Transcend Information Inc., a manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, announced a radical upgrade of its 2.5-inch solid state drives (SSD). The company’s new 2.5-inch SATA SSDs feature an upgraded controller chip that supports a maximum sequential transfer speed of 260MB/s read and 200 MB/s write. This improved performance translates into significantly faster system boot up and application launch speed, while offering the lag-free responsiveness and stability necessary for storage-intensive computing and high-end gaming systems.

For maximum compatibility with the latest versions of Windows and Linux, the new 2.5-inch SATA SSDs fully support the TRIM command, which is essential to maintain optimum write speeds, and also reduces long-term SSD wear. Featuring a storage capacity of up to 512GB, currently the highest in the industry, Transcend’s latest SSDs are large enough to store operating systems, applications and more.

Although the 2.5-inch form factor is commonly associated with notebook storage, Transcend’s new SSDs can also be installed in desktop computers to improve performance and reliability. To provide desktop users an easy SSD upgrade solution that does not require replacing their existing hardware, the company is offering an SSD Desktop Upgrade Kit. All Transcend 2.5-inch SSDs are backed by a two-year warranty and are available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB capacities.