Corsair

Corsair just announced a new USB Flash Drive…what they say is the world's fastest high capacity flash drive, the 128GB Flash Voyager GT. It is able to achieve read speeds of up to 32MB/sec and write speeds of up to 25.6MB/sec - the limiting factor being the speed of the USB 2.0 bus and operating system overhead.

The 128GB Flash Voyager GT features a durable, water-resistant rubber housing to protect it against damage, and sports Corsair's racing-red 'GT' styling.

"The 128GB Flash Voyager GT is ideal for those who need access to a huge volume of data in a format that's convenient, durable and extremely fast," said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing for Corsair. "The 128GB Flash Voyager GT can store massive video, photo and music libraries, yet it's less than half the size of a solid-state drive, effectively obsoleting less-reliable, portable mechanical hard disk drives."

The 128GB Flash Voyager GT is available now and is backed by a 10-Year Limited Warranty. Although pricing information wasn't available on their website, I found it online at several retailers priced at a hefty $399.99.

The Extreme Series X32, X64 and X128 high-performance SSDs are available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities respectively. Built with an Indilinx Barefoot controller and Samsung MLC NAND flash memory, the Extreme Series has been designed to offer the highest performance currently available on the market, with read speeds of up to 240MB/s and write speeds of up to 170MB/s.

All Extreme Series SSDs feature end-user upgradable firmware to allow for new features to be added, such as the upcoming TRIM command for Windows 7 and other operating systems. Firmware upgrades and support for the Extreme Series SSDs will be available via Corsair's website, and drives can be updated without the need to wipe data from the SSD.

The Corsair Extreme Series X32, X64 and X128 solid-state drives are available immediately from Corsair's authorized distributors and resellers worldwide, and are backed by a Two-Year Limited Warranty.