BIOSTAR announced the S100 Plus series SSD, an affordable solid state drive (SSD) designed for laptop and desktop computer upgrades.

The SSD is built in a 2.5-inch unibody with 7.0mm casing and is available in capacities of 240GB and 480GB.

With the SATAIII 6GB/s interface, the S100 240GB Plus has sequential read/write speeds of 510MB/s and 370MB/s, and the S100 480GB Plus with read/write speeds of 540MB/s and 460MB/s.

The S100 Plus Series SSD is equipped with a six-layer PCB, making it durable in harsh environments (up to 70˚C (158˚F)).

The S100 240GB Plus is sold at US$35 and the S100 480GB Plus is sold at US$59.