Mushkin Source Series 2.5-Inch and M.2 2280 6Gb SATA SSD With Silicon Motion Controller

Mushkin, Inc. Enhanced MFG announced the Source Series, a line of SSDs for the retail, e-tail, system integrator, and channel markets.

It features a cost-effective design suitable for a range of applications.

“The market has never been more ready for SSDs,” says Brian Flood, director, product development, Mushkin. “With the ultimate balance of value, capacity, and performance, the Source Series leverages all of the great benefits expected from an SSD without breaking the bank.“

Source SSDs are for mainstream computing – from gaming desktops and notebooks to mini-PCs (NUCs) and everything in between.

Offered in 2.5″ and M.2 2280 form factors, it is a choice for almost any system.

Source SSDs are available in 120, 250, 500GB and 1TB capacities and can achieve maximum sequential performance of up to 560MB/s read and 520MB/s write.

Each Source SSD is protected by M.E.D.S. (Mushkin Enhanced Data-protection Suite) ensuring valuable data is protected and is backed by a 3-year warranty.

Key features:

• Capacities: 120, 250, 500GB, 1TB

• Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258XT

• NAND flash: 3D NAND flash

• Max sequential: 560MB/s read/520MB/s write

• Max random 4K: 75,000 read IO/s, 81,000 write IO/s

• Available form factors: 2.5″ and M.2 2280

• Interface: 6Gb SATA

• MTBF: 1.5 million hours MTBF

• Warranty: 3-year warranty with free technical support

The 2.5″ Source SSDs are available at Newegg.com, Amazon and other online retailers.

The M.2 version is scheduled for release in April 2018.