Understanding the breakthrough achieved in the Corsair SSDs

While in the early stages of the development process Corsair experienced quite a few setbacks, such as having to recall the Force SSD series, the technology has come a long way. Moreover, while the basic SSD idea is not new, the proper implementation in a fully working device with a high storage capacity is fairly recent. In addition, the SSD technology is evolving at a high pace and is expected to surpass the capabilities of electro-mechanical drives in the near future. While the direction in which the companies manufacturing traditional hard drives is heading implies increasing the amount of storage space, the Corsair and other SSD manufacturers aim on improving the read-write algorithm, in order to boost data transfer speeds and the durability of the drive itself.

But let us analyze the advantages of the Corsair SSDs versus the traditional electro-mechanical hard drive disks. One of the obvious benefits of the solid state drives is the increased speeds in data transfer, as they seem to outperform conventional drives by a fairly large margin. In fact, the latest models such as the Force SeriesF60 Solid-State drive provides maximum read and write speed of 285 mbps. Up to now, there is no single traditional hard drive disk that comes even close to that performance. In addition, one of the advantages provided by the MLC NAND provides a constant and stutter-free file read/write and prevents your system from freezing.

Furthermore, Corsair SSDs seem to be the ideal solution for laptop computers, thanks to their low power usage, lack of moving mechanical parts and resilience. More exactly, the mechanical process of spinning the traditional hard disk to a 7200 or 10000 RPM can take up quite a bit from the battery's power. However, since the mechanical movement is eliminated the SSDs are a great deal more efficient. In addition, the main feature of a laptop is portability; one should expect to make the most of it. On the other hand, if the laptop is not positioned straight, the performance of a traditional hard disk is far from optimal, a downside that cannot be found in Corsair SSDs.

The reduced power consumption of the SSD technology can be an important asset for desktop computers as well, especially if your work station has several hard drive disks installed. Unlike conventional electro-mechanical drives, a larger number of Corsair SSDs will not imply having to purchase an additional power source. Moreover, the SSD heat emission is significantly lower and some models come with integrated heatsinks or coolers. In addition, a very appreciated feature of these devices is their silent functioning, as the noise of several traditional hard drive disks working at the same time can become quite distressful.

However, since the SSDs are fairly new on the market, you should expect the price range to be quite spicy, compared to the electro-mechanical disks. A basic price estimation for the high end series is that you will have to pay 3 dollars for every gigabyte of storage space on the Corsair SSD. In addition, their storage capacity has not yet reached that of a conventional HDD, as the highest one you can expect so far is 160 GB.