In a relatively short period of time Corsair has developed quite the demanding presence and sterling reputation in certain SSD circles. With a varied line up and a wide array of NAND and controllers to differentiate their various models from those of the competition, they seem to have what it takes to pull potential consumers in. However, every once in awhile Corsair releases a drive seemingly from nowhere that changes the status quo. One such drive was the Performance 3 256GB drive which showed many enthusiasts that an SSD didn’t need to have “SandForce” in the same sentence as “performance” and that the new Marvell controller was a force to be reckoned with. Today we will be putting the Performance 3’s successor –the Performance PRO- under the microscope to see if it can meet our already high expectations. With an online asking price of about $400 – or $20 more than what a Crucial M4 256GB goes for - this is certainly a tall but certainly not impossible order to fulfill.