biwin_elite_240gb_ssd.pngThe vast majority of laptop and desktop computers sold today are equipped with rotating hard disk drives (HDDs), making the storage system the biggest bottleneck in most client computing applications. Biwin, an industry leader in flash storage products, today announced Elite Series SATA III SSDs, based on the LSI SandForce SF-2281 Flash Storage Processor, that are designed to substantially improve storage performance in laptops and desktops.

With a standard 2.5” form factor (dimensions: 100 x 69.8 x 9.5 mm), Elite Series SSDs are compatible with virtually any desktop computer and millions of laptops. They support 6Gbps SATA III, and are downward compatible with 3Gbps SATA II systems.

Elite Series SSDs are equipped with performance enhancing features including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), TRIM, and Garbage Collection, as well as reliability features such as support for SMART commands, BCH ECC, and wear leveling. These SSDs address security concerns with AES-256 and 128 data encryption. Elite Series SSDs achieve sequential read and write speeds up to 550 and 520 MB/sec respectively, and support max 4KB random write speeds up to 65,000 IOPS.* The performance advantages over HDDs in both sequential and random workloads are very significant.

Biwin offers the Elite Series in 60GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities, with either Asynchronous MLC NAND for best value or Synchronous MLC for maximum IOPS performance. These models are all in production now, and will be available on Amazon and NewEgg in April.

Part Number

Description

BWDSE25MEAX-60

60GB Async Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MEAX-120

120GB Async Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MEAX-240

240GB Async Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MEAX-480

480GB Async Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MEAX-60

60GB Sync Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MESX-120

120GB Sync Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MESX-240

240GB Sync Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD

BWDSE25MESX-480

480GB Sync Elite Series 2.5” SATA III SSD