SSDs for 2012
Listing of our SSDs content from our Storage category for 2012.
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SuperSSpeed Hyper Gold S301 128GB w/5.03 FW SSD Review
December 17, 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.

OCZ Vector 128GB SSD Review
December 11, 2012 | 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.

Mushkin Atlas 480GB mSATA SSD Review
December 5, 2012 | Mushkin breaks the mold with brilliant engineering and doubles the highest capacity ever offered on an mSATA form factor SSD.

Intel 335 Series 240GB SSD Review
November 30, 2012 | Intel revamps its mainstream 300 class SSD with new 20nm synchronous flash in the 335 Series solid state drive.

Samsung 840 250GB SSD Review
November 29, 2012 | 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?

Samsung 840 500GB SSD Review
November 28, 2012 | 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?

OCZ Vector 256GB SSD Review
November 27, 2012 | 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.

SanDisk Extreme 480GB SSD Review
November 19, 2012 | 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.

Silicon Power Slim S70 240GB SSD Review
November 16, 2012 | Silicon Power's Slim S70 is a high performance SSD with Intel 25nm synchronous flash and a 7mm Ultrabook friendly package.

Corsair Neutron Series GTX 480GB SSD Review
November 5, 2012 | 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.

Comay Venus Pro 3 240GB SSD Review
October 18, 2012 | 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.

Transcend SSD320 256GB SSD Review
October 14, 2012 | 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?

Transcend SSD720 256GB SSD Review
October 8, 2012 | 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.

KingFast F3 Plus 240GB 7mm SSD Review
October 2, 2012 | 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.

MDSSD TweakTown Chris Ramseyer Signature Edition by SuperSSpeed 128GB SLC SSD Review
September 27, 2012 | 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.

Strontium HAWK Series 120GB SSD Review
September 19, 2012 | 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.

Zalman F1 240GB SSD Review
September 18, 2012 | Just days after looking at the 120GB model, Chris is back with the 240GB to see how it performs.

Zalman F1 120GB SSD Review
September 11, 2012 | 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.

Corsair Force GT (2012) 240GB SSD Review
September 6, 2012 | 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.

SuperSSpeed S302 Hyper Gold MLC 240GB SSD Review
August 31, 2012 | 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.

VisionTek Racer Series 120GB Solid State Drive Review
August 29, 2012 | 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?

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB Solid State Drive Review
August 28, 2012 | 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.

SanDisk Extreme 240GB Fixed TRIM Solid State Drive Review
August 24, 2012 | 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.

Corsair Neutron Series Solid State Drives Review - LAMD or Wolf in a 7mm Package?
August 20, 2012 | 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.

Corsair Force GS 240GB Solid State Drive Review
August 14, 2012 | Corsair finally goes Toggle and with new firmware brings LSI SandForce back to the top.

MyDigitalSSD BP3 256GB mSATA SSD Revisited - 3.2 Firmware Update
August 13, 2012 | 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.

OCZ Technology Agility 4 256GB Solid State Drive Review
August 9, 2012 | 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?

Plextor M5 Pro 256GB PX-256M5P Solid State Drive Review
August 7, 2012 | 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.

Crucial m4 mSATA 256GB Solid State Drive Review
August 6, 2012 | 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?

Plextor PX-M5S 256GB Solid State Drive Review
July 23, 2012 | 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.

OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB Solid State Drive Review
July 19, 2012 | 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.

OCZ Vertex 3 480GB Solid State Drive Review
July 10, 2012 | 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.

Biwin NuvoDrive NX Novachips Bugatti Preview - World Exclusive
July 9, 2012 | 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.

OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Solid State Drive Firmware 1.4.1.5 Testing
July 3, 2012 | 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.

MyDigitalSSD Bullet Proof 3 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive Review
June 27, 2012 | 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.

SuperSSpeed S301 Hyper SLC 120GB Solid State Drive Review
June 25, 2012 | Just when you thought Chris looked at every SSD available, he flies to Asia to take on the European and Asian markets.

MyDigitalSSD SMART 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive Review
June 18, 2012 | MyDigitalSSD aims for the mSATA performance market with the new SMART series based on SATA III SandForce power.

MemoRight MS-701 240GB mSATA Solid State Drive Review
June 1, 2012 | MemoRight takes on the mSATA market with a new SandForce SATA III design and manages to put 256GB of flash on it.

MyDigitalSSD BP3 512GB SATA III Solid State Drive (Phison S8 Exclusive) Preview
May 23, 2012 | 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.

Comay Venus Pro 3 128GB Solid State Drive Review
May 20, 2012 | Comay has done something different with their flagship consumer drive. Enterprise features meet consumer price points.

Data Memory Systems Celerity 6G Plus 120GB Solid State Drive Review
May 13, 2012 | It's like the full size model, only thinner and a little faster. Check out our first SSD review from DMS.

Kingston SSDNow V+ 200 120GB Solid State Drive Review
May 10, 2012 | Kingston is fully embracing SandForce and the most impressive controller at this time is getting the top to bottom treatment.

OCZ Vertex 4 128GB Solid State Drive Review (with 1.4 R6 firmware)
May 8, 2012 | The baby Vertex 4 128GB SSD grows up and with this newest firmware, it has quite a roar indeed.

OCZ Vertex 4 SSD - Progress in the Firmware (testing with v1.4RC)
May 7, 2012 | OCZ increased the Vertex 4 performance with a number of small improvements that add up to sizable increases.

RunCore Pro V MAX 240GB Solid State Drive Review
May 3, 2012 | RunCore reaches for IMFT synchronous flash to power the new Pro V SandForce 2281 SSD controlled model.

MemoRight FTM Plus Slim 7mm 240GB Solid State Drive Review
May 1, 2012 | It's like the full size model, only thinner and a little faster. Ultrabook buyers, pay close attention to this SSD.

ADATA Premier Pro SP900 (0-provision) 256GB Solid State Drive Review
April 29, 2012 | 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.

Corsair Force Series 3 180GB Solid State Drive Review
April 26, 2012 | 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.

Corsair Force Series GT 180GB Solid State Drive Review
April 9, 2012 | 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.

OCZ Technology Vertex 4 (Indilinx Everest 2) 256GB and 512GB SSD Review
April 4, 2012 | 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.