OCZ today released the Colossus 3.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) Series available in up to one terabyte configurations delivering excellent performance on internal RAID 0 architecture. The maximum read speed/write speed is 260MB/s while the Sustained write is at 220MB/s and Max IOPS at 14K. The Colossus SSD is available in other capacities such as 128GB, 256GB, 512GB. Prices range from USD6xx for 128GB to USD35xx for 1TB version for the US market. Expect prices to be higher for the Europe and Asia markets.

G.Skill has released its Falcon II SATA II 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) featuring the new Indilinx ECO controller with the latest 34nm NAND flash memory. The performance of the 64GB SSD is rated at 220/110MB/Sec (Read/Write), while the 128GB and 256GB SSDs are rated at an impressive 220/150MB/sec. In addition, the Falcon II will feature the latest Indilinx 1819 version firmware which offers improved support for the Windows 7 TRIM command.

OCZ Technology announced its collaboration with SandForce on OCZ’s next generation of mainstream and enterprise solid state drives (SSDs). OCZ’s impending solutions will feature various configurations of SandForce’s innovative SF-1500 and SF-1200 SSD Processors and multi-level cell (MLC) and single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory, all with the objective of providing best-in-class storage with exceptional performance, reliability, endurance, and power efficiency. The SandForce-based SSD line will be available in multiple interfaces including 3Gb/s SATA and 6Gb/s SAS in capacities ranging from 50GB to 400GB.

Active Media Products (AMP) has unveiled the SaberTooth S4 series of SATA mini PCIe SSDs, adding on to its family of Half/Mini PCIe SSDs for netbooks. Measuring 70 x 32mm, the SSD features a Jmicron JMF602B controller and is based on MLC NAND flash for lasting endurance with high performance over the lifetime of the SSD.

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Verbatim has announced the 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD, adding on to its lineup of portable storage. Measuring 80 x 23 x 9mm and weighing a mere 19g, the combo drive has 32Gb of storage space and features both USB 2.0 (read/write speeds up to 26/15 MB/s) and eSATA (read/write speeds up to 60/25 MB/s) connectivity, accessible by a sliding mechanism on the side of the body. Backed by a 2 year warranty, the 32Gb combo drive comes together with the EasyLock software (that provides 256bit AES encryption) and is available now via specialist retailers at of 159 Euro.

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Kingston's latest solid state drive, the SSDNow V+, packs in Samsung's newest SSD controller and a generous amount of cache. Can this new entrant outshine established players?

OCZ today unveiled the Z-Drive, a PCIe based bootable SSD for high performance and reliability enterprise solutions. With 8 PCI-E lanes and an internal four-way RAID 0 configuration, the Z-Drive is available in MLC and SLC models referred to consecutively as p84 and e84 in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities.

OCZ today unveiled the OCZ Agility EX Series featuring speeds, up to 255MB/s read and 195MB/s write speeds, 64MB of onboard cache, and performance optimization to keep the drives at peak performance. OCZ will initially release the Agility EX in a 60(64)GB solution with an MSRP of $399 and a 3-year warranty.

Corsair adds a 256GB addition to its high-performance Extreme Series SSD family built using the Indilinx Barefoot controller and Samsung MLC NAND flash memory. It offers read speeds of up to 240MB/s and write speeds of up to 170MB/s. It also features 64MB of cache memory.

Elecom Japan announced their recent innovation in SSD - nanoSSD. Small and handy, the SSD sits right on your SATA port of your motherboard.

Yup, just plug-it-in and you are all ready to boot up your board. Of course, doing so will block other ports right beside it.