CRYSTAL DISKMARK VER. 3.0.1 X64 (Random Data) This is the basic Crystal test where many go wrong in testing SandForce controlled SSDs.  For the Vertex 3, OCZ lists the maximum write speed to be 525MB/s whereas it is shown here as 292MB/s.  The reader should understand that this result has absolutely no bearing on end performance and is just an …

CONCLUSIONS Our opening line in this article was a definition of Goliath as being of colossal power or achievement and, as fitting as it is for this drive with respect to power, the exact same thing can be said of SandForce, a company that wasn’t even known two years ago. To both OCZ and SandForce, this release of the client …

This is The SSD Review Test Bench and a quick click on the photo will bring it up full size for closer inspection. TEST PROTOCOL Our main goal in testing is to ensure that all test results are as accurate  as they can be and no anomalies slip through.  We conduct all tests three times and, if necessary, we may …

A quick search on the internet defines Goliath as being of colossal power or achievement. As much as we are going to introduce you to a new age in solid state drives with this pre-release review of the OCZ Vertex 240GB SATA 3 SSD, the name is as suitable for SandForce as it is for this drive itself. Quite frankly, …

Here is an interesting find if you follow the all to rampid ‘SSD Rumour Network’. It appears that Jonathon from BGR just came out with a scoop from Apple Sources that the new MacBook Pro will be up for sale within the next two weeks and stores are presently readying their shelves for shipments in coming days. The new Macbook …

Every now and then something comes around that is particularly eye catching and the world of SSDs  is no different. The Viking Modular SATADIMM is just one of those things and we thought we might venture outside the box just a bit and put a 25GB SLC version of the SATADIMM to the test.  It can be described as a …

This is the first review we have conducted with the new Test Bench and we were pretty excited to see how things worked out. This picture shows the Viking Modular SSATADIMM in service and we have bordered it with a red rectangle as it is just that thin that one could easily miss it. TEST PROTOCOL To ensure consistency in …

ATTO DISK BENCHMARK VER. 2 The advertised specifications of this SSD are 260MB/s read and write so results of 279MB/s read and 266MB/s write were a welcome way to start our tests.  The method of benchmarking used in this software is that of which most manufacturers base their advertised specifications. CRYSTAL DISKMARK X64 ver 3.0 Crystal did a great job …

PCMARK VANTAGE X64 HDD SUITE 6. PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite The SSD Review uses benchmark software called PCMark Vantage x64 HDD Suite to create testing scenarios that might be used in the typical user experience. There are eight tests in all and the tests performed record the speed of data movement in MB/s to which they are then given a …

SSD technology has hit like a hurricane leaving enterprise in awe of its potential yet leery of high cost for a storage medium still in its infancy. Todays business is reluctant to implement SSD storage for reasons that run the gamut from reliability and durability to long-term performance gain concerns. The inherent cost of slc drives is self defeating for a small …