INTEL SSD 520 SERIES 60GB 9.5MM 2.5IN SATA 6GB/S MLC OEM 25NM

196 reviews

Jun, 2013

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We have collected and analyzed 8 expert reviews and 188 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 77/100 and users rate it 91/100. The average review date is Aug 24, 2012. We have compared these reviews to 28976 reviews from other Solid-State Drives. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: Jun 19, 2013.

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Expert review by: Dong Ngo (cnet.com)

Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series (240GB - SATA-600)

The 2.5-inch standard Intel 520 Series SSD comes with the same SandForce controller as many others on the market but with special firmware, version 400i, developed by Intel to improve performance. And the drive for the most part delivered, offering...

The 2.5-inch Intel 520 Series SSD supports SATA 3 (6Gbps) and offers great performance. The drive is housed in an all-aluminum casing and comes with all you need to use it as a hard-drive replacement for a laptop (ultraportable or standard) or a...

The Intel 520 Series SSD is comparatively expensive and its low-profile screws are not included.

If priced a little lower, the Intel 520 Series SSD would be an ideal investment for those who want to greatly improve their computer's overall performance. For now, it's still an excellent drive.

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by: Ilya Gavrichenkov (xbitlabs.com)

Intel SSD 520 240GB Review

Intel has finally refreshed their enthusiast SSD line-up by launching drives built on second generation SandForce controllers. Is it another SF-2281 clone? Not at all! Intel's products come with exclusive firmware, which puts them one step above all...

I am sure no one doubts that second-generation SandForce controllers are perhaps the best platform for modern SSDs in terms of performance. Thanks to on-the-fly data compression algorithms, SandForce-based SSDs with fast flash memory have always...

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review by: Doh_1 (cnet.com)

"Great SSD, big performance bang for laptop"

This SSD went into a Dell XPS 17 L702X, and really helps performance. Boots very quickly, and everything comes up quickly and runs well. Had an easy installation experience using "Paragon Migrate OS to SSD", which, it is said, takes care of partition...

Makes the speed of my laptop at least as good as my 2008 quad-core desktop (which also has SSD). Faster than I expected.

Less expensive than my previous Intel SSD that's in my desktop system, but still a little on the high side.

Apr, 2012

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Consumer review by: Jon D (newegg.com)

Never Going Back

It's as fast as they say. The old X25 version of Intel's SSD used to be kind of buggy when waking from sleep mode. The 520's seem to work perfectly. Never want to run my OS from the old type of hard drives again. I'm replacing all of the hard drives in...

Fast

Pricey. But worth the premium in my opinion

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: KillGriff (newegg.com)

Intel SSDSC2CW240A3K5

Runs my Hackintosh at amazing speeds

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Jun, 2013

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Consumer review by: Digital Humpty (newegg.com)

Good Product

Fast, reliable, and have had not issues with the device so far

Should've spent the extra dollars and bought a larger size, 60GB's is just too small for Windows 7 + programs

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: mp7570 (newegg.com)

fast drive

fast drive windows 7 boots in 9 seconds flat, read and write times are superior, low temps and no noise. Did not buy from the Egg but found on sale in a big box electronics mogul

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May, 2013

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Extremely Pleased

Old Build: Windows XP, Pentium 4 - 3GHz processor, 2 GB Ram, INTEL-D875PBZ motherboard. New Build: Windows 7 - 64bit Pro, Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz, Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW120A3K5 OS drive, G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB,...

Was hesitant to go with a SSD on my new built but am extremely pleased with the performance boost and boot up speed of this drive. Using drive for operating system and programs only. Can't wait until SSD prices come down enough to use for my main data...

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May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Sam (newegg.com)

BEST of the BEST

Intel ssd's are really a "no brainer". Just buy.

I only buy INTEL for one reason. QUALITY. They simply work. You can take a chance and try to buy one cheaper. And at 500+ megabit read/write speed, is there really as faster speed option needed. Do your research. I have 5 INTEL ssd's in a netbook, two...

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May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Bill (newegg.com)

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is my third deluxe board, and have had no problems with any of them, I read the reviews and most bad reviews are builder errors, they overclock great, perform flawlessly, I use a p67 deluxe on my HTPC and runs 24/7, z77 on wifes desktop, and this...

Super nice Board with all the goodies

Not enough internal usb2 ports, wifi antenna lack

May, 2013

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