Testseek.co.uk have collected 140 expert reviews of the Intel 2.5 inch 510 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel 2.5 inch 510 Series SATA600.
May 2011
(81%)
140 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Strong performance, particularly in sequential reads and writes. Supports 6Gbps SATA.
Slow random-access speeds compared with competing drives. Relatively expensive.
The SSD 510 Series, Intel's replacement for its once–industry leading X25-M drive solid-state drive, turns out fine numbers in some circumstances, but its random-access speeds may be a turn off for more advanced power users. Buy it now...
Abstract: A year ago whenever I'd request an SSD for review I'd usually get a 128GB drive built using 3x nm 4GB 2-bit MLC NAND die. These days the standard review capacity is twice that as most drives ship with 25nm NAND, using 8GB die. Seeing a bunch of scores for...
Abstract: Although Intel SSDs are far from being omnipresent on the market, those who have had the chance to use them are certainly convinced that these are top-notch devices. When Intel’s first SSDs were presented back in 2008, namely X25-M, it was clear from t...
Intel's move away from making its own drive controllers has come as a surprise, and the Intel 510 120GB didn't feel like the well-rounded SSD we expected. Compromises have been made in terms of random read and write performance to ensure high sequential r...
Ideally we would've benched the larger 250GB version of the 510 Series as the majority of the high-end SSDs tested were around this size, but unfortunately Intel couldn't provide us with a review sample in time. This placed the Intel SSD 510 Series 12...
Abstract: Breaking the 250MB/s barrier with no moving parts If the automotive world progressed as fast as the computer industry, the old joke goes, we‘d all have $1,000 cars that get 400 miles to the gallon, never need maintenance, and crash catastrophic-ally...
After around four weeks the Intel SSD 510 series left a good impression, although some weak spots have become apparent. The data rates over SATA 3 with a maximum of 6 GBit/s are more or less in line with the marketing claims of 500 MB/s for reading and 31...
I have to admit, the first time I heard Intel was using a 3rd party Marvel controller my stomach turned around. The previous success of the X25 series SSDs was mostly tied to the usage of Intel's own ICs, including their proprietary controller. Placin...
A number of new solid-state drives are slated to arrive over the next little while, including models based on SandForce's second-gen controller and others using the same Marvell chip as the 510 Series. Given what's coming, and the fact that we're working...
