Back at COMPUTEX '08, Super Talent told us it would be selling its 120GiB SSD drive at below the $500 mark in the very near future.
Having become accustomed to sky-high SSD prices, we had our doubts. All credit to Super Talent, though, its SSD is 120GiB SSD is going for $495 from Newegg.com right now, and it's no longer the only one to take the axe to its solid-state prices.
Fast forward to today, and Super Talent has announced a revision of its MasterDrive SSD series. The drives, which provide read speeds of up to 120MiB/s, are being given a significant boost in write speeds as detailed in the table below.
According to Super Talent, these new write speeds will ensure that the MasterDrive series outpaces the fastest hard drives in the world.
MasterDrive Series |
Description |
Max Read/Write Speed |
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Old |
New (low cap) |
New (high cap) |
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DX |
2.5-inch SATA-II w/ SLC Flash |
120/70 MB/sec |
120/80 MB/sec |
120/100 MB/sec |
KX |
1.8-inch Micro SATA w/ MLC Flash |
120/40 MB/sec |
120/60 MB/sec |
120/80 MB/sec |
MX |
2.5-inch SATA-II w/ MLC Flash |
120/40 MB/sec |
120/60 MB/sec |
120/80 MB/sec |
Joe James, Super Talent director of marketing, said:
Our expert engineering team is constantly discovering new ways to improve our products, and this is one improvement that will be well received by power laptop users. We continue our relentless drive to add performance, features and value to our SSDs while driving the price down.
With its new speed rating, Super Talent's MLC-based MasterDrives come in a touch faster than Samsung's forthcoming SSDs. Here at HEXUS, we're just loving how SSDs are becoming both faster, and cheaper. The SSD scene is getting better each month.
Official press release: Super Talent MasterDrive SSD Gets a Performance Boost
