SSD Shootout : A group test of seven of the best SSDs

Today we are comparing seven competitiors covering a range of models. Some are the latest available, others are slightly older so you have an idea of how drives from today compare to those from last year. We'll also be updating our group test as...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-09-16)

Corsair Force F120 120GB SSD Review

Corsair has a pedigree that few other manufacturers can rival. Its products have always been associated with quality, and for the most part this reputation has been well earned. Today we are looking at the Force 120; not Corsairs flagship SSD but...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-06-20)

Intel 320 Series 120GB SSD Review

The Intel 320 could just as easily have been called the X25-M G3, as that is exactly the product we have here today. Using an updated version of the controller used in the previous two X25 series drives, the 320 is Intels mainstream oriented solid...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-06-02)

G.Skill Phoenix Evo 115GB SSD Review

Like OCZ and Corsair, G.Skill is another memory manufacturer that has diversified into SSD production. Today we are looking at the firm's flagship product; the Phoenix Evo. Under the SSDs hood lies the SandForce SF-1222 which has been coupled with...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-05-30)

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD Review

As the first drive to be based on the new SandForce SF-2281 controller the OCZ Vertex 3 claims to offer read speeds of 550MB/sec and write speeds of 500MB/sec. The question is, will it hold up under closer scrutiny in our other benchmarks that put...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2011-05-26)

InnoDisk nanoSSD 64GB Review

InnoDisks nanoSSD is easily the smallest SATA storage device we have ever seen, measuring just 4cm x 2.5cmx0.7cm in size. Unlike most drives that require a SATA cable the nanoSSD instead plugs into the slot directly, making it perfect as a tool...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-09-01)

Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB Review

The RealSSD C300 is Crucial's current flagship SSD and comes in 256GB, 128GB and 64GB flavours, the latter of which we are reviewing today. The unique selling point of the C300 is its Marvell controller which is the first to offer a native 6Gb/s...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-08-04)

Intel X25-M G2 80GB Solid State Drive (SSD) Review

Intel has been dominating the performance CPU market since the release of its Core 2 Duo chips several years ago, but there’s another sector of the market the firm has also been quietly attempting to conquer; Solid State Storage. Intel’s...... More

(Posted by: Jon Martindale on 2010-04-30)

OCZ Mini Kart Pen Drive Review

With its Rally Drive, OCZ brought something fresh and new to an otherwise static sector. The Rally featured a dual channel memory controller offering almost twice the performance of a conventional drive and with its sleek aluminium frame certainly...... More

(Posted by: Ben on 2006-05-16)

Crucial Gizmo Overdrive Review

The original Crucial Gizmo was released several years ago, and though still a very useful device, has been somewhat outclassed in both size and speed by more recent alternatives. Never a company happy to be second best, Crucial has revamped their...... More

(Posted by: Ben on 2006-04-27)

Icy Box IB-350U-BL

The day