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OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB SSD Review
Today we review the OCZ Synapse cache SSD drive; you may be wondering why the name cache has been included in the title of this specific drive, well this is because unlike most SSD drives of which are primarily used as your main drive and used only to install Windows. The OCZ Synapse Cache SSD drives purpose is to upgrade your current system, specifically your current hard drive.
Plextor 128GB M2S SSD Review
Plextor have had their SSD product line going for a little while now, and are starting to break into the market well. You would have known Plextor mostly for their HDD range, but now they are offering in their most recent range a couple of different SSD’s. One of which is one in the M2S range we have here for you today, the Plextor 128GB. The Plextor has a Marvell controller and also features a 6Gbps interface. Let’s take a look and see how it matched up to another 6Gbs we have had the pleasure of testing, the OCZ Agility 3...
OCZ Agility 3 120GB Review
OCZ are incredibly well known now for all of their SSD range they have been bringing out for a couple of years now. We previously reviewed the Vertex 2 from OCZ and it was good but we hope that the OCZ Agility 3 will be better. OCZ aren't masking anything, they clearly state that this SSD is mid range performance driven by its Sandforce design. This is because OCZ want to deliver a balanced performance for value. So let's see f they have done that...
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD Review
OCZ Vertex 2 SATA II 3.5” Solid State Drives deliver the same industry-leading performance as the 2.5” edition in a larger, lower cost per gigabyte form factor to easily integrate into desktop applications without the need to install additional hardware.
The Vertex 2 has been designed to perform far better in the categories of your read/write speeds. Vertex 2 can go up to 50,000 4KB random write IOPS, the vertex is best used when using it for your primary storage or boot drive. This SSD and they all do, minimize program load times and completing tasks with blazing speed. Vertex uses proven controller technology and lets you have a faster and better response time from your PC. The vertex 2 features something called TRIM support which always keeps your drive running at its optimal performance just in windows 7 OS. Vertex 2 also offers SATA 3GB/S. So let’s take a look at what OCZ is offering today.
SSDNow V+100
Solid-state disk (SSD) drives are one of the main things in a computer that a real hardcore user needs. The drives use non-volatile NAND flash memory, which means there are no moving parts in the device. Because there is no actuator arm and read/write head that must seek out data on a platter like on a hard disk drive (HDD), they are faster in reading and, in most cases, writing data.
