Corsair has launched a new range of solid state drives (SSD), which it calls its Extreme series.

The Corsair Extreme series comes in a choice of sizes including 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, and Corsair say that they have read speeds of 240MB/s and write speeds of 170MB/s.

Here are the specifications.

• Maximum sequential read speed up to 240MB/s
• Maximum sequential write speed up to 170MB/s
• Indilinx Barefoot controller and Samsung MLC NAND flash for maximum performance
• 64MB DRAM cache for stutter-free performance
• No moving parts for increased durability over standard hard disk drives
• Decreased power usage for cool and quiet operation and increased laptop battery life
• 100+ Year Life Expectancy (MTBF)
• User upgradeable firmware

There is no word on pricing or availability as yet

via Gizmodo