BIOSTAR announced its new series of M.2 SSDs with the M700, available in 256GB and 512GB.

The M700 series of M.2 SSDs use high-speed PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and comply with the NVMe 1.3 standard, delivering speeds of up to 2000MB/s sequential read and 1600MB/s sequential write. Built on an M.2 2280 form factor and at an overall thickness of 3.5mm, the BIOSTAR M700 will fit in any modern device but will do so safely by offering support for AES256 encryption as well as End-to-End data protection.

Biostar’s M700 SSDs are based on Silicon Motion’s proven DRAM-less SM2263XT controller. Targeting entry-level builds, M700 SSDs come 3D TLC NAND flash memory.

Biostar will start selling its M700 256 GB and M700 512 GB SSDs soon future. The company did not reveal official prices.