SSDs Content for 2012

We've tested SuperSSpeed's S301 SLC before, but a lot has changed since we said it was the fastest SSD in the world. The competition has caught up a bit, and SuperSSpeed now stocks the drive in the US, and we get a newer TRIM fixing firmware. | Dec 17, 2012 12:36 AM CST

You asked for it, we got it. Today Chris takes the world's first look at the OCZ Vector 128GB SSD based on the new Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller that is raging fast. Can the smallest capacity Vector outperform existing SSDs on the market costing less? We'll find out today and also see more tests that make up the 2013 bench tests. | Dec 11, 2012 7:40 AM CST

Mushkin breaks the mold with brilliant engineering and doubles the highest capacity ever offered on an mSATA form factor SSD. | Dec 5, 2012 12:05 PM CST

Intel revamps its mainstream 300 class SSD with new 20nm synchronous flash in the 335 Series solid state drive. | Nov 30, 2012 3:47 PM CST

Samsung's 840 returns for the second day in a row. This time Chris tests TLC flash paired with a tri-core MDX controller with the 250GB model. Will he love the low power or will the 240MB/s sequential write limit send him for a cold shower? | Nov 29, 2012 3:26 PM CST

A number of next-generation SSDs are coming to TweakTown this week. OCZ, Intel and Samsung and others will follow after CES. Today Chris tests Samsung's low-cost 840 with TLC flash in the 500GB capacity size. Does TLC show the love or is this low-cost offering another low-budget blunder? | Nov 28, 2012 3:02 AM CST

OCZ recaptures the performance lead and brings a new product line to market. Meet Vector, based on the Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller, Indilinx's first new controller since the OCZ acquisition. | Nov 27, 2012 11:00 AM CST

SanDisk released firmware R211 and customers celebrated. The 480GB Extreme uses the same philosophy that made the 240GB model so popular. You get a very good SSD with real premium flash at an unbeatable price. | Nov 19, 2012 8:33 AM CST

Silicon Power's Slim S70 is a high performance SSD with Intel 25nm synchronous flash and a 7mm Ultrabook friendly package. | Nov 16, 2012 11:14 AM CST

Corsair's lock on Link_A_Media Device's controller is holding. We've seen the 240GB capacity sizes of the Neutron and Neutron GTX, and now we get our turn with the massive 480GB drive. | Nov 5, 2012 1:42 AM CST

CoreRise is back with its Comay brand and our second look at a Venus Pro 3 and its special power safety features that are rarely seen on consumer drives. | Oct 18, 2012 9:18 PM CDT

Today Chris follows up the Transcend SSD720 review with the mainstream model, the SSD320. The SSD320 pairs asynchronous flash with the same SandForce controller found in the flagship 720 model. This combination reduces the total cost, but does it also significantly reduce performance? | Oct 14, 2012 10:01 PM CDT

Transcend goes for gold with its new flagship SSD720 product that brings LSI SandForce performance to a new higher capacity point. The new 7mm package coupled with 24nm flash and working TRIM makes this the best RAISE free SandForce offering yet. | Oct 8, 2012 10:13 AM CDT

KingFast surprises us with its new F3 Plus 7mm SSD. With Intel 5K flash paired with LSI SandForce's SF-2281 high performance SATA III controller, this drive is not only functional, it is fast too. | Oct 2, 2012 1:18 AM CDT

If you could build an SSD, what would you make? In this rare opportunity, Chris took on the role of product manager and built what he considers the best SSD on the market today. | Sep 27, 2012 2:12 AM CDT

Strontium looks to lift your computing experience with the new low-cost HAWK Series. This is the first time we've published a SandForce based drive with Hynix 26nm flash. This is also our first public outing with FW 5.0.4. Many firsts today, this will be interesting. | Sep 19, 2012 12:09 PM CDT

Just days after looking at the 120GB model, Chris is back with the 240GB to see how it performs. | Sep 18, 2012 12:59 AM CDT

We went to the other side of the planet Earth to bring this review of the Zalman F1 to you today. Unlike many of the other SandForce based SSDs on the market today, the Zalman F1 still uses 3.3.2 firmware and is an impressive performer. | Sep 11, 2012 10:07 AM CDT

With little variation in the market we go gaga when something comes along that's different. Designed on a myth, built by enthusiasts and sold like any other SSD, this one is truly different. | Sep 6, 2012 12:37 AM CDT

SuperSSpeed delivered the best two prong approach to the SSD market yet. SLC flash for enthusiasts/prosumers and MLC flash for mainstream/power users. Today we look at the MLC portion and like the last couple of reviews this one has TRIM now as well. | Aug 31, 2012 10:45 AM CDT

Few companies are as established as VisionTek, but can a great company name built on good support, quality and product availability make up for an SSD with an inflated cost? | Aug 29, 2012 10:35 AM CDT

This isn't just another HyperX 3K review, like the 99 others you've seen. This is the first real and true review of the HyperX 3K, now with working TRIM and it's available to end-users. | Aug 28, 2012 12:36 AM CDT

