Corsair’s Force GS SSD series offer its best speeds in its biggest capacities

Corsair's Force GS SSD series offer its best speeds in its biggest capacitiesIf you liked the look of Corsair’s Force GT family of SSDs, but were after a little more space, the Force GS models might fit the bill — with some Sandforce-beating performance improvements along for the ride. The SSD sizes start from 180GB, reaching the capacious heights of 480GB, and each offers SATA 6 Gb/s connectivity. The SSDs tote a sequential read speed of up to 555 MB/s, while it tops out at 530 MB/s during writing. The 2.5-inch drives will all arrive with an adapter for 3.5-inch cubbies in tow, while you can expect to pay between $190 to $490 — depending on your storage needs.

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Corsair Force Series GS SSD Series

Corsair Force Series GS SSD Series

Corsair is back with its latest product namely the Force Series GS SSD series. This storage device is powered by a SandForce SF-2200 Series controller and fast Toggle NAND memory for fast sequential read/write speeds. Available in 180GB, 240GB, 360GB and 480GB of storage capacities, the Force Series GS series supports SATA 36Gb/s, so you will get superior performance from newer notebook and desktop PCs that use the newest standard. It is also fully backward compatible with SATA 2. The Corsair Force Series GS SSD comes in a 2.5-inch form factor, which is perfect for mobile devices. Each purchase comes equipped with a 3.5-inch adapter for desktop PCs. [Corsair]