Corsair launches two new models in its Force series, the F90 with 90GB capacity and the 180GB F180, both built using the SandForce SF-1200 SSD controller. The 2.5-inch Force Series SSD features read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds up to 275MB/s, with a 4K random write throughput of up to 50,000 IOPs.

Silicon Power introduces its “ultra-fast” E20 series 2.5-inch SATA solid state drive. Available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB densities, the E20 offers up to 250MB/s read speeds and up to 230MB/s write …

Kingston launches in the UK its new SSDNow S100 series solid state drives designed for small capacity hard drive replacements and upgrades. The new 2.5-inch S100 is available in 8GB …

Kingston announced its new HyperX MAX 3.0 external USB 3.0 SuperSpeed solid state storage drive. Available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, the pocket-sized HyperX MAX 3.0 uses the USB 3.0 interface high-speed interface and is backward compatible with USB 2.0. The drive offers up to 195MB/s read and up to 160MB/s write speeds.

SMART Modular Technologies introduces its XceedIOPS SAS solid state drive that will be used in the planned IBM POWER7 high-performance supercomputer. The 2.5-inch SSD uses latest 34nm Enterprise-grade Multi-Level-Cell …

LaCie introduces the FastKey, the smallest SSD USB 3.0 drive that is small enough to hid in the palm of your hand. The FastKey utilizes solid state flash memory, DRAM cache and USB 3.0 to deliver super fast data transfer rate of up to 260MB/s. With such compact profile, the FastKey is available in 30GB, 60GB and 120GB storage capacities.

LSI is launching its new WrapDrive SLP-300 PCI-Express Solid State storage card for application acceleration. Comes with a low-profile form factor, the SLC-based SLP-300 has 300GB capacity and uses standard 8 …

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has announced the new Ultrastar SSD400S family of enterprise-class SAS and FC solid state drives (SSD), which combines Hitachi’s proven enterprise hard disk drive (HDD) expertise with Intel’s extensive capabilities in developing high-endurance 34-nanometer (nm), single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory and advanced SSD technology.

Online retailer Micro Center launches its own-branded G2 series solid state drive with SandForce’s SF-1222 SSD controller. The 2.5-inch uses SATA 3Gbps interface and has 64GB capacity. …

Kingston launches its new SSDNow V100 affordable consumer solid state drive, the latest in the company’s SSDNow family. The new V100 series use 2.5-inch form factor and SATA 1.5Gbps/3Gbps interface. It is available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage capacities and provides up to 250MB/s read speeds, and up to 230MB/s write speeds (145MB write for 64GB model).