Corsair Force Series3 CSSD-F180GB3-BK 2.5" 180GB SATA III Internal SSD: $179.99 AR FS

[Pardus]

$209.99@newegg.com - $30 MIR, Exp. 3/29 = $179.99. Free ship.

Model: CSSD-F180GB3-BK

Unformatted Capacity 180 GB
Read Performance (max) 550 MB/s
Write Performance (max) 520 MB/s
Random 4k Write (max) 85,000 IOPS (4k aligned)
Form Factor 2.5”
Interface Type SATA 3 6Gb/s
Onboard cache NA
Operating Temperature 0C to +70C
Storage Temperature -20C to +85C
Operating Humidity 10% to 90% RH (0° to +40° C)
Storage Humidity 5% to 90% RH (-10° to +60° C)
Maximum Operating Altitude 3,048 m (up to 10,000 ft.)
Maximum Non-Operating Altitude 12,192 m (up to 40,000 ft.)

 

[mleejr]

How does this stack up against say the crucial m4 or samsung 830?

 

[TemjinGold]

It's a current gen Sandforce.

 

[Termie]

It's a current gen Sandforce.

Be careful there...it's current gen Sandforce with asynchronous NAND. It's equivalent to an Agility 3, which has been shown to underperform the Vertex 3 in a significant number of situations. Definitely underperforms the M4.

This deal is good, but not fantastic. The Agility 3 is just about the same price every day of the week: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227789

 

[mleejr]

This deal is good, but not fantastic

Excellent post. Thanks. I will wait...

 

[Termie]

Excellent post. Thanks. I will wait...

Sure thing. This review provides some data points: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...s/45110-corsair-force-3-120gb-ssd-review.html

 

[arcenite]

Put the 240gb model in my wife's laptop. It's amazing.

 

[TemjinGold]

Be careful there...it's current gen Sandforce with asynchronous NAND. It's equivalent to an Agility 3, which has been shown to underperform the Vertex 3 in a significant number of situations. Definitely underperforms the M4.

This deal is good, but not fantastic. The Agility 3 is just about the same price every day of the week: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227789

Sorry, I posted more with reliability in mind, not speed. I don't trust Sandforce when compared to Intel/Samsung.

 

[arcenite]

Sorry, I posted more with reliability in mind, not speed. I don't trust Sandforce when compared to Intel/Samsung.

I have 5 SSDs in my house... all Sandforce controllers.

 

[RavenSEAL]

This thing is solid, 90GB version has been rocking for 5 months now!