Solid-State Drive Reviews

The comparison chart below shows how the Kingston SSDs performed when comparing to a standard hard drive and against different configurations.

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The OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G is exactly what we would expect from a SandForce SF-2200 drive – fast and reliable. However, there's stiff competition from both OCZ and Intel with others emerging as the year progresses so tweaks in their firmware may...

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Prices of SSD disks have dropped radically during the past year. We have finally come to point when buying it is reasonable and even the cheap disks give good performance. Chaintech Apogee SSD gave us good performance in general use -  although it lost...

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Just a few weeks ago the Samsung SSD could convince with its good price per GB. After the prices of Sandforce SSDs fell, they cannot be beaten in terms of price - performance ratio. If Samsung also reduces the price, the PM800 is definitely worth...

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While the G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD doesn't visibly standout from its peers, it's certainly a solid offering with performance that won't disappoint.

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Without statistical data we can unfortunately not prove whether these protective mechanisms actually do lead to a longer life for the SSD

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In enthusiast circles there is one company who are held in higher esteem than any other when it comes to SSDs, that company is OCZ. This isnt just down to some well-built, high performance models or the pricing which they use. A huge aspect of why they...

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Starting with the build quality of the RevoDrive we have a solid foundation for the product. It uses a proven RAID controller with good quality PCIe bridge and both the SandForce controllers and Intel chips are proven, reliable parts. Added to this we...

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Looking at the results, the Inferno scores even better than the previous SandForce-based solid-state drive tested, in general. It only really faltered in the Windows 7 boot test, where it was behind by one mere second slower, and the AS SSD benchmark...

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Compared to the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 RRPs, the Runcore Pro V is priced very reasonably. Now, the stores have to follow suit to create a nice price structure

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The single biggest bottleneck in modern systems is indeed the traditional plattered hard drive, and using an SSD in your system will make such a difference that you'll want to cry if faced with having to use an HDD afterwards. No exaggeration, the...

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...in the ExpressCard arena is far, far away with data transfer rates around 20 MB/s. Sticks: for example, Super Talent Express Drive 32 GB (USB 3.0) or Teamgroup X092 32 GB (eSATA/USB 2.0)

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It's no secret that OCZ produces some of the best SSD's on the planet, if not the best in many cases, and it's devices like the Enyo that helps keep the company's name at the forefront of related technologies. This drive is not a typical desktop SSD,...

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If I can describe the G.Skill Falcon II in one word, I would have to go with “fast” because this drive performs extremely well, especially when compared to the 5400RPM drive I am used to. With read and write speeds upwards of 150 MB/s, everything just...

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Corsair's Performance 3 Series is a big step up from the previous generation with the SATA 6Gbps interface giving it room to stretch its legs. However, they face stiff competition from the similarly equipped Intel drives and the emerging SandForce...

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The SandForce SF1500 SSD processor is an Enterprise-class Solid State Drive technology that powers products such as the OCZ Vertex-2 Pro. With a potential top-speed of 260 MBps read and write bandwidth, the SandForce SF1500-based SSD series will push...

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Yes, you heard us right, we put "Western Digital" and "SSD" in the same sentence! For a first-in-industry move, a Hard Disk manufacturer has taken the Solid State plunge. We'll put this new unit to the test and see how it stacks up against the fierce...

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The OCZ Vertex LE 100GB hard drive is one of the fastest we have tested, but when it comes to pricing it faces tough competition with other brands!

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There is no getting around the fact that the OCZ Agility EX is one hell of a fast drive. So much so that there were very few competitors

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The OCZ Agility EX 60GB SLC drive performs better than any other drive we've tested. The Agility EX Indilinx controller conbined with it's SLC nature and high quality Nand flash does everything but send up smoke signals exclaiming "I'm the fastest".

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As a field service Technician I can't afford to lose any data that I have to backup for my clients. I always use this in RAID 1 mode to always have a backup. I work for Brokers that do multi-million dollar deals and this Enclosure SAVES ME TIME WITH...

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So you think SSD's are ready for Prime Time as your main hard drive? Patriot hands us their 128GB Warp V.2 and says have at it.

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The Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD offers some of the best performance for MLC drives available with a price tag below that of most of the drives with similar performance. If Patriot can follow through with a non-destructive firmware upgrade with native TRIM...

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Patriot Memory has a winner on their hands here with Torqx SSD. The performance is not only lightning fast, but consistent regardless of how full the drive is. A welcomed change for solid state drives. Coupled with the 3.5′ bracket, the Torqx is the...

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