G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series FM-25S2S-40GBP2 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Pros: Blazing Fast. Forget what Johnny said above... Tested on 2 laptops (both XP) - Boot up in half the time, programs open like lightning. Never seen such responsiveness in a system. Def a good buy!

Cons: Randomly, on both laptops that I tested, the bios would tell me that there are no bootable drives available. A simple power off/on ensures a boot every time. Not sure why this happens, but not a huge deal to me.

Other Thoughts: A great, Extremely Fast SSD at a great price. Gskill is awesome with their RMA and they should be a great company to (hopefully) see flourish.

Manufacturer Response:

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Dear Customer

Thank you for your G.Skill purchase and review. We are sorry to hear you are having slight problem. If the problem gets worse, please send the SSD in for replacing. All G.Skill Phoenix Series are backed by a 3 year warranty, so if you ever have a problem with the drive within that time period, we can have the SSD exchanged with a new one.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

Quality and customer service are our top priorities.

Tech Support Email: ustech@gskillusa.com
RMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.com
G.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/

Pros: None

Cons: So I am running i3-530, H55, RST 9.6 with Windows 7 and I got the Phoenix Pro today and tested it with HD TUNE to see if I can 50K IOPS. Oops, things happened. I only got around 12K IOPS with around 150MB/S read speed. Also with 240 bad sectors based on the S.M.A.R.T. data. I am so frustrated! The reason I bought this SSD is that is uses unlocked SF-1200 controller, but it seems that this is not I should get.

Manufacturer Response:

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Dear Customer

We are sorry to hear the SSD is not operating at maximum specification. The maximum performance of an SSD drive also depends on other hardware such as the Southbridge. For this reason, the ratings are "up to" as they can be mcuh below as well. It is odd that you are only achieving 150MB/s read speeds, so please make sure you have all the latest drivers and firmware. Please take a look and feel free to join our Official G.Skill Forum for latest updates and information. There are many experienced users that can help maximize performance and troubleshoot any issues you may have.

Thank you
GSKILL SUPPORT

Quality and customer service are our top priorities.

Tech Support Email: ustech@gskillusa.com
RMA Dept Email: rma@gskillusa.com
G.Skill Forum: http://www.gskill.us/forum/