Corsair expands SandForce SF-1200-based SSD family with 60GB, 120GB and 240GB options
By Darren Murph 
posted May 20th 2010 6:54PM
posted May 20th 2010 6:54PM
Corsair Launches 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB Force Series Solid-State Drives
Class-leading performance of up to 285MB/sec read and 275MB/sec write, outstanding 4K write speed and IOPs
FREMONT, California - May 20, 2010 - Corsair®, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, today announced three additions to its ultra high-speed Force Series™ SSDs. The additions to this product family include the F60, F120, and F240 Force Series SSDs, sporting densities of 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB respectively.
All Corsair Force Series SSDs are built using the Sandforce SF-1200 SSD Processors, which provide unparalleled write endurance, superior ECC data protection, and outstanding performance. Corsair engineers worked closely with Sandforce to implement and qualify firmware which guarantees the unusually fast 4K random write performance of 180 MB/s, measured using the ATTO benchmark. This elevated 4K write speed generates 15K IOPs, resulting in excellent system performance and responsiveness. All Force Series SSDs implement the ATA TRIM command, supported by Windows® 7, which helps to maintain optimal performance over the drive's lifetime.
The F60, F120, and F240 Force Series SSDs all support the maximum throughput specification of 285MB/s read and 275MB/s write. With no drop-off in performance when moving down to 60GB, the F60 is an ideal boot drive for a performance system, especially when combined with traditional spinning media for mass storage.
"We have had excellent feedback on our Force Series F100 and F200 from both reviewers and customers, and we are excited about expanding our Sandforce-based offerings," stated Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing at Corsair. "These solid-state drives are an excellent option for any enthusiast looking to build their system using the best storage system performance that is currently available."
The Force Series F60, F120, and F240 SSDs are expected to be available in June, 2010, from Corsair's worldwide network of authorized distributors and resellers. For more information on Corsair Force Series SSDs, please visit http://www.corsair.com/products/ssd_force/
About Corsair
Founded in 1994, Corsair supplies high performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DRAM memory modules, USB flash drives, power supply units, solid-state drives, cooling systems and computer cases.
Copyright© 2010 Corsair. All rights reserved. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks, and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.
First! I wonder if these have write performance issues that are known to occur with other SSDs.
@iamme Oh hey! Check it out: he's first to comment!
@geeeman89 Oh dude epic win!! How'd he do that!??
@Broderbund We should give him a prize for being first! Shall we give him a cookie, or one internet?
Also, a special bonus for not failing at being first.
@r3loaded
At least a cookie since he slipped a comment as well as being first
I wish i could afford a solid state drive
@mikemanblah
soon we all will :)
@thescreensavers When will that day come? HDDs are such a bottle neck for our systems, with SSDs though...
@mikemanblah
Casually awaits for the early adopters to bring down the price. Already done my time with ram and chips and hdd's and.....
Ah yes, paying $1500 for A 2nd hand 1.5MB upgrade, they were the days.
@mikemanblah
I'd spend the money on one- but I'm just not happy with other's reviews about SSDs CONSISTENCY. SSDs at the moment seem to do well at first, but continually degrade in performance. TRIM support has helped this but I'd like something more robust- the consumer shouldn't have to worry about how his drive will perform 1-2-6 months down the road and so on- I want to see consistent read/write times that you don't have to worry about in the future. Also, Apple has yet to implement TRIM support for their Mac OS X- so I'm still supporting HHDs until the wrinkles get ironed out.
@Cy Starkman FYI, you're old.
@mikemanblah
Me too... So I could spend the money on opium
Got a 320GB drive in my MBP now. Would love a SSD for the sturdiness, but until I see sub $100 prices for that amount, no dice. Guess it'll be a few years
@Goaliegeek
i gueass longer, it is really cheaper to make an hhd spinning at 12-15k and that is what all hdd maker are after now.
@Goaliegeek At the moment, you want to be buying SSDs for speed rather than sturdiness to justify the cost. Lucky me, I bought a 128GB Crucial drive back in August 2009 when they reached their lowest price of around £200 - they've shot back up to £280 though. You'll probably be waiting at least another 2-3 years for a $100 price point.
Once dollars to gigabyte reach 2:1 for a quality drive, I'm hopping on a 250gb drive
Of course, consumers are demanding the SSD's now. More than likely, the expansion of production of 128GB and 250GB SSD's will drive prices down for the home PC market. Business and industrial users can use the bigger, traditional hard drives until those customers demand more SSD's.
