Testseek.co.uk have collected 230 expert reviews of the Intel 2.5 inch 520 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel 2.5 inch 520 Series SATA600.
February 2012
(84%)
230 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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4119 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent overall performance
Generous accessories pack
5 years warranty
Speedy performance in most benchmarks
Intel's given the firmware a damn good polish
Sequential throughput in excess of 500MB/s
Strong performance at high queue depths
Comes with a fiveyear warranty
It's got Intel's name on it
Terrific all
Round performance
Intel SSDs have a strong reputation for reliability
Superb performance
Fiveyear warranty
5
000 P/E cycles on synchronous memory
Body thickness is adjustable (7 or 9.5 mm)
3.5" adapter included
Good onthefly compression = considerably higher lifespan
Fast read speeds
Class leading performance
5 year warranty
Good with both compressible and incompressible data
The editors didn't like
Visual aesthetics are lack-lustre
Write performance a little patchy
Not clearly faster than other SandForce drives
Performance takes a hit with certain data types
Pricier than rival SandForce solutions
Incompressible performance less than stellar
Same old SSD pricing problem
The price is rather high.
Weight
78 g (...the Samsung 840 Pro weighs 51 g
And in a notebook that's a big difference)
Slightly slower speeds than the 840 Pro
The SanDisk Extreme is practically identical to the 520 Series in terms of speed and space
For a lower price. What you'
Not quite as fast as the latest Samsung drives when reading imcompressible data
Published: 2012-03-30, Author: Tomáš , review by: pc.zoznam.sk
Začnem tým jednoduchším - 120 GB Intel SSD 520 Series je najrýchlejším SSD z pomedzi testovaných SSD s radičom SandForce. Znova sa potvrdilo už dávno vyslovené tvrdenie, že nezáleží ani tak na samotných NAND čipoch, ba dokonca ani na použitom radiči - ...
Published: 2012-02-06, Author: Peter , review by: pc.zoznam.sk
Radiče SandForce sú bezpochyby jedným z najvýkonnejších, ak aj nie sú úplne najvýkonnejšie riešenie pre SSD. Popularita je však naštrbená predošlými problémami, ktoré nemali konca niekoľko mesiacov a mnohí frustrovaní majitelia sa obrátili radšej na ko...
Abstract: Денислав Славчев SSD (Solid State Disk) устройствата за съхранение вече изобщо не са екзотика. От няколко години те са неизменно на пазара, независимо от високата им цена. Но независимо от усилията, хвърляни от всички производители на SSD, те не успяха да...
