SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB Review + BenchMarks

                                                        The storage is something that is very important in any PC build as well as for notebooks. The Hard Disk Drives are the traditional storage devices from past two decades but things are not the same today, from past 3 or 4 years, the SSDs have not been choose as main storage because of their low storage capacity but not in 2013. There are a lot of SSDs are available today in 480GB, 510GB and even in 960GB storage capacity and I think it’s the time for SSDs to take over the game from HDD. The main advantages of Solid State Drives are 1: They are shock proofed.  2: High read/ write speeds. The gamers/ enthusiasts love the SSDs but these days, notebook owner prefer SSDs because they do not worry about carrying their notebook carefully anymore regarding Storage Disks. Today we are going to review an SSD from SanDisk which is known for their excellent reliable products and the SSD on table is SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB.

We have already experience the problem with the SandForce controllers and the poor reliability as OCZ Vector is one of the best example of un-reliability and therefore many brands change the controllers as SanDisk does and they goes to Marvell and the new SanDisk Ultra Plus has the marvel SS889175 controller and it is expected to be reliable as we expect from SanDisk. The separate, independent NAND channels make this SSD a topper in midlevel SSDs. The SanDisk Ultra Plus has MLC NAND flash which is not as fast as SLC NAND, we see in SanDisk Extreme II but still it is good to go with. The Samsung DDR2-800 DRAM (single) is also a good feature of SanDisk Extreme II. The SanDisk Ultra Plus can be used in desktop and laptop as well but its weight is a bit more than usual expected weight from any SSD. The SanDisk Ultra Plus perform with DRAM + nCache combination witch is not new except the name. The SSDs are fast enough with about 8GB cache as Samsung EVO 1TB so it can impact on performance and that’s for sure. Lets jump in and check out how SanDisk Ultra Plus performs…..

                                     The SanDisk Ultra Plus is a good SSD with comparatively low price and good performance in our benchmarks. The SanDisk Ultra Plus has better controller and expected to be more reliable because of Marvell controller and MLC NAND. The SanDisk Ultra Plus has good build quality as well as improved custom firmware solution. The SanDisk Ultra Plus is placed to be at top in mid-level SSDs category and we think, it does that and really a good choice to make for the mid-level users who cannot afford high end SSDs by $200+ in 240GB/ 256GB storage capacity and that is why SanDisk Ultra Plus is a good option for those people to get same 256GB capacity in just $162 (at time of review). Contact us more advice or help.

• Good performance.
• Solid build quality.
• Improved controller.
• DRAM + n Cache.
• Low price.
• Good write speed.
• Good value for money.

• Inconsistent Read Speed.
• Not the best regarding performance.

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SanDisk Extreme II 480GB Review + BenchMarks

                                                 The storage is something that is very important in any PC build as well as for notebooks. The Hard Disk Drives are the traditional storage devices from past two decades but things are not the same today, from past 3 or 4 years, the SSDs have not been choose as main storage because of their low storage capacity but not in 2013. There are a lot of SSDs are available today in 480GB, 510GB and even in 960GB storage capacity and I think it’s the time for SSDs to take over the game from HDD. The main advantages of Solid State Drives are 1: They are shock proofed.  2: High read/ write speeds. The gamers/ enthusiasts love the SSDs but these days, notebook owner prefer SSDs because they do not worry about carrying their notebook carefully anymore regarding Storage Disks. Today we are going to review an SSD from SanDisk which is known for their excellent reliable products and the SSD on table is SanDisk Extreme II in 480GB Storage capacity.

As we all know that all the SSD brands use 3rd party controllers in their SSDs except Samsung which make their whole SSD i.e. everything on their own. The SanDisk Extreme use the better Marvell's 88SS9187 controller which is also used in Plextor M5 Pro series SSDs. The SanDisk Extreme II is a good increment in the SanDisk SSDs lineup. The new SLC NAND has been used in SanDisk Extreme II which also improved the reliability of this SSD. This SLC NAND is faster than the TLC NAND flash. The SLC NAND also reduces the latency rate in both read/ write operations as well. The performance in the benchmarks is improved than its predecessor. The 19nm flash with custom firmware solution is also a good point for SanDisk Extreme II. The SSDs we have tested till yet are still behind in latency rate except the new Samsung EVO which is better but still there is one thing which give the SanDisk Extreme II an edge over the Samsung EVO which is its highly protective encryption which is still not enabled in EVO. The capacity of Samsung EVO is greater and there is no doubt in that but the main thing is SanDisk Extreme II is a good choice to make in the market regarding its performance and reliability of SanDisk products.

