PC News Zone » Corsair http://www.pcnewszone.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:22:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 Corsair’s speedy, flaming red Force GT SSD goes on sale this month for $149 and up http://www.pcnewszone.com/2011/07/05/corsairs-speedy-flaming-red-force-gt-ssd-goes-on-sale-this-month-for-149-and-up/ http://www.pcnewszone.com/2011/07/05/corsairs-speedy-flaming-red-force-gt-ssd-goes-on-sale-this-month-for-149-and-up/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:59:26 +0000 http://www.pcnewszone.com/?guid=48a7004ce3e74bdcde86df669fd038c3 Related posts:
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]]> Corsair's Force GT solid-state drives caught our eye earlier this year, and their fire engine-red shells were only half the reason. These bad boys also promise up to 85,000 random write IOPS and are rated for impressive read / write speeds of 550 MBps and 525 MBps -- a shade higher than the specs being bandied-about when Corsair showed it off back in March. The drive also supports SATA 3, is backward-compatible with SATA 2, and ships with a 3.5-inch adapter that'll work with both desktops and laptops. Look for it this month in two sizes: 60GB ($149) and 120GB ($279). No word, alas, on the 240GB version that was strutting its stuff on the show floor in Hanover, Germany. PR after the break.

Corsair Announces Shipment of Force Series GT Solid-State Drives
– New high-performance line takes full advantage of SATA 6Gb/s technology –

FREMONT, California - June 30th, 2011 - Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced the first shipments of the Force Series™ GT line of solid-state drives.

The new Force Series GT is designed for enthusiasts who demand the fastest performance available. It uses the new SandForce SF-2280 SSD Processor, with native support for SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3), combined with ONFI synchronous flash memory. Force Series GT SSDs deliver outstanding read/write performance and significantly faster system response, boot times, and application load times than SATA 2 solid-state drives, with out-of-box performance of up to 85K Random Write IOPS, read speeds of up to 555 MB/s, and write speeds of up to 525 MB/s. The use of synchronous flash memory makes the Force GT Series particularly adept at reading and writing non-compressible data, such as video and music files.

All Force Series GT models are also backward compatible with SATA 2, and include an easy-to-use 3.5" adapter for use in both notebook and desktop PCs.

"With the rapid adoption of systems with SATA 3 support, enthusiasts are demanding SSDs that can push the limit of SATA 3 bandwidth," said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair. "The new Force Series GT line delivers amazing speed under the most demanding conditions, making them ideal for high-performance systems."

Force Series GT SSDs are currently shipping to Corsair's network of authorized distributors and retailers worldwide and will be available in July at a US suggested retail price of $149 USD for the 60GB model and $279 USD for the 120GB model. Note that stated capacities are unformatted and actual capacities will vary depending on the formatting and operating system used. For more information on Force Series GT solid-state drives, please visit the Corsair web site.

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]]> http://www.pcnewszone.com/2011/07/05/corsairs-speedy-flaming-red-force-gt-ssd-goes-on-sale-this-month-for-149-and-up/feed/ 0 Corsair recalls its 120GB Force 3 SSD due to ‘stability issues’ http://www.pcnewszone.com/2011/06/09/corsair-recalls-its-120gb-force-3-ssd-due-to-stability-issues/ http://www.pcnewszone.com/2011/06/09/corsair-recalls-its-120gb-force-3-ssd-due-to-stability-issues/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:10:42 +0000 http://www.pcnewszone.com/?p=296 No related posts. ]]> Living amongst us right now, on our street, metro carriage, or section of highway, there are people who have recently bought a Corsair 120GB Force Series 3 with product code CSSD-F120GB3-BK. If you’re one of them you need to know that this particular drive is subject to a recall due to “stability issues”. Sweclockers has reported rumors that other SSDs might also be affected, but the manufacturers in question have swiftly denied it — so it is only this very specific Corsair drive that is being recalled. Backup your data and hit the source link for further instructions. Don’t get mad, get a replacement.

Check out Corsair forum for the SSD issue.

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