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Mushkin Chronos SSD Family Joins the SandForce SF-2200 Party

by StorageReview Consumer Desk

Mushkin announced their latest SandForce SF-2281-powered SSD called the Chronos and Chronos Deluxe. Aimed at both the enthusiast and value-oriented enthusiast markets, Mushkin differentiates each model with the type of NAND flash included. The higher performance Chronos Deluxe model will use faster synchronous NAND, while the budget-friendly Chronos will use asynchronous NAND. At its peak, the Chronos Deluxe boasts speeds upwards of 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write.

 


 

 

Today Mushkin announced their latest SandForce SF-2281-powered SSD called the Chronos and Chronos Deluxe. Aimed at both the enthusiast and value-oriented enthusiast markets, Mushkin differentiates each model with the type of NAND flash included. The higher performance Chronos Deluxe model will use faster synchronous NAND, while the budget-friendly Chronos will use asynchronous NAND. At its peak, the Chronos Deluxe boasts speeds upwards of 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write.

Mushkin Chronos Features:

  • SandForce SF-2281 SSD processor with unthrottled IOPS firmware
  • SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface (backwards compatible with SATA 3Gb/s)
  • RAID support
  • High speed MLC NAND
  • 3-year warranty
  • 240GB Speeds: 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, 90,000 IOPS random 4K
  • 120GB Speeds: 560MB/s read and 520MB/s write, 90,000 IOPS random 4K
  • Power Consumption: < Power Supply: 5VDC ±5% 3W typical (active), 1.65W (idle)

Pricing has not yet been announced, but Mushkin has said they will be very competitive at the performance levels they are going for.

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