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Corsair intros new 256GB SSD

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Matthew, Aug 25, 2009.

  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Corsair has introduced a new Extreme Series X256 SSD to its ever-expanding solid-state drive offering. As its name indicates, the Extreme Series X256 SSD packs a capacious 256GB of storage. It houses an Indilinx Barefoot controller, Samsung flash memory, and a 64MB cache. Corsair claims the drive is capable of reaching speeds of 240MB/s read and 170MB/s write. By comparison, Corsair's 256GB P Series, which uses a Samsung controller, claims a 220MB/s read and 200MB/s write speed.

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    Matthew, Aug 25, 2009
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  2. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,967   +137

    Geez...$700 for a 256GB drive. Is anyone really buying these things yet?
    TomSEA, Aug 25, 2009
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  3. Guest

    Ha Ha, what a joke! why don't they just make it a even $1000.00?
    Guest, Aug 25, 2009
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  4. Guest

    Wow, new technology so let's ream the consumer for all we can get. This is a joke at that price.
    Guest, Aug 26, 2009
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