Corsair Neutron Series GTX CSSD-N120GBGTXB-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

The LAMD controller is designed to deliver both super-high IOPS — important for data-intensive tasks like video and image editing — as well as superior sequential read speeds for lighting fast file access.

SSDs compress and decompress files on the fly. Some solid-state drives hit a performance bottleneck when opening files that can’t be further compressed. This includes video, audio, and image files — and if your PC is also your entertainment center or you work with media files as part of your job, lesser SSDs can slow you down. Real-world performance design focus of the Neutron Series GTX means impressive file loading times even with non-compressible data.

Neutron Series GTX follows the universal 2.5” standard, for quick installation into most notebooks. It fits into place on newer PCs which have built-in 2.5” drive support, and with the included 3.5” adapter, you can install it in a standard hard drive bay.

Many newer slim notebooks get that way at the expense of height restrictions for SSDs. Neutron is just 7mm high, so it can go where some other SSDs can’t.

Neutron Series GTX is designed to support the latest high-speed standard to get the most performance out of the latest PCs. It’s also fully backward compatible with SATA 2.

Neutron Series GTX SSDs support the Windows 7 TRIM command. This allows them to store only the data they need and perform memory optimization to ensure the fastest possible write speeds.

Because SSDs have no moving parts, they can handle shock, vibration and temperature changes far in excess of traditional hard drives. That's important for desktop PCs, and essential for notebooks.

Traditional mechanical hard drives spin at thousands of revolutions per minute. This takes power, and generates noise and heat. Since SSDs have no moving parts, there's no noise or vibration, and the lower power consumption helps keep things cool inside your PC. And, it can also save battery life on notebooks.

Corsair SSD Toolbox is our exclusive software for managing your Corsair solid state drive and maintaining its performance. It's a free download for owners of Corsair SSDs, and it works under Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

Corsair SSD Toolbox makes it easy to check your drive's S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) status. You can also issue a TRIM command, so that your SSD continues to store data as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The Disk Clone tool makes it easy to upgrade your hard drive to an SSD without having to reinstall your operating system or applications. Upgrading from a smaller Corsair SSD or managing deployment across an enterprise? Secure Wipe quickly blanks your Corsair SSD's contents.

The Drive Information feature reports drive capacity, the drive’s model and serial number, and supported features. It also displays the firmware version and allows you to perform an update to a newer version if it’s available.