Japanese website PC Watch reveals that Buffalo has decided to release an Intel-designed 80GB Solid State Disk under its own branding.

The SHD-NSMR80G drive from Buffalo is a multi-level cell (MLC) designed SSD, 2.5-inch in size. Using the SATA II interface, it boasts a rated sequential read speed of 253MB/sec and random read speed of 241.7 MB/s.

A decent bundle of software from Acronis also accompanies the drive which includes MigrateEasy data migration, TrueImage LE data backup, DiskDirector LE partition management and DriveCleanser data secure-deletion softwares.

The drive is now available in Japan at a cost of 103,950 JPY (around $1,040).