Corsair starts shipping 128Gb SSD Drives for $400

@ 2009/01/17

It seems Corsair has jumped on the bandwagon as they have introduced their first SSD, it's an entry level product with quite mediocre specs if thethose listed below are to be believed. Search for Part number: CMFSSD-128GBG1D in your favorite store to check up on pricing.
Specifications
* Form Factor 2.5'
* Unformatted Capacity 128GB
* User Addressable Sectors 250,069,680
* Bytes per Sector 512
* Interface SATA II
* Sequential Read/Write 90 MB/s read / 70 MB/s write
* Voltage 5V ±5%
* Power Consumption Read 0.48W
* Power Consumption Write 0.46W
* S.M.A.R.T Support Yes
* MTBF 1,000,000 Hours
* Operating Temperature 0°C to 70°C
* Shock 1500G
* Width 69.85 mm
* Height 9.5mm
* Weight 72g
http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=428524
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=CORSAIR
Comment from Kougar @ 2009/01/17
Looks like the external casing from Samsung's many SSDs, but I wouldn't know about the internals.

Ah, I remember seeing that thread before, but didn't read it. Their rebadged Intel SSDs are already at the exact same prices as the Intel drives....
Comment from jmke @ 2009/01/17
I think it's a rebadged Crucial maybe?

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Originally Posted by Kougar View Post
Looks like a Samsung rebadge.

I am more surprised no one has talked about these drives, yet:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134884
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134885
We mentioned the Kingston SSD here: http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/f...eed-ssd-60466/
Comment from Kougar @ 2009/01/17
Looks like a Samsung rebadge.

I am more surprised no one has talked about these drives, yet:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134884
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134885