Introduction

Mach Xtreme is a fairly new player in the memory market, but lots of their staff are people known in the memory industry. Their new MX-DS Turbo 128 GB SSD is based on Sandforce's new SF-2281 controller which boasts support for the new SATA 6 Gbps interface.

About Mach Xtreme Technology
MX Technology is a new brand in the memory business, which was established very recently in January 2010. Even though Mach Xtreme has yet to celebrate its second birthday, all the staff members have an extensive background and long history within the IT industry. Mach Xtreme offers not only memory kits of all different flavors, but also SSDs and USB 3.0 flash drives as well. Most of their publicity is due to their colorful and urban branding, which is clearly visible all over their website. We have the pleasure to take a look at their Sandforce based SSD drive today. It simply carries the identifier "DS Turbo" and comes with 120 GB capacity.

Packaging

Mach Xtreme's package does away with the company's grungy theme and instead goes for a more clean and stylish approach which certainly helps with initial perception of the company's image.


You will receive:

• The SSD
• "Hand test" sticker
• Screw package
• 2.5" to 3.5" adapter

The Drive

The drive conforms to the dimensions set forth by the 2.5" form factor. It uses a rugged metal casing that feels extremely solid and high quality.


Mach Xtreme's latest SSD uses the SATA 6 Gbps interface. It is compatible with any other SATA standard, but will work at reduced performance in such a case.


Mach Xtreme is using 16 flash chips and the Sandforce flash controller, which is located in the middle of the PCB. An additional DRAM cache chip, like other SSDs use for additional caching, is not needed due to the Sandforce controller design.


As controller the recently released Sandforce SF-2281 is used.


The 16 flash chips are made by Micron and have a capacity of 8 GB each, they are produced in a 25 nanometer production process.