Corsair’s Force Series 3 Solid State Drives have been getting quite a bit of attention. These drives sport the Sandforce SF 2281 Controller and promise speeds up to 550MB/S Read and Write Speeds of 520MB/S. They even run with an IOPs of 85,000K! How does this compare to the Vertex 3 and Vertex 3 MAX IOPS Edition? Well it’s about 30,000k more IOPS – click the article for additional about those respective drives.

These drives will be out later this month, and look to potentially de-throne the infamous Vertex 3 drives that have been obliterating all other solid state drives in real-world tests and benchmarks.

We suggest that you pre-order now if you have the opportunity. It took weeks for the Vertex 3 Series to be readily in stock. During this time the prices increased by approximately 10%. So lock in your price now. We will be sure to update this page with pre-order links when the come available due to demand with the Vertex 3 drives.

*Updated to include pricing information and 60GB Drive*

Corsair F3 SSD Drives:

Name: Force Series™ 3 60GB SATA 3 6Gb/s Solid-State Hard Drive
SSD Capacity*1: 60 GB
Interface: SATA 6Gb/s (Backwards Compatible)
Sequential Read/Write*2: 550 MB/s sequential read — 510 MB/s sequential write 85K IOPs (4K aligned)
Technology: Asynchronous NAND
Suggested Retail Price: $139 USD – Check Amazon

Name: Force Series™ 3 120GB SATA 3 6Gb/s Solid-State Hard Drive
SSD Capacity*1: 120 GB
Interface: SATA 6Gb/s (Backwards Compatible)
Sequential Read/Write*2: 550 MB/s sequential read — 510 MB/s sequential write 85K IOPs (4K aligned)
Technology: Asynchronous NAND
Suggested Retail Price: $219 USD – Check Amazon

Name: Force Series™ 3 240GB SATA 3 6Gb/s Solid-State Hard Drive
SSD Capacity*1: 240 GB
Interface: SATA 6Gb/s (Backwards Compatible)
Sequential Read/Write*2: 550 MB/s sequential read — 520 MB/s sequential write 85K IOPs (4K aligned)
Technology: Asynchronous NAND
Suggested Retail Price: $499 USD – – Check Amazon

*1 Note: These drives will be smaller than the listed size after being formatted. Expect 10-30gb less in space.
*2 Note: These speeds were measured using ATTO Disk Benchmark. Think of them as guidelines for the drives in their peak condition.
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