Mushkin Enhanced Announces Callisto Solid State Drive

btarunr · May 12, 2010, 01:59 PM

Mushkin Enhanced, a global leader in high-performance computer products, announced today the release of a new solid state drive series, Callisto. The Callisto Series further underlines Mushkin Enhanced's commitment to the exciting and burgeoning solid state drive segment.

"The Callisto SSDs continue Mushkin Enhanced's tradition of high-performance, high-reliability flash storage products and we're very pleased with the performance and responsiveness this product provides. We're confident the Callisto will not only meet the expectations of the market, but exceed them." – Brian Flood, Mushkin Enhanced director of product development. Boasting read speeds of up to 285MB/s and write speeds of up to an impressive 275MB/s, the Callisto series is equipped with the industry-acclaimed Sandforce SF-1200 controller. The Callisto Solid State Drive is available immediately online at the Mushkin Enhanced website as well as our other online partners, and is backed by a 3-year warranty and an industry-leading support staff.

Part Numbers:
MKNSSDCL60GB – 60GB Callisto SSD
MKNSSDCL120GB – 120GB Callisto SSD
MKNSSDCL240GB – 240GB Callisto SSD

Super Sarge · May 12, 2010, 02:07 PM

I will continue to use SATA III drives until prices come down, 600 dollars for a 240 gig HD in today's economy is not worth the money

Delta6326 · May 12, 2010, 03:38 PM

Thats a fast SSD hope it has a good price

mstenholm · May 12, 2010, 04:48 PM

Ships only to US.

mstenholm · May 12, 2010, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Sarge

I will continue to use SATA III drives until prices come down, 600 dollars for a 240 gig HD in today's economy is not worth the money

777 EUR in Europe and you are not happy

Think about us on the other side of the pond.

LAN_deRf_HA · May 12, 2010, 06:18 PM

Seems like all their flash products have movie reference names.

lemode · May 12, 2010, 06:21 PM

I love my Muskin IO 128gb SSD...more than enough for me at the moment!

Mussels · May 13, 2010, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mstenholm

777 EUR in Europe and you are not happy

Think about us on the other side of the pond.

what about us bottom dwellers underneath the pond? cheapst 256GB is $800 here

NdMk2o1o · May 13, 2010, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mstenholm

777 EUR in Europe and you are not happy

Think about us on the other side of the pond.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

what about us bottom dwellers underneath the pond? cheapst 256GB is $800 here

800.00 AUD = 569.649 EUR

www.xe.com/ucc

WarEagleAU · May 16, 2010, 02:57 AM

Sandforce is the way my friends.

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