                                      The SanDisk Extreme II is really a good SSD in the market and due to its design and slimness which make it a good choice for desktop users as well as laptop users. The SanDisk Extreme II is really fast and expected to be reliable as the track record of the SanDisk products. The SanDisk Extreme II has low latency rate as well. The SanDisk Extreme II has solid build quality and custom firmware solution as well. The SanDisk Extreme II has new SLC NAND flash and controller. The SanDisk Extreme II has good capacity options as well. Overall it’s a best choice to make todays and due to its performance and warranty, SanDisk Extreme II got an Editor’s choice award on SaadReviews.Com.

• Great Performance.
• New SLC NAND.
• Low latency rate.
• Solid build quality.
• Perfect for daily use.
• Expected to be reliable.
• Custom firmware solution.
• Capacity.

• Expensive.

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Samsung 840 EVO 1TB Review + BenchMarks

                                                        The storage is something that is very important in any PC build as well as for notebooks. The Hard Disk Drives are the traditional storage devices from past two decades but things are not the same today, from past 3 or 4 years, the SSDs have not been choose as main storage because of their low storage capacity but not in 2013. There are a lot of SSDs are available today in 480GB, 510GB and even in 960GB storage capacity and I think it’s the time for SSDs to take over the game from HDD. The main advantages of Solid State Drives are 1: They are shock proofed.  2: High read/ write speeds. The gamers/ enthusiasts love the SSDs but these days, notebook owner prefer SSDs because they do not worry about carrying their notebook carefully anymore regarding Storage Disks. Today we are going to review an SSD from Samsung with largest 1TB capacity which is Samsung 840 EVO 1 TB.

We already seen Samsung 830/ 840/ 840 Pro Solid state drive and they were very good in every aspect, Samsung had tremendously improve its name in SSD market and introduced highly reliable and fast SSDs in last 2 year. The technology in Samsung 840 EVO 1TB and in Samsung 840 SSD has a common thing, they had 3 BPC (bits/ cell) TLC NAND but it is in smaller size in Samsung 840 EVO 1TB. The Samsung 840 EVO 1TB has improved SAMSUNG MEX controller as well which has better Cortex R4( Triple Core ) @ 400 Mhz. The Samsung 840 EVO 1TB also has the latest SATA 3.1 support which is a new thing these days in the market. The queued trim commands support is also impressive. The encryption feature is not yet disabled but I hope that next firmware update will enable it. The 128 Gbit TLC NAND (19nm) is the main thing in EVO which allow Samsung to increase the capacity to 1TB.
The Samsung 840 EVO 1TB is available in 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB and 1TB model which we had for review. The 2.5 inch 7 mm EVO can easily fit in any notebook and in any CPU with drive bay. The Samsung keep the notebook user in mind as well. The Samsung offer 3 years warranty with its Samsung 840 EVO SSDs but they do not mention the expected age of 840 EVO. The Samsung 840 was launched with pretty much similar thing which was later corrected and by keeping the 830/ 840 and 840 pro in mind, the expected age of Samsung 840 EVO is about 250+ TB write which is minimum so the previous 840 has been reported to last longer than that by exceeding 400TB+ and still alive. Let jump in and see the performance of Samsung 840 EVO 1TB in Benchmarks.

                                          The Samsung 840 EVO 1TB is really a good SSD and because of it large capacity it has the advantage over other SSDs in the market especially crucial M500 960GB in terms of performance and performance and reliability (expected). The EVO SSD has improved storage technology, NAND, controller, cache mechanism and yes, it perform really great in benchmarks and you can see but keeping in view the performance of its predecessor Samsung 840 pro, the cache and overall performance of Samsung 840 EVO is not much improved which can make my decision to yes for replacing 840 Pro SSD with EVO SSD, but yes, it has high capacity and it can easily take over you HDD with better reliability and performance. The Samsung 840 EVO come with encryption disable and you have to wait for next firmware update to see it working. The Samsung 840 EVO 1TB has better performance and if you are buying SSD first time than its perfect choice for you with advantage of large capacity as well but if you already had Samsung 840 Pro/ OCZ vector than wait little until next firmware update. Contact us for any advice/ help.

• Nice performance.
• Improved controller and NAND.
• Large Capacity.
• Attractive design.
• Solid build quality.
• Low Price.
• Perfect HDD replacement.

• No encryption (Disabled by manufacturer).
• Not much performance improvement than predecessor.

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