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Kingston SSDNow V200 128GB

Can this latest JMicron controller and new firmware post impressive results to match the affordable price tag? Let’s take a closer look at the Kingston SSDNow 128GB and see how it fares. Click Kingston SSDNow V200 128GB for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Jul 16, 2012
- 128gb controller drive jmicron kingston nand solid state ssd ssdnow storage
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- Forum: Reviews & Articles
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB

The OCZ Vertex 4 features the new Indilinx Everest 2 controller, promising enthusiast-classed performance to battle the SandForce drives. As we've seen many times, the SandForce SF-2281 drives are very impressive, so it will be interesting to find out how the Vertex 4 stacks up. Click OCZ...
- Skyguy
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- Jun 26, 2012
- atto controller data everest indilinx ocz sata 6g solid state ssd storage
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB

The Kingston HyperX 3K sports the latest SandForce SF-2281 controller, so we know it will be fast. But it also comes with an accessory package second to none. Let's take a look at this speed SSD. Click Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Jun 17, 2012
- 2281 240gb data hyperx kingston portable sandforce solid state ssd storage
- Replies: 23
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
VisionTek GoDrive 120GB

For those who still crave performance but don't have the loftier budgets to always satisfy those wants, can the VisionTek GoDrive stand up as a solid contender and alternative? Let's get to it and find out. Click VisionTek GoDrive 120GB for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Jun 8, 2012
- 120gb atto drive godrive racer sandforce solid state ssd visiontek
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Crucial Adrenaline

What if you could achieve SSD-like performance without disturbing your existing operation system and data, on your inexpensive, roomy, tried and true mechanical hard drive? Enter the Crucial Adrenaline. Technically called a Solid State Cache drive, the Adrenaline is essentially the SSD...
- Skyguy
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- Apr 23, 2012
- adrenaline atto crucial data hdd hybrid sata 6g solid state ssd
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Verbatim SATA II 128GB

Today we will be reviewing the Verbatim SATA II 128GB. While this drive isn't going to set any records what it does do is give a nice entry level SSD for those using the SATA II interface. Click Verbatim SATA II 128GB for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Apr 14, 2012
- 128gb async atto phison sata sata 2 solid state ssd verbatim
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Verbatim SATA III 120GB

Async SSDs can provide as much as $100 in savings verses a SSD that uses synchronous (Sync) NAND of the same capacity. The Verbatim SATA III 120GB is one such SSD, so let's see if the performance and price are a winner. Click Verbatim SATA III 120GB for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Apr 4, 2012
- affordable anvil atto iii sata sata 3 sata 6g solid state ssd verbatim
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
SanDisk Extreme 240GB RAID 0

The SanDisk Extreme 240GB SATA III is a blazing fast drive with new 24nm Toggle NAND and has been breaking records all over the place. We have two of these cutting edge drives on the bench today running in RAID 0 for your pleasure. Expect amazing numbers? Read on. Click SanDisk...
- Skyguy
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- Apr 2, 2012
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- Replies: 7
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Plextor M3 256GB SATA III

The Plextor M3 256GB SATA III contains an updated Marvell controller that continues to use a SATA 6G interface, which is able to take advantage of the insane speeds offered by the new standard. At a 256GB capacity, this drive is surprisingly affordable and very fast, satisfying the top...
- Skyguy
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- Mar 27, 2012
- 256gb atto controller marvell plextor sata sata 3 solid state speed ssd
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
SanDisk Extreme 120GB SATA III

The SanDisk Extreme 120GB SATA II SSD has a new NAND configuration and Firmware, along with SanDisk's unique flash know-how, have produced a beast of a drive and it's also inexpensive now for the very affordable price of $160. Click SanDisk Extreme 120GB SATA III for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Mar 23, 2012
- 120gb anvil async atto extreme nand sandisk sata solid state ssd
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 RAID 0

