Callisto Deluxe

Mushkin’s Callisto Deluxe is a SATA II solid state drive capable of delivering a sequential read speed as high as 280 MB/s. This NAND MLC SSD is available at capacities of 40 GB, 60 GB, 90 GB, 120 GB, 180 GB and 240 GB. The 25 nm version of the Callisto deluxe is available at 80 GB, 115 GB and 240 GB. This solid state drive is powered by SandForce SF-1200 controller and has an IOPS of 50,000 at 4K random write.

Callisto Deluxe has all the perks of other SandForce powered SSDs. You can connect multiple Callisto SSDs together for a RAID configuration. The TRIM commands of Windows 7 is also supported as well as other operating systems such as XP, Vista, Mac OSX and Linux. The Mean Time Between Failure for this drive is 2 million hours with a limited warranty of three years.

Specifications:

• Sequential Read: Up to 285 MB/second
• Sequential Write: Up to 275 MB/second
• NAND type: MLC
• Interface: SATA 2 3GBps
• Controller: SandForce SF-1200
• Form Factor: 2.5 inches
• TRIM support: Yes
• SMART support: Yes
• Warranty: 3 years
• MTBF: 2,000,000 hours

Part Numbers:

• 40 GB: MKNSSDCL40GB-DX
• 60 GB: MKNSSDCL60GB-DX
• 90 GB: MKNSSDCL90GB-DX
• 120 GB: MKNSSDCL120GB-DX
• 180 GB: MKNSSDCL180GB-DX
• 240 GB: MKNSSDCL240GB-DX

Reviews:

tweaktown:

…Mushkin has been working very hard to get their solid state drives positioned at the top of the price search websites. For the most part, the Callisto and Callisto Deluxe have been able to hold their ground. Our 120GB Callisto Deluxe is currently one of the lowest priced SandForce SF-1200 based drives with High IOPS programming and that makes it a strong contender for anyone looking to buy a new SSD for their notebook or desktop.

benchmarkreviews [page removed]:

The 60GB Mushkin Callisto Deluxe solid state drive we tested in this review managed to push bandwidth speed performance to the highest point we’ve seen from any 2nd-generation SATA-3GB/s drive with Everest/AIDA64. Although it’s disappointing to see this drive perform below the suggested IOPS level, the Callisto Deluxe SSD still delivers an exceptionally attractive operational performance (IOPS) reaching past 29K and well-suited for home or small business servers.

overclockersclub:

Mushkin continues to bring “Enhanced” products to the market and the Callisto Deluxe is a fine example of this. You get great performance for a very competitive price.