The Tech Report takes a look at Corsair's Neutron SSDs

In the world of solid-state drives, Corsair has a reputation for, well, getting around. The enthusiast-oriented component maker has hooked up with all the big names in the controller business: Indilinx, Marvell, SandForce, and Samsung. It even had a tryst with JMicron, a dalliance that can probably be blamed on a combination of alcohol and low self esteem.

Corsair's willingness to experiment with controller technologies has allowed the company to hedge its bets, offering multiple product lines based on different solutions. The Force series has used the latest SandForce controllers, while the Performance line has featured Marvell silicon. The Indilinx-based Nova model still serves the budget market to this day, and there are Accelerator drives designed for caching, too.

All of those drives are part of a diverse family of offerings, but none of them are really unique in the wider context of the market. The fact is, everyone and his mother is making SSDs these days. Most vendors, Corsair included, are pulling from the same limited selection of NAND, controllers, and stock firmware.

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