Super Talent 128GB SSD Drops Solid State Price Like It's Hot

[Jeffrey]

Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today launched a pair of new high quality SATA-II SSDs that shatter previous price barriers.

Super Talent’s MasterDrive SSDs have become legendary for their many advantages over hard drives. MasterDrive SSDs offer five times better resistance to shock and vibration, consume less power, support a wider range of operating temperatures and altitudes, and are completely silent. The new MasterDrive LX, offered in 64GB and 128GB capacities, offers all these benefits.



The MasterDrive LX has also undergone Super Talent’s rigorous battery of validation tests, ensuring the highest levels of compatibility and reliability. What’s unique about the MasterDrive LX is its incredibly low price point; the 64GB model will retail for about $179, while the 128GB unit is expected to retail for under $300. Both models will begin shipping this week.

Backed with Super Talent’s 1-year warranty, the MasterDrive LX is built with NAND flash and uses a SATA-II 3Gbps interface that makes it 100% interchangeable with hard disk drives. These SSDs support sequential read speeds of up to 100 MB/sec, and sequential write speeds of up to 40 MB/sec. Integrated ECC, wear leveling and bad bit management functions dramatically improve the reliability and lifespan of these SSDs.

• MasterDrive : LX P/N- FTM64GO25H, FTM28GO25H
• Description : 64GB 2.5-inch SATA-II SSD, 128GB 2.5-inch SATA-II SSD
• Max Read/Write Speed: 100/40 MB/sec, 100/40 MB/sec
• Expected Street Price : $179, $299

“The MasterDrive LX is our most cost-effective SSD yet. However, we’ve made no compromises in quality and reliability”, Super Talent Director of Marketing, Joe James explained.

[Dr. V]

With prices this low, you barely have a defense against purchase... unless, you know... you don't have the money. Then we totally understand.

[deoWo]

The 2.5-inch FTM28GO25H claims a 100MB read rate and a 40MB write rate, faster than the “cheap” SSD modules of yesterday. If 128GB seems like too much space for you to handle, the company's offering a similarly specced 64-GB model as well for $179.