As we saw recently in our Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 single drive review, this SandForce drive performed admirably. But what happens when we pair up two in RAID 0? Strap in, you're about to see some serious speed. Click http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1452.html for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Feb 29, 2012
- 120gb anvil atto crystal kingston raid sandforce solid state ssd ssdnow
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
OWC Mercury Electra 240GB

The OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD is available in 60, 120, 240 and 480GB capacities. Specifications list the 240GB as having 556MB/s read and 523MB/s write with 60,000 IOPS at 4k random write aligned disk access. Sounds great, let's check it out. Click...
- Skyguy
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- Feb 6, 2012
- 240gb anvil atto electra iops mercury owc sandforce solid state ssd
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
OCZ Octane 512GB

OCZ’s newest SSD is the Octane. The Octane is the first drive to feature the brand new Everest Controller by Indilinx. At 512GB capacity, this drive looks to be spacious and fast, satisfying not only the top performance that enthusiasts crave but also the capacity many are looking for in an...
- Skyguy
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- Jan 17, 2012
- anvil atto controller drive everest indilinx octane ocz solid state ssd
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
ADATA S510 120GB Solid State Drive

We're looking at the cost effective drive offering from ADATA, the S510 120GB SATA III drive. Currently retailing for about $160, the primary reason for the lower cost is ADATA’s choice of asynchronous (Async) NAND flash memory. But what about performance? Let's find out. Click...
- Skyguy
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- Jan 4, 2012
- 120gb adata atto drive s510 sandforce sata 3 solid state ssd storage
- Replies: 19
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD

The HyperX is the latest solid state drive from Kingston, using the name that made them famous from their vaunted memory products. It seems that Kingston is moving ahead in the game, away from the SSDNow moniker. This is fitting, as the HyperX drive sports the latest SandForce controller and...
- Skyguy
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- Aug 29, 2011
- 240gb controller hyperx kingston sandforce solid state ssd
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G

The Mercury Extreme Pro 6G is their latest incarnation of the vaunted Mercury Extreme SSD, sporting the new SandForce controller and promising big performance increases to what was already an impressive product in its predecessor. Click HERE for the full review.
- Skyguy
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- Jul 25, 2011
- atto drive iops owc sandforce solid state ssd trim
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 120GB

Today we're looking at another SandForce SSD, the Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 120GB. The Callisto Deluxe looks to offer the same killer performance as its competitors, but more importantly it comes with an extremely impressive price tag at only $269. Frankly, we're shocked at such an amazing...
- Skyguy
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- Aug 31, 2010
- 120gb atto callisto deluxe hdtune mushkin sandforce solid state ssd
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
Patriot Inferno 100GB SSD

The new SandForce drives offer killer performance, even leaving the Indilinx drives in the dust. Normally such performance boosts come with a very hefty premium, but that's not happening for the most part, but especially with the Patriot Inferno 100GB. We have a drive here that is crazy fast and...
- Skyguy
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- Aug 20, 2010
- 100gb access atto bandwidth hdtune inferno latency patriot solid state ssd
- Replies: 28
- Forum: Reviews & Articles
SanDisk Introduces Coin Sized 64GB SSD

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/storage-news/sandisk-introduces-coin-sized-64gb-ssd/ Could you imagine this tiny thing (16mm x 20mm x 1.85mm) being put into a smartphone, video camera or DSLR? Compared to the fastest compactflash or SD flash, this is lightning fast ("can obtain speeds of up...
- eido.cohen
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- Aug 18, 2010
- camera slr smartphone solid state ssd video camera
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Drives & Storage
G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB

The new SandForce drives offer killer performance, even leaving the Indilinx drives in the dust. Normally such performance boosts come with a very hefty premium, but that's not happening for the most part, but especially with the G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB. We have a drive here that is crazy fast...
- Skyguy
- Thread
- Aug 12, 2010
- 120gb gskill phoenix sandforce sata solid state ssd
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Reviews & Articles