Corsair Launches Extreme Series SSDs

From DailyTech: Corsair has launched its new Extreme series of SSDs that use the Indilinx Barefoot controller offering up to 240MB/sec read and 170MB/sec write speeds. The new SSDs will be available with 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities.

The Extreme series SSDs use Samsung MLC flash memory and has been designed to be the highest performing SSDs on the market. The series also offers upgradable firmware to allow for the addition of new features like the TRIM command for Windows 7 to help maintain performance over time. Corsair says that the updates will be available from its website and that the updates can be applied without wiping the data from the drive.

"The combination of the Indilinx Barefoot controller, Samsung flash memory, and 64MB of on-board cache delivers blistering, stutter-free performance, eliminating the bottleneck imposed by traditional mechanical hard disks," said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing at Corsair. "The new Extreme Series SSDs are ideal for use as primary drives in desktop and notebooks systems, and also for RAID 0 configurations in high-performance desktops for enthusiasts who want extreme performance."

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