Corsair Further Expands Storage Line with 512 SSD

Corsair is handing out, or preparing to hand out, flash memory-based products one after another these days. Not so long ago, two lines of solid state drives, the Nova and Reactor series, were revealed and, even more recently, the company unveiled the 128GB Flash Voyager GTR pen drive. Still, it seems that such a lineup is not large enough for the hardware maker, considering that Corsair was just revealed to be working on yet another SSD, a 512GB model for the Performance Series.

High-capacity SSDs are few in number, but the array will soon increase by one as the 512 Performance Series model comes out. There are very few details on the product at this time, but the few that were leaked managed to find their way to the Hexus team. Hexus reports that the upcoming storage unit will boast a 128MB cache memory and will use the 3.5-inch form factor. The device will be built with multi-level cell NAND Flash memory chips and will work on the SATA 3.0 Gbps interface. In addition, the product will come with an aluminum casing.

The read and write speeds of the drive are set at 200MB per second and 240MB per second, respectively. The Hexus team also speculates that the drive might not be built with any form of third-party PCB, as there is a chance that the SSD might turn out to be made up of two 256GB Performance Series drives in the RAID configuration. This possibility is suggested by the overall shape of the unit and the presence of two push buttons.

The drive will definitely turn heads with its specifications, considering that its performance is more than satisfactory, but its price is sure to impact on its marketing performance. The upcoming Corsair Performance Series 512 SSD carries a rather colossal tag of around £1,250, which is the equivalent of $1,968 or 1,408 Euro.

The device will likely make an appearance at the CeBIT trade show and is already being listed, though it still has not received an ETA.