14 DAY TRIAL // RunCore has just announced a new range of mSATA solid state drives based on SandForce controllers that were designed in order to be used in various mobile devices, ranging from netbooks and tablets to high-performance ultra-portable notebooks.
The company's new mSATA SSD product family is comprised out of three drive series that cover different needs and include the high-end T50, the mid-range I50 and the entry-level “Lite.”
Starting with the most powerful of the three options, the T50 series, drives using this design are powered by SandForce SF-2281 SSD processors and offer sequential transfer rates of up to 550MB/s for reads and 470MB/s for writes.
The high transfer speeds are accompanied by strong IOPS performance as the T50 SSDs are capable of reaching 60,000 4KB random write IOPS and 35,000 random read IOPS.
Products in this series use the SATA 6Gbps interface, are available in capacities ranging from 60GB to 480GB, and are aimed at high-end portable laptops.
Computers that only support SATA 3Gbps speeds will be much better serviced by the RunCore I50 mSATA SSD series, which delivers sequential transfer rates of up to 280MB/s for read and 270MB/s for write operations, as well as a maximum I/O performance of 45,000 4KB random write IOPS and 30,000 random read IOPS.
Finally, the slowest of the mSATA solid state drives that were announced today by RunCore are found in the Lite series.
These are powered by SandForce 2141 controller, which was specially designed for OEM applications at reasonable cost, and include two models with either 16GB of 32GB of storage space.
They can be used for netbooks, MIDs, tablets and other similar products, while the bigger drive can also be used for enabling Intel's Smart Response Technology in notebooks and desktop motherboards that support it.
Pricing for the two RunCore Lite SSDs is set at $28 and $38 respectively, while the 60GB and 120GB of the T50 are priced at $198 and $358. The 60GB and 120GB versions of the I50 have an MSRP of $178 and $308. All the SSDs will enter mass production in July 2011.