Solid-State Drive Reviews

This cache Intel 20GB 311 SSD drive for the z68 chipset is not your normal SSD.

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The Serial ATA International organization announced mSATA back in September of 2009. It's important to note that mSATA, which stands for mini-SATA is a form factor; it has nothing to do with the micro interface connector used to attach 1.8" hard drives

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With that question weighing on an increasing number of enthusiasts' and IT professionals' minds, we set out to investigate SSD reliability and sort the facts from the fiction

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Today's story is the product of our own efforts to maximize the amount of useful space you can squeeze from your valuable SSD. We also want to put some of those performance claims to the test using a couple of different drives in order to gauge whether...

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Crucial has released a firmware update that offers up significant performance improvements, among other things, and all for the low, low price of free.

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Consider that the most recent wave of economy SSDs have been low capacity models, such as Intel's X25-V, which has 40GB capacity. A quick comparison makes the SSD 310's value clear. That said, we’re still proponents of Seagate's latest hybrid drive,...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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...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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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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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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