Today Mushkin announced their latest SandForce SF-2281-powered SSD called the Chronos and Chronos Deluxe. Aimed at both the enthusiast and value-oriented enthusiast markets, Mushkin differentiates each model with the type of NAND flash included. The higher performance Chronos Deluxe model will use faster synchronous NAND, while the budget-friendly Chronos will use asynchronous NAND. At its peak, the Chronos Deluxe boasts speeds upwards of 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write.
Mushkin Chronos Features:
- SandForce SF-2281 SSD processor with unthrottled IOPS firmware
- SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface (backwards compatible with SATA 3Gb/s)
- RAID support
- High speed MLC NAND
- 3-year warranty
- 240GB Speeds: 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, 90,000 IOPS random 4K
- 120GB Speeds: 560MB/s read and 520MB/s write, 90,000 IOPS random 4K
- Power Consumption: < Power Supply: 5VDC ±5% 3W typical (active), 1.65W (idle)
Pricing has not yet been announced, but Mushkin has said they will be very competitive at the performance levels they are going for.
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