SandForce -equipped SSDs are seemingly each of the rage nowadays, but lest we forget that others, like Marvell , have some peppy controllers in their own. Step up Corsair , who’s just announced its new Marvell-equipped line of SATA 3 Performance Pro Series 6Gb/s SSDs. These 2.5-inch storage slabs can achieve 515 MB/s read and 440 MB/s sequential write speeds, and sports a TRIM -like “built-in advanced background garbage collection,” which company deems helpful for RAID setups. Notably, desktop users may be pleased to understand that the drives will mount into 3.5-inch slots via an included adapter. If you are interested, $280 will snag you a 128GB version, while $530 doubles the capacity to 256GB. You could find more details within the press release past the break.
FREMONT, California – November 10th, 2011 – Corsair®, a world designer and supplier of high-performance components to the computer gaming hardware market, today announced the Performance Pro Series SSDs.
The Performance Pro Series, designed with the Marvell SATA 6 Gb/s SSD controller, delivers a magnificent ATTO Max performance of as much as 515MB/s Sequential Read and 440 MB/s Sequential Write, and might sustain very similar performance when reading and writing compressed and non-compressible data, along with audio, images, and video files. Additionally, the Performance Pro Series has built-in advanced background garbage collection to permit for consistently strong performance despite operating systems that don’t support the TRIM command. This integral performance optimization makes Performance Pro SSDs a perfect solution for RAID configurations, which generally don’t support TRIM.
Performance Pro solid-state drives provide fast SATA III connectivity that pushes the boundaries of the hot SATA III 6Gb/s interface. Also they are backward compatible with SATA 2 3GB/s, and include a three.5″ adapter for straightforward installation in both laptop and desktop PCs.
“We’re pleased to offer a quick SATA 3 SSD that’s designed specifically for real-world performance,” said Thi La, Vice chairman of Memory Products at Corsair. “High-performance PC users work heavily with media files, and in contrast to another SSDs, the Performance Pro can save, load and move music, photos and films without significantly reduced performance. It offers consistent, reliable speed whether you’re running Windows, OS X or Linux, and whether you’re using a single drive or a RAID configuration.”
The recent Performance Pro Series SSDs are backed by a 3-year warranty and come in 128GB and 256GB configurations from authorized distributors and retailers worldwide. Note that stated capacities are unformatted and actual capacities will vary counting on the formatting and operating system used. For more info on Performance Pro solid-state drives, please visit: http://www.corsair.com/ssd/performance-pro-series-ssd.html
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