Sandisk Extreme II 120 - 240 and 480 GB SSD get tested

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/03/2013 09:25 PM | source: | 8 comment(s)

We review the all new Sandisk Extreme II 120 - 240 and 480 GB SSDs. Fast an affordable seems to be what SanDisk is aiming for. These SSDs are made 90% by SanDisk themselves including the PCB design and the NAND flash memory. The SSD series has been developed alongside a Marvel controller tied to SanDisk NAND flash memory, it is amongst the fastest drives we have ever tested.

You can read the full review right here.

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Mufflore
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#4610846 Posted on: 06/03/2013 10:22 PM

Wow, they look really good!
A bit let down on write speed, but as you said, at that speed it matters little for most uses, and read speeds are top notch.

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#4610884 Posted on: 06/03/2013 11:04 PM

I'm sorry if I missed an explanation, but why exactly does the 120GB struggle with write speeds?

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#4610896 Posted on: 06/03/2013 11:25 PM

^ it reaches "only" 340MB/s while others do 500+

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#4610901 Posted on: 06/03/2013 11:32 PM

I'm sorry if I missed an explanation, but why exactly does the 120GB struggle with write speeds?

Because 1/2 the output elements gives half the bandwidth.
There is almost no difference between 240GB and 480GB because the bus is already saturated at 240GB.

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#4610902 Posted on: 06/03/2013 11:37 PM

Because 1/2 the output elements gives half the bandwidth.
There is almost no difference between 240GB and 480GB because the bus is already saturated at 240GB.

Aha, I figured that was what it was, but wasn't sure. I don't remember seeing other 120's do so heavily so that's why I asked.

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