This drive had a great performance across the test suite. It excels is in writing small files compared with other SSDs. When compared against 'normal' hard drives, the increase in performance is staggering. Startup time is reduced by 100%, while shutdown time drops to app. four seconds.

This drive is rated for a 60 GB capacity, only 55.8 GB however is available for use. When using 2 of these drive in a Raid-0 configuration the price is lower than a single 120GB SSD and the speed is going through the roof. With this drive You'll get great performance for a competitive price.

Compared To:

• Corsair SSD Force Series 100GB
• Kingston SSD NOW V Series 128GB
• Mushkin Io Series 128GB
• Seagate 1TB 7200.11 SATA
• Seagate 2TB SATA

Benchmarks:

• ATTO Disk Benchmark
• CrystalDiskMark
• HD Tach
• HD Tune
• PCMark Vantage
• Shutdown time
• SiSoft Sandra
• Startup time

Test Setup:

• CPU : Intel Core I7 920
• CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-U12P
• Enclosure : Thermaltake Armor+
• Graphics Card: XFX HD 5870 1024MB
• HDD : Seagate 1TB
• Mainboard : MSI X58 Eclipse SLI
• Optical Drive : NEC DV5700
• OS : Windows 7 Professional x64
• PSU : Mushkin 800 watt
• RAM : Mushkin Redline Modules 996805 6-8-6-24 DDR3 1600MHz