“The first SandForce-based SSDs only squeezed 100GB of storage capacity from 128GB worth of flash. Corsair’s Force F120 kicks that capacity up to 120GB, but not without consequences.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- SandForce SF-1200: Does Lower Capacity Mean Lower Performance @ Tweaktown
- ADATA S596 128GB JMicron JMF612 SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive Review @ ThinkComputers
- Crucial C300 SATA 6Gb/s SSD @ OC3D
- Seagate MomentusXT 320GB SSD HDD Hybrid Drive Review @ OverclockersHQ
- Intel X25-M G2 (34 nm) 160 GB @ TechARP
- Microsoft Windows 7 SSD Performance Comparison @ TechARP
- Hard-Drive Roundup June 2010 @ HardwareHeaven
- Western Digital My Passport Studio 640GB Review @ t-break
- Pioneer XW-NAS3 Review @ Digital Trends
- oundup: 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives with 500 GB, 640 GB and 750 GB Storage Capacities @ X-bit Labs
The new Sandforce; bigger, stronger, faster
One of the nicest parts to the new Corsair’s Force F120 solid-state drive
is that it allows access to more of the flash memory for storage. The original 128GB capacity drive only allowed the use of 100GB while the new version allows you 120GB, as Allyn reported on in May. The reason behind the overprovisioned memory is to increase the lifetime of the drive as well as allowing an increase in speed
as it can change the blocks of flash that are being used on the fly, if it is advantageous to. The Tech Report has recently had a chance to check out how this new firmware has changed the performance of the drive as well as what focusing on consumer level products will do to Corsair’s SSD products in general.
