There's no shortage of super-fast SandForce-based drives doing the rounds at CeBIT 2011, but while many of them are merely "coming soon", Intel has launched its new 510 Series SSD and made it available immediately.
The drive, available in 120GB and 250GB capacities, is Intel's first to utilise a SATA 6Gbps interface and delivers read speeds of up to 500MB/s and write speeds of up to 315MB/s.
That's a 2x and 3x increase, respectively, over the company's current 3Gbps drives and the increase is made possible by the use of a new controller. Unlike Intel's previous models, the new 510 SSD makes use of a third-party controller from Marvell, coupled with Intel's existing 34nm NAND flash memory.
Intel's quoted speeds don't quite match up with what we've seen from the latest batch of SandForce-driven models, but the 510 SSD is still insanely quick and it's available right now - Scan.co.uk* has both the 120GB and 250GB models in stock priced at £224.54 and £462.30, respectively.
Need to see the benefits before you buy? We're working to bring you an in-depth review, but in the meantime check out the Intel-provided video demonstrations below.
*As always, UK-based HEXUS.community forum members will benefit from the SCAN2HEXUS Free Shipping initiative, which will save you a further few pounds plus also top-notch, priority customer service and technical support backed up by the SCANcare@HEXUforum.
