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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 40GB SSD Review (Re-Fresh) Our first indication that there may be new firmware on the horizon came earlier in the year with OWC who had requested a review on their soon to be released Mercury Extreme Pro 40GB SSD. Receivingthe SSD was a confusing process which was uncommon with OWC who had sent us samples previously, …
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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 40GB SSD Review – PCMark Vantage and Conclusions
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 numerical score after all of the tests are complete. The simulations are …
Read More »Samsung 470 Series 256 GB SSD Review (30nm)
The Samsung 470 Series SSD is the top performing SSD tested since our first was published in 2007. If you are considering a SSD purchase, this article is a must as it compares four of the best SSDs available today. Read on!!! . Solid state drives were first introduced to the consumer in 2007 and Samsung was one of the first …
Read More »OCZ Releases SSD Toolbox For SandForce Equipped SSDs
OCZ has just released a Toolbox for their SandForce equipped drives and its available through the OCZ Technology Forums here. A big kudos also has to go out to the Forum Support Manager, RyderOCZ, for taking the time to put together a great thread which lays out the toolbox utilities with some great graphics. . In reading the thread, the Toolbox …
Read More »Test Bench & Protocol
The SSD Review conducts a very thorough evaluation of every solid state drive and peripheral that we evaluate. A company may wish to advertise on The SSD Review parallel to a review of their product being conducted. In many cases, this is a wise move on behalf of the manufacturer as it allows interested readers to visit their links and, with respect …
Read More »SSD Manufacturers
The below list comprises all SSD manufacturers, each listed in alphabetical order and is updates as frequently as possible. Should an error, an error, omission or update be recognized, please contact The SSD Review and we wil do our best to get the list updated . . SLC versus MLC The majority of solid state drives use MLC (multi-level cell) Nand …
Read More »Price, Brand and Size
Our featured picture is a Sandisk 64Gb SSD which is the size of a postage stamp. . The primary concern 99.999% of us have with respect to SSDs is the price. The size of the ssd, for the most part, dictates price and let me precede this by stating that if you are looking to build a RAID setup consisting …
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