I'm Impressed
12/31/2008
This review is from: G.SKILL 2.5" 64GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) FM-25S2S-64GB
Pros:
Incredible Read Speeds. Mini-USB port is a nice feature (requires no additional power). Cool to the touch, no noise, low power consumption. Nice looking drive and packaging.
Cons:
Compatibility with older systems may be an issue (didn't work in my Sony VAIO SZ notebook). Read speeds drop considerably while writing to the drive. You can get 5x the capacity for less with a regular 2.5" disk drive.
Overall Review:
I needed to do some repairs to my Sony VAIO SZ 360P laptop and I figured I might as well try out an SSD. Unfortunately the drive was incompatible (not really G. Skills fault, the SZ has SATA I and has limited HDD options in the BIOS). I decided to try out the drive in my desktop (Core 2 Quad Q6600, ASUS P5K WS motherboard).
I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to a regular hard drive. I was expecting good read speeds and terrible writes, but this thing gets incredible reads and decent writes. Vista boots up incredibly fast and programs open near instantly. It does slow down if you're writing to the drive, but under most conditions its not a problem.
I don't think these drives are quite ready for mainstream use. The capacity and price/gigabyte needs to drop some more and the write speeds need some improvement, but for an early-adopter product this is fantastic.
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- Joseph H.
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