The market is there now. Most people don't need anything larger than 128 or 250. I think we will be surprised and see prices for the SSD's fall sooner than we think.
@technoreaper
"Most people don't need more than 128 or 250."
Haha, maybe if you use your computer like a smartphone, which I suppose given the success of that-which-will-not-be-named may actually be true for the majority of people.
Between 3 machines on my home network we've got several TiB of data, less than half of it is media. Sure the plural of anecdote isn't data but it's wildly more accurate than "talking out my ass."
@brainskill
I've around 60TBs. Have not yet used an ssd but i think of getting a small (60gig) just for the system.
Agree with you. External hdds would not be such a large market if consumers did not want all these gigs.
Bottom line for me is that when ssds reach 2TB (optimal volume for me) they will probably cost not much more than hdds. That will buy me.
@brainskill
Do you really think most people are like you?
Think about it.
You are obviously not like 90% of the market. When 250 gig SSD's get cheap, the marketing blitz will begin and they will replace ordinary hard drives. The hardcore users like you will still use the standard HD's for some time to come.
@brainskill
What's stopping you from having all of that storage in a NAS? The point of having SSDs isn't to warehouse all of your information but to use as a platform to operate on. You could have 2x60gb (or larger) in Raid 0 on a notebook/desktop and be just fine. You would just pull files from your repository when you need to operate on them and then have a scheduled sync.
If you are using SSDs as your primary storage, you are doing it wrong.
Actually, these aren't new devices. They are the same as the other Force line just with new firmware that frees up some storage space. The previous models will also get a storage boost if you upgrade the firmware.
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=912
Макбук? Бля ну хз,все грят круче. Дома на серваке 60 теров. Взять чтоль 60 ссд чисто под систему...
I've always wondered.. You know with the Unibody Macbook Pro 15" where you could swap out the hard drive? Is it easy to just swap the drive in there with an SSD drive?
@Shash450
About as easy as taking a sledgehammer to it; depends if you like Macs.
@Shash450 10 screws to remove the bottom case (plate) and then one screw to remove the bar that holds the HDD in place. In and out in less than 2 minutes. It's the same connector for a standard platter hard drive and for an SSD so it makes no difference. i.e. very easy.
@mj1234
Nice one man! I hoped it'd be that easy... Im guessing only 2.5" variants would work though which are slightly harder to find, but oh well, at least its doable!
@Shash450 Yeah, has to be 2.5" - they're actually very easy to find, they tend not to make them in 3.5". Forgot to add that you need a Torx 6 bit to transfer the lugs that go on the side of the HDD. Suggest you look at iFixit.com for a full repair guide as it depends what model you have (the older models have a bottom panel that comes off with a clip - the newer ones have the 10 screws and the bottom plate). If the manual says to remove the internal battery before swapping the hard drives, you can comfortably ignore that. Link: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Browse/MacBook_Pro
@Vaio
Maybe you guys can help me steal Firefox...
@hfm
explain yourself )
Oh Corsair, I would buy you if it weren't for your pass transgression on my Classified
@Yota In Soviet Russia, harddrive formats YOU!
@Ducman69
my parents and i were born in London. i dont give a fuck about russia. i do speak russian well.
And you american folks still shit your pants that russia will one day "mega kill" or "own" you ))) check news more often, russia is dead meat...oil and gas...thats it
P.S. non of russians i know hate americans ... for some reason americans hate russian...sure you r just scared kids
@Yota ummm...Americans don't hate Russians, where do you get your information, Fox News? We're cautiously untrusting of their government, as they are most likely of ours; but we don't hate them.
Believe it or not, not all Americans are idiots; although I'm starting to question your intelligence when you generalize so easily, a whole nation as scared kids who don't watch the news.
@Yota
Old Clint Eastwood movie.. check it out.. :)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083943/
Hi there, we have bought 2 x OCZ Vertex 2 100GB SSD and so far the results in our HP Proliant server in RAID 0 were great. Indilinx based SSD really gave us a hard time.
The guys from this site also commented that Photofast has also released a new SSD called the SDV1 with a SF1200 controller and our experience with their previous G-Monster V5 series was superb! Now we are wondering were to buy a Vertex 2 Pro SSD with SF1500 controller?
Any idea what the significant difference between SF1200 and SF1500 controllers would be?
Oh, and I can highly recommend these guys if you are looking for a SandForce based SSD - http://ssdeurope.com. Their staff was super knowledgeable and responded within a few hours!