Intel Announces 320 Series SSDs, up to 600GB

Intel has announced its latest SSD range, the 25nm-based 320 Series, replacing the existing X25-M and slashing prices by up to $100. Available from 40 to 600GB capacities, the third-gen SSDs more than double sequential write speeds as well 220 MB/s sequential writes, 270 MB/s sequential reads. Unlike the SSD 510 Series, the 320 Series uses a 3Gbps SATA II interface rather than 6Gbps. 
The 320 Series is priced at 

40GB at $89
80GB at $159 
120GB at $209 
160GB at $289 
300GB at $529
600GB at $1,069 (in 1,000-unit quantities).

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Kingston launches an external SSD with USB 3.0 connection

Kingston today entered the external solid-state drive arena with a new drive under the HyperX badge it normally reserves for RAM. The HyperX Max External USB 3.0 drive gives users a mid-range SSD that can transfer much faster than current rotating hard drives. At 195MB per second for peak reads and 160MB for writes, it can copy a single 10GB file in about 72 seconds, or about 4.9 times faster than the same drive on USB 2.0.
Versions of the HyperX Max with 64GB, 128GB and 256GB of space will ship in December. Prices haven't been set.

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