Hynix jumped into the world of SSDs with the first model containing a LAMD controller, their Neutron series. Obviously Hynix are not limiting themselves to that controller as the release of the new Strontium Hawk series demonstrates, with the well known SF-2281 controller making an appearance. When the SSD Review began their testing they expected results in line with other SandForce based drives but soon found themselves very pleasantly surprised. With compressed data, this drive surpassed other 120GB models and kept up with some 240GB models, a very impressive feat but not as impressive as the results they saw when checking out the incompressible data benchmarks. It would seem that Hynix has found a way to beef up performance in a way no other SandForce drive has managed yet. This review is well worth checking out.
"The production of a non-LAMD based SSD for Hynix is actually not that shocking as an exclusive contract between Corsair and LAMD was in place long before the Hynix purchase. The length of this contract is not known, however, it accounts for probably one of the smartest moves made by Corsair to date. The performance of their newly released LAMD controlled Neutron Series has taken the industry by storm and can be seen in our recent review of both the Neutron and Neutron GTX."
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