Corsair Releases New Force Series LS Line Of SSDs

Corsair, a global producer of high-performance PC hardware components, is annoucning the release of their new Force Series LS solid-state drives (SSDs).  The Force Series LS line of SSDs offer consumers and users a more economical means to upgrade a desktop PC or notebook to the proven speed and reliability of an SSD.

The Force Series LS SSDs utilize a Phison 6 Gb/s controller and Toshiba NAND flash memory.  The Force Series LS SSDs achieve transfer speeds of up to 555 MB/s reads and 535 MB/s writes.  The new drives offer garbage collection, support for the TRIM command , plus S.M.A.R.T. commands for drive health monitoring.  Advanced static and dynamic wear-leveling algorithms are utilized to extend the SSD’s lifespan.

The Force Series LS SSDs come in a 7mm thick form factor, which will fit any desktop or notebook PC with a standard 2.5″ or 3.5″ drive bay.  The SATAIII, 6 GB/s Force Series LS SSDs are being offered in capacities of 60GB, 120Gb and 240GB.  Corsair’s popular SSD Toolbox software is offered as a free download to purchasers of the Force Series LS SSDs.

The Corsair Force Series LS SSDs have an MSRP of $69.99 (USD) for the 60GB version, $109.99 for the 120Gb version, and $199.99 for the 240GB model.  Corsair backs the Force Series LS SSDs to the tune of a three-year warranty, plus Corsair’s highly-rated customer service and support.