Pros
- Capacious 256GB SSD
Cons
- Nothing of note
Bottom Line
Great performance, but this drive is not available via standard retail channels.
The Specs
| Ports and Connections | |
|---|---|
| Available Interfaces | SATA-300 |
Performance
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Firefox 2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 204 |
| Multitasking, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 223 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 335 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 95.31 |
| Internal Write - Large File | 66.7 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee | 475 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 161 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders | 66.65 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 237 |
| WorldBench 6 Score, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 139 |
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 30.76 |
| Internal Read - WinZip | 305 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 197 |
| Adobe Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 333 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning | 240 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 325 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 170 |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | 169 |
| Internal Performance, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 21.1 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 23.5 seconds |
| Malware Scan | 291.9 seconds |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 26.3 seconds |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 13 seconds |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 19.3 seconds |
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 20 seconds |
| System Power, Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) | |
|---|---|
| Copy Large File Read, 3.68 GB | 82.2 watts |
| Malware Scan | 101.2 watts |
| Copy Large File Write, 3.68 GB | 85.6 watts |
| System Work State | 96.7 watts |
| System Idle State | 70.4 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Read, 3.68 GB | 83 watts |
| Copy Files & Folders Write, 3.68 GB | 85.7 watts |
| Install OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 88.3 watts |
| Uninstall OpenOffice.org 3.1 | 95.8 watts |
| System Sleep State | 70.4 watts |
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