Intel 520 Series 120GB (boxed)

526 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 526 reviews of Intel 520 Series 120GB (boxed). The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design. The usability is also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the price. Comments are divided on the size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Intel 520 Series 120GB (boxed) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Intel 520 Series 120GB (boxed)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 277 user reviews of Intel 520 Series 120GB (boxed) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the design and price. The usability and reliability also get good feedback, but many are critical about the size.

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91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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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Expert review by : Anthony "AkG" Garland (hardwarecanucks.com)

Intel 520 240GB SSD RAID 0 Performance Review

In many ways Intel's new 520 240GB is one of the best SSDs currently on the market. With its unique mixture of large capacities, reasonable price –

SATA 2 Performance In a perfect world everyone investing in a new solid state drive would have access to a SATA 6Gb/s controller which could pass on

Feb, 2012

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Most reliable drive I have ever owned

Most reliable drive I have ever owned... 3 years of heavy everyday use, not one single problem. Blazing fast, just make sure you have at least a sata 6 port to take advantage of its full speed

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Oct, 2015

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Blazing Fast!

Although more expensive than some of the other SSDs on the market, I feel the price is warranted. I've owned OCZ drives and both of them failed within the first 6 months. I also own a Samsung, which is in the same price range as the Intel and have not...

This thing is "off the chain" fast. I'll never own a traditional hard drive for anything but storage again. I can't say enough good things about this drive. It's fast and works. Installation was a piece of cake and it took the Windows 7 Image I created...

Size. At 120GB, this drive is small. But SSDs aren't really designed for storage and are best when used as boot drives. This is perfect for a client / file server environment, or when you pair it with a 2 or 3TB traditional HDD

Feb, 2014

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Speedy like an SSD should be

Solid and works well. My computer boots faster than ever after I installed it

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Nov, 2013

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Speedy like an SSD should be

Solid and works well. My computer boots faster than ever after I installed it

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Nov, 2013

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It's Intel

This is my first SSD, and I am impressed by the speed. It takes Windows 7 about 10 seconds to load from off to ready-to-use

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Oct, 2013

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No Problems

I've had this SSD for over a year now (08/08/2012), installed into my Alienware M17 R4. Never ran into a problem, I did download the Intel SSD manager. Worth the investment.

Durable, speed, improved battery life, and capacity-price

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Sep, 2013

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This is what you want!

Upgrade for my 5 year old Inspiron 1420n. Lost 40GB from a 160GB 5400rpm HDD, but got mad speed! This combined with a memory upgrade makes me think I'll never get another traditional laptop again because by the time this feels slow there will be much...

Fast! Decent size and redefined my laptops experience

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Aug, 2013

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