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Corsair hits SSD sweet spot with P64 and P128 drives

by Parm Mann on 26 June 2009, 10:43

Tags: P64, P128, Corsair

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Earlier this week, we revealed that Corsair is planning to launch a 32GB SSD that'll offer better performance-per-pound for solid-state adopters on a budget.

As it turns out, the California-based manufacturer has more in the pipeline and is today announcing two new additions to its Performance line of SSDs in the form of the P128 and P64.

The drives, pictured below, offer 128GB and 64GB of storage, respectively, and join the recently-reviewed 256GB P256 in Corsair's high-end range.

The P128 offers the same read and write speeds of the larger P256 - that's 220MB/s and 200MB/s, respectively - but it's available now at a far more palatable asking price of £269.99.

The P64, meanwhile, offers read speeds of up to 220MB/s and write speeds of up to 120MB/s. The drive will become available early next month but pricing is yet to be announced.

As for the tech inside, both drives mirror the P256 and feature 128MB of cache and a Samsung controller that supports Native Command Queueing (NCQ). Corsair's solid state drives are backed by a two-year warranty.



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I think if the P64 will be over £100 it won't sell. 120mb write is very disappointing….had the vertex ssd without issues for months now (got it for £160 back in the day) and I'll bet 128GB with 200mb/s+ read/write for under £100 will come out this year.
Consumer demand and actual manufacturing prices are changing for the best and hopefully we may see a good change in pricing which would put them about £1/GB which is a premium over standard drives that is well worth it.
Michaelv
I'll bet 128GB with 200mb/s+ read/write for under £100 will come out this year.
I am sceptical looking at the direction price have shifted in the last 2 months (upward). Some time next year maybe. I'd be impressed if prices drop to even £120-150 by the end of December.
I really don't understand people wanting these. A case of more money than sense tbh.

You can now get a 1TB drive fro £50-60 and the biggest here is 1/8th of that and practically five times the price!! I know people use them merely as OS drives but if you really want a quick boot time then get Ubuntu instead or just enjoy the extra half minute by putting the kettle on (mine's a black coffee no sugar while you're there :) or better yet get a cold one from the fridge (yes you can get me one too!!)
Nub1
I really don't understand people wanting these. A case of more money than sense tbh.

You can now get a 1TB drive fro £50-60 and the biggest here is 1/8th of that and practically five times the price!! I know people use them merely as OS drives but if you really want a quick boot time then get Ubuntu instead or just enjoy the extra half minute by putting the kettle on (mine's a black coffee no sugar while you're there :) or better yet get a cold one from the fridge (yes you can get me one too!!)

Cold black coffee is disgusting!

There are other advantages of an SSD - no moving parts and low power consumption for example.