Corsair, the developers of high speed modules has announced their two latest offerings in the Corsair Nova and the Corsair Reactor SSD (solid state drives). The two drives are similar but do have some subtle difference that may benefit one type of PC user over another.

The Corsair Nova drive comes with an integrated Indilinx Bareboot controller that allows this drive model to offer much faster transfer speeds then the Reactor with the Nova clocking in with a 270MB/s read speed and a 195MB/s write speed. Compare this to the Reactor SSD drive which is slightly slower with a read speed of 250MB/s and a write speed of 170MB/s. On the other hand though, the Reactor SSD includes a USB 2.0 connection, thereby offering alternative means of connectivity.

Standard to both devices is the inclusion of TRIM support which is compatible with Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system, Windows 7. Also included in the offering with both drive versions is a 3.5-inch bracket for desktop mounting.

In terms of reliability, Corsair claims that the new solid state drives are strong performers for up to 1,000,000 hours of use.

The Reactor drives will be available in two drive sizes, 60GB and 120GB and will retail for $184 and $349 respectively. The Nova drives will come in either 64GB and 128GB drive sizes and will be priced at $273 and $369.

Via: Geeky Gadgets, Crunch Gear