Corsair, the computer peripheral and hardware company based out of California, announced the upcoming release of a new line of budget solid-state drives. The announcement marks Corsair’s first foray into the low-cost solid-state drive market. Corsair is best known for the Neutron and Force series of SSD. The new line will be marketed under the Force series as “LS.”

The Corsair Force Series LS Solid State Drive

The new Corsair Force Series LS SSDs are designed to use 19nm Toshiba MLC NAND flash and are reported to use a SSD controller by Phison. The Phison controller is a departure from previous series of SSDs offered by Corsair that traditionally used controllers manufactured by LSI SandForce.

The LS series of drives are manufactured to use the 7mm thick 2.5” form factor and are available in multiple capacities. Performance standards for the new LS series of SSDs are reported to include 535 MB/s sequential write speeds and sequential read speeds of 555 MB/s. Corsair is expected to offer the new LS series of drives for as low as $0.83/GB.

Corsair Force Series LS Specifications

Capacity

• 60, 120 and 240Gb

Compatibility:

• SATA 3 6Gb/s
• Backward compatible with SATA II and SATA I
• Microsoft® Windows® 7, Vista®, and XP; Macintosh OS X; Linux
• 2.5" bay, or 3.5” bay with 2.5” drive support
• 7mm height for laptop and notebook compatibility

Technical Specifications

• Interface Type: SATA 6.0 Gb/s (SATA 3)
• Form Factor: 7mm high, 2.5 inch
• Max Sequential Read (ATTO): Up to 560MB/s
• Max Sequential Write (ATTO): Up to 535MB/s
• Operating Temperature: 0C to +70C
• Storage Temperature: -40C to +85C
• Operating Humidity: 90% RH (40° C)
• Storage Humidity: 93% RH (40° C)
• MTBF: 1 million hours

Pricing

• LS Series 60GB: $70.00
• LS Series 120GB: $110.00
• LS Series 240GB: $200.00