Packaging, Internals, and Specifications
Packaging
Most SSD makers have shifted to smaller packaging, which is a welcome change as it reduces boxing and shipping costs.
Retail packaging was not available for the PhotoFast V4S.
Internals
The P64 and V4S have a flash chip count of 8, half that of the remaining drives.
Specifications
Our SSD Decoder was getting a bit long to scroll through, so I have cropped the relevant sections below, highlighting our tested units in bold:
| Controller | Make | Model | L/C | War | Cap | Part Number | Read | Write |
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| Intel | Intel | X25-M (G2) | MLC | 3 | 80 | SSDSA2MH080G2 | 250 | 70 |
| 160 | SSDSA2MH160G2 | 250 | 70 | |||||
| Indilinx | Crucial | M225 | MLC | 5 | 64 | CT64M225 | 200 | 150 |
| 128 | CT128M225 | 250 | 190 | |||||
| 256 | CT256M225 | 250 | 190 | |||||
| OCZ | Vertex | MLC | 3 | 30 | OCZSSD2-1VTX30G | 230 | 135/80 | |
| 60 | OCZSSD2-1VTX60G | 230 | 135/70 | |||||
| 120 | OCZSSD2-1VTX120G | 250 | 180/100 | |||||
| 250 | OCZSSD2-1VTX250G | 250 | 160/100 | |||||
| Vertex
Turbo Series |
MLC | 3 | 30 | OCZSSD2-1VTXT30G | 240 | 145/100 | ||
| 60 | OCZSSD2-1VTXT60G | 240 | 145/100 | |||||
| 120 | OCZSSD2-1VTXT120G | 270 | 210/120 | |||||
| 250 | OCZSSD2-1VTXT250G | 270 | 210/120 | |||||
| PhotoFast | G Monster
V4S SLC |
SLC |
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32 | V4S 32GB | 190 | 270 | |
| 64 | V4S 64GB | 190 | 270 | |||||
| Samsung
PB22-J |
Corsair | P (series) | MLC | 2 | 64 | CMFSSD-64GBG2D (P64) |
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| 128 | CMFSSD-128GBG2D (P128) | 220 | 200 | |||||
| 256 | CMFSSD-256GBG2D (P256) | 220 | 200 | |||||
| OCZ | Summit | MLC | 3 | 60 | OCZSSD2-1SUM60G | 220 | 125/120 | |
| 120 | OCZSSD2-1SUM120G | 220 | 200 | |||||
| 250 | OCZSSD2-1SUM250G | 220 | 200 | |||||
You may notice specs are missing from the Corsair P64. When they originally listed their drives, they went with the Samsung ratings of 220/200 MB/sec. Now their page has a more conservative 180 MB/sec rating for writes, but they apply it across the board, leaving no indication that the 64GB model might be slower, as the Samsung ratings suggest.
An additional point to consider: While the lower capacity (MLC) Samsung and Indilinx units speak to their flash using fewer (4 vs. 8) channels, the Intel units *all* use 10 channels, regardless of capacity. For a comparison of 80GB (G1) vs. 160GB (G2) Intel units, check out our previous review.
