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The AS SSD benchmark is another free utility which was created specifically with SSD’s in mind. It delivers a plethora of tests across sequential read and write and also places random read and write loads across a specific area of the drive. This is a good tool to use in conjunction with Windows 7 as it mirrors a very real world set of conditions.
When compared against the drives in single configuration the Kingston scores around 223 MB/S in the read test, around 50MB/s slower than the latest Sandforce based drives. Write performance is also good, scoring 183 MB/s, near the top of the group test.
I almost fainted at the price, but for the capacity and audience interested, it makes sense.
THese are good drives, but for over a grand, seems pointless for me anyway. thats the price of a full system 🙂
Just ordered two for Raid 0 in my new rig. yes, im kidding.
Good review though, seems to be a drive for wealthy playboys rather than college peops like me
This is the size I want, but until they hit one third the price they are now, its a pipedream for me.
Zardon come on buddy, lets keep it real. they have probably sold 10 of these worldwide 😉
Tim you would be surprised how many businesses buy these, and even the people who buy GTX480s for SLI, might have a few of these in raid 0 without the need for a mechanical storage option.
lol, yeah maybe, but its such a massive amount of money. id go for the 128GB drive and get a 2TB mechanical for the files. But maybe im just a peasant :p
And just to stress my point – http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-168-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279
you could get literally 20TB of mechanical storage for a single 512GB SSD
Tim until the prices drop, which wont happen for quite some time (not to that point anyway), its always going to be the case. Flash memory like this is still very expensive.
I like this drive, cant say I like the price, but for a businessman on the move, it makes a lot of sense really. it can be billed as expenses, you never have to worry about a knock wrecking the platter on the move and you can easily store all your business related work files and more on a single product.
I think ill have to pass, my poor heart cant take it.
Holy Moly! For that kind of money you can buy very powerful RAID card + bunch of 2.5″ HDDs for RAID0 and superior performance or RAID 6 and superior storage space… or both with two independent arrays!
I think my wallet just fainted. if you have the money for this, I envy you !
Lovely, every PC should have one. or two.
I read this thinking, this is great, might get one myself then I realised its over a grand. I feel like a pauper now. 40GB Corsair unit for me I think !
It’s weird seeing the Vertex 2 being schooled by the Agility 2. I thought it would have been the other way around. It also shows the Sandforce not being affected by the smaller over provisioning of the Agility 2.
Thats a monster of a drive at a monster price… They will come down soon I am sure. Nice review!