Corsair has on the development of the Neutron XT-ssd announced. The solid state disk is available with storage capacities of 240, 480 and 960 GB. Corsair launches the Neutron XT-ssd’s on the top of the ssd market.
The ssd’s from the new Neutron XT series contain a quadcore-Phison PS3110-S10 controller, while the 19nm-mlc flashchips come from Toshiba. Corsair has the 2.5″ssds have a form factor of 7mm are given, but there is a bracket supplied to hold the thickness to 9.5 mm to be able to increase.
According to Corsair the Neutron XT-ssd’s with a sata 600 connection, sequential read speeds of 560MB/s achieve. In writes is 540MB/s specified. The number of iops with random 4kB leesacties amounts to 100,000, for writes specifies Corsair 90.000 iops. Further claims of the manufacturer that the wear leveling mechanisms are improved to prolong the life of the ssd to increase. Also, there is a databeveiligingsmechanisme in the ssd included for when the power goes out.
European prices has Corsair not yet published, but the Neutron XT-ssd’s with capacities of respectively 240, 480 and 960GB in the US prices of 150, 270 and 540 dollars. Corsair offers five year warranty.