Our SSD analysis today is perhaps the most detailed typical SSD report we have published to date, and so it should be. Actually, the word ‘typical’ doesn’t quite fit as the Samsung 840 EVO SSD, that I am now using as my mainstream system drive, is pushing over 1GB/s sequential speeds and an unbelievable 685MB/s low 4K random write performance. …
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SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review (480GB)
A few weeks ago we posted a review on the SanDisk Extreme II 240GB capacity SSD and it turned out to be one of the stronger contenders we have seen to date, and most definitely the strongest using a Marvell controller. We wanted to today follow that up with an analysis of that same drive, this time in the 480GB …
Read More »SanDisk Extreme II SSD Review (240GB) – SanDisk Finds That Sweet Spot and Hits a Home Run
In baseball, there is a ‘sweet spot’ on the bat that everyone strives to hit when they strike the ball. It is the spot that home runs are made of and finding it means that the baseball will rebound with velocity never seen through contact with any other part of the bat. If the performance of the new SanDisk Extreme …
Read More »Angelbird SSD2Go USB 3.0 External 480GB SSD Review – Unbelievable Build & Performance + 10% Off
Up on our Test Bench early this morning are three of the most colorful SSDs we have ever seen, these being the Angelbird SSD2Go External USB 3.0 SSDs. Don’t let their good looks alone fool you; these drives are among the best built we have ever seen, scream out LSI SandForce performance at above 460MB/s and are as at home …
Read More »OCZ Vertex 450 SSD Review (256GB) – Back To The Start With Indilinx Success
Our introduction and analysis of the OCZ Vertex 450 6Gbps SSD marks the first release of the Vertex family with an Indilinx controller since 2009, a return that includes some very attractive features…including price. The OCZ Vertex 450 contains the new and improved Barefoot 3 M10 controller and follows the Vector’s lead by using OCZ in-house ASIC technology. Considering the …
Read More »Seagate 600 Pro SSD Review (400GB) – Better Warranty, 28% OP and Power Loss Protection
Following in the footprints of our Seagate 600 SSD Review last week, today we are examining the next in line of the Seagate SSD family, the 600 Pro. We had held back on our review of the 600 Pro as we wanted to see how it was going to place in the marketplace before tackling our angle of approach for …
Read More »Mushkin Chronos GO Deluxe 1.8″ SATA 3 SSD Review – Lightning Speeds Ultrathin Design
In reviewing today’s ultra thin 1.8″ SATA 3 SSD, one just has to wonder why this hasn’t caught on. The 1.8″ form factor isn’t by any means a new concept, however, it only seems logical that it should have become mainstream some time ago with the movement to ultra design. As it stands, we dug through hundreds of previously reviewed …
Read More »Samsung PM841 512GB mSATA SSD Review – Performance and Capacity in a Client SSD
On the TSSDR Test Bench today is the Samsung PM 841 mSATA SATA 3 SSD, this particular sample being the highest capacity mSATA SSD that we have tested to date at 512 GB. Unlike the Mushkin Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD that we have reviewed previously, the PM841 is the first to be offered in a single PCB design and housing …
Read More »Sony VAIO T14 Ultrabook Review – Out With Express Cache In With DataPlex For SandForce Driven Speed
Sony’s new VIAO touchscreen T14 arrived last week, complete with hybrid hard drive and Windows 8. Frequent readers of TSSDR understand my opinion of both, an opinion that was initially hard to contain with their teaming up in what appears to be an attractive ultra design. Swapping out the hard drive for an SSD was a given. Stepping outside the …
Read More »Crucial M500 SSD Review (960GB) – Speed, Value, Size and Data Security Redefined
By the time this report of the new Crucial M500 960GB 6Gbps SSD is published, Crucial will have succeeded in the most significant SSD release of 2013. Not only is a 1TB SSD finally available to the consumer, but also, Crucial guarantees M500 success with a price point that could create ‘price panic’ in retail SSD sales. They have gone …
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