SanDisk's Extreme 240GB SSD has an extreme price of just $175 and we know the new firmware is on the way. Today Chris tests the Extreme to the extreme, but this time with working TRIM. | Aug 24, 2012 1:20 AM CDT

Corsair delivers two new high performance SSDs based on the silicon from Link_A_Media. Chris takes a look and compares LAMD with IMFT and Toshiba Toggle flash. | Aug 20, 2012 5:00 AM CDT

Corsair finally goes Toggle and with new firmware brings LSI SandForce back to the top. | Aug 14, 2012 11:40 PM CDT

MDSSD and Phison have a new firmware ready for the S8 SATA III controller. Under normal circumstances we'd expect a small performance increase, but when the promise of a 4x increase was made, we knew we had to see for ourselves. | Aug 13, 2012 11:53 PM CDT

At less than $1 per GB right out of the gate, this OCZ SSD is already a making waves, but can it still float after Chris gets finished with it? | Aug 9, 2012 8:54 AM CDT

Plextor uses the new Marvell 9287 controller, new Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode Flash and gives us a new understanding of what it means to be fast. | Aug 7, 2012 9:19 AM CDT

Crucial's m4 is one of the best-selling SSDs in the world thanks to its high performance and low price. Can Crucial hit the same high sales numbers with the new m4 mSATA SSD? | Aug 6, 2012 12:32 AM CDT

Plextor skips M4 and jumps straight to the M5 Series. The first product in this new series brings IMFT flash in and with it we should see a lower price. | Jul 23, 2012 9:21 AM CDT

The OCZ Vertex 4 is out, but when it comes to performance in the 120/128GB capacity size, the Vertex 3 Max IOPS is still hard to beat. | Jul 19, 2012 9:11 PM CDT

The largest Vertex 3 has seen its cost reduced to half of what it was on launch and is still a flagship offering even though Vertex 4 is quickly catching the aging drive in performance. | Jul 10, 2012 7:18 AM CDT

Biwin's NuvoDrive NX is the first SSD announced with the new Novachips Bugatti controller. Today Chris takes a full run with an engineering sample to see if this 10-Channel controller lives up to its racy name. | Jul 9, 2012 8:27 AM CDT

It became clean in our initial test that the Vertex 4 would have to work for the crown. Kings aren't made overnight so OCZ plotted a course to the title and are working to pick off the competition one by one. | Jul 3, 2012 6:12 AM CDT

MyDigitalSSD is back again for the second time recently with the new BP3 mSATA 256GB. BulletProof is about speed, reliability and value all wrapped up into one product. | Jun 27, 2012 9:24 AM CDT

Just when you thought Chris looked at every SSD available, he flies to Asia to take on the European and Asian markets. | Jun 25, 2012 2:28 PM CDT

MyDigitalSSD aims for the mSATA performance market with the new SMART series based on SATA III SandForce power. | Jun 18, 2012 11:51 AM CDT

MemoRight takes on the mSATA market with a new SandForce SATA III design and manages to put 256GB of flash on it. | Jun 1, 2012 5:36 AM CDT

The My Digital guys strike again, this time with the first Phison SATA III controller and new Toggle Mode Flash. We present you the world exclusive right here. | May 23, 2012 11:19 AM CDT

Comay has done something different with their flagship consumer drive. Enterprise features meet consumer price points. | May 20, 2012 11:43 PM CDT

It's like the full size model, only thinner and a little faster. Check out our first SSD review from DMS. | May 13, 2012 11:11 PM CDT

Kingston is fully embracing SandForce and the most impressive controller at this time is getting the top to bottom treatment. | May 10, 2012 1:12 AM CDT

The baby Vertex 4 128GB SSD grows up and with this newest firmware, it has quite a roar indeed. | May 8, 2012 8:34 AM CDT

OCZ increased the Vertex 4 performance with a number of small improvements that add up to sizable increases. | May 7, 2012 7:55 AM CDT

RunCore reaches for IMFT synchronous flash to power the new Pro V SandForce 2281 SSD controlled model. | May 3, 2012 10:48 AM CDT

It's like the full size model, only thinner and a little faster. Ultrabook buyers, pay close attention to this SSD. | May 1, 2012 8:50 AM CDT

SandForce gives capacity and ADATA gives it to you. The 0 provision revolution has started, but there is more to the Premier Pro than capacity. | Apr 29, 2012 11:00 PM CDT

Last week we saw the Force GT 180GB with synchronous flash. This week we look at the Force 3 with asynchronous flash, but with the same SF-2282 controller. | Apr 26, 2012 11:35 AM CDT

Corsair takes a different approach to achieve next-generation speed. Today we look at the new 180GB Force Series GT that features the SandForce SF-2282 controller. | Apr 9, 2012 3:07 AM CDT

One thing is for sure, the Vertex 4 is certainly a different breed of SSD. Get your walking shoes on as Chris gets us through OCZ's biggest release to date. | Apr 4, 2012 7:59 AM CDT