Tag Archives: Corsair

It has been nearly two years since we have reviewed the Corsair Neutron XT. At its release it was the first SSD we analyzed with the Phison S10 controller and after putting it through the paces, we were quite impressed with its performance at first show. The combination of the S10 controller with all its features and Toshiba’s 19nm MLC NAND …

Corsair, a global producer of high-performance PC hardware components, is announcing the expansion of the Force LS series of solid-state drives (SSDs) to include 480GB and 960GB capacity versions. The Force LS series of SSDs in all capacities offer consumers a cost-effective upgrade path for their notebook or desktop PCs to more reliable and faster solid-state storage. The Force Series …

Being niche in a dog eat dog tech market can be very risky. Being niche in the SSD industry is straight up crazy as NAND manufacturers price their SSDs so low that 3rd party SSD manufacturers find it very hard to compete; or they shut down.  More than a few companies have slowed, or shut down their SSD production and, …

When it comes to SSD controllers, up until recent times LSI/SandForce and Marvell have pretty much “ruled the roost”.    Other than a few instances of utilizing proprietary controllers (such as Samsung does in most of their SSDs), and a smaller player in Indilinx (acquired by OCZ),  there were no other options for manufacturers to engineer a new SSD with.  That has …

One of our favorite activities is the inevitability of a new PC build when a new SSD form factor is introduced.  It’s the reason to dig in and try to build a system that’s unique and, if the enjoyment we had with this MPCIe Test Bench is any indication of success, we have succeeded in our goal.  InWin, Corsair, Crucial, …

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 …

Corsair, global designer and provider of high performance computing components, is announcing availability of two new products for their SSD line.  First is the SSD Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit, which allows users to migrate their data easily from one drive to another.  The second is the Corsair SSD Toolbox, which is a free software utility that enables Corsair SSDs …

Well it seems that Week 2 of our Grand Birthday SSD Giveaway Celebration may be as big as the first…and then some. This week, TSSDR has teamed up with Corsair to draw, not one but, two newly released Corsair Neutron 240GB SSDs as part of our SSD Giveaway event and it gets even better as one is the GTX release!  …

It is always an exciting time when a new controller makes it’s way on to the SSD scene.  It is like seeing a new contender in any sporting event and predicting their success, or lack of, based on the balance of strength and inexperience. Our analysis today examines the new Link A Media (LAMD) 6Gbps controller found within the Corsair …

Our report today examines the newly released Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD. The Force GS enters the SSD market as Corsair’s entry model Toggle Mode NAND SSD candidate and it is one of the few to use SanDisk’s Toggle Mode NAND flash memory. By relying on Toggle Mode memory, Corsair is willing to bet that the Force GS Series will …