laptop with a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port. Sadly, there is no info on pricing or availability. [PCLaunches]
StarTech has unveiled a couple of new docking stations for SATA drives in the form of the SATDOCK4U3E and SATDOCK4U2E. Both docking stations are the first in the market to support four SATA hard drives or solid state drives simultaneously, providing users a practical way to maximize their external storage capacity. These SATA drive docking stations also offers USB and eSATA host connections, with support for 2.5-inch and/or 3.5-inch Serial ATA hard drives or Solid State Drives (SSDs). What’s more, the SATDOCK4U3E also supports SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection. The StarTech SATDOCK4U3E retails for $263, while the SATDOCK4U2E is priced at $255. [PCLaunches]
Word has it that Intel will launch a new solid state drive, which is based on SATA 6.0Gbps interface. Known as Intel 510 Series, the upcoming drive comes in a 2.5-inch form factor and uses a 34nm MLC NAND flash. The storage device provides read and write speeds of up to 450MB/s and 300MB/s, respectively. What’s more, the Intel 510 Series SSD is also capable of 20,000 IOPS for 4KB reads and 4,000 IOPS for 4KB writes. Available in 120GB and 250GB of storage capacities, the Intel 510 Series SSD will retail for $279 and $579, respectively. [PCLaunches]
Active Media Products comes back with its latest product in the form of the SaberTooth ZF 1.8-inch SSD. Designed for notebooks, the drive offers previously unheard of performance from a PATA drive, with sequential transfer speeds up to 130 MB/sec. The SaberTooth ZF also incorporates the new EastWho IDE controller, which features garbage collection, wear leveling and bad block management, combined with highly reliable MLC NAND flash. Measuring 2.8-inch x 2.1-inch x 0.2-inch, the SaberTooth ZF is available in 32GB ($129), 64GB ($189), and 128GB ($349) of storage capacities. [techPowerUp]
One of the new products announced by Victorinox at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the Victorinox Secure SSD. Known as the world’s smallest 256GB solid-state drive, the new Victorinox Secure SSD comes with a monochrome 96 x 46-pixel e-Paper display that can be used to label the drive and show information such as the memory space available. What’s more, the Victorinox Secure SSD also features attachment options for various Swiss Army Knife tools such as a pair of scissors, a straight blade and a nail file/screwdriver. The 128GB and 256GB versions are expected to be launched in March 2011, while a 512GB model is slated for later this year. [Victorinox via Uncrate]
Other World Computing (OWC) has released the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) SSD Storage Upgrade Kit, which allows owners of the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini to upgrade the hard drive and replace it with a solid-state drive (SSD) from OWC. The kit comes equipped with OWC’s 2.5-inch Mercury Extreme Pro SSD and the capacities available range from 40GB to 480GB. OWC also provides a tool kit for performing the installation and cables for transferring data from the old drive to the new SSD. The kit also includes a 2.5-inch portable external enclosure, so you can use your old drive as a portable external drive. You can choose between an aluminum case with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectors, and a clear plastic case with FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 connectors. The OWC DIY SSD Storage Upgrade Kit is currently available for $109.99. [OWC]
Toshiba has announced the availability of the new MK4001GRZB solid state drive series in the Japanese market. Available in 100GB, 200GB and 400GB of storage capacities, these 2.5-inch SSDs use the latest 32nm enterprise grade single-level cell (eSLC) NAND flash memory from Toshiba and 6Gb/sec Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The Toshiba MK4001GRZB delivers performance that outpaces competing enterprise-class SSDs, with random sustained 90,000 IOPS during read operations and 17,000 IOPS while writing data at a sequential sustain reading speed of 510MB/s and a 230MB/s writing speed. Samples will be available for customer qualification in the first quarter of 2011, while the production will begin in the first half of 2011. [PCLaunches]
RunCore has launched a new SATA SSD that uses a 3.5-inch form factor. Designed for desktop PCs, the new SSD provides a massive 1TB of storage capacity and uses the SATA III 6GB port for connectivity. The SSD promises performance of over 500MB/s of data transfer rate. The large number of flash chips inside the SSD are divided in two groups, so you can switch the SSD to RAID support for data mirroring. The read performance of each SSD is 285MB/s and write is 275MB/s. No word on pricing or availability at this time. [TweakTown]
Corsair today introduced two new members from the Force Series SSD family. The Corsair Force Series F90 and F180 SSDs are built using the Sandforce SF-1200 SSD processor, which provides an exceptional performance, including read speeds of up to 285MB/sec and write speeds of up to 275MB/sec, with a 4K random write throughput of up to 50,000 IOPs. The Corsair Force Series F90 and F180 SSDs are now available for $189.99 and $399.99, respectively. [Corsair]
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