SUPER TALENT FSD32GB25M 2.5" 32GB SATA Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Pros: Looks cool.

Cons: I found this to be no faster than a 7200rpm 8mb SATA drive. Also, it is not compatible with certain motherboards (Tyan S2895 for example).

Other Thoughts: I sent it back. I was looking for a big speed increase based on what I know about SSD's. I did not get it. I was planning on making this a dedicated "swap file" drive.

Pros: I installed Windows XP Professional SP2 on my NC8430 Notebook in 20 minutes. I installed Half Life 2, Episode 2 and Renegade and they ran better than being installed on a mechanical drive. Load level times have improved. The system fan doesn't turn on as much and the system is running much cooler. Loads into Windows in about 15 seconds.

Cons: Not as fast has a Mtron, Ritek drive. Ran HDtune and the transfer rates weren't as advertised. It's much faster than my 32 GB SATA SSD from Transcend though.

Other Thoughts: For 500 dollars it's a quick SSD drive.

Pros: Compact, looks and sounds good, LOL!!!

Cons: Don't be fooled, advertised speeds are not for this drive!! I have been in the PC field for over twenty five years, this drive sucks!!! ATA 33 speeds at best, again not the advertised speeds!!!

Other Thoughts: I would haqve gladly paid more for the drives i wanted, never though i would be fooled into buying an inferior drive. Spend $800 or $700, and enjoy all the perks of an SSD to date. A few months and a few other companies will have their SSD drives on the market, let us see the price wars then!!!

Pros: Low power and no noise, like any SSD. SATA convenience.

Cons: Slow. I mean really slow. HDTune shows transfer rates of around 28. I have two other SSD's and they both get about 40 and are IDE. Other SATA drives in my system are as high as 100, so it's not the PC.
Used Casper 4.0 to move the C: drive and I really see a difference in the XP Boot time as well.

Other Thoughts: I'm trying to figure out a high random access application for the drive that doesn't involve a lot of transfer. Perhaps a swap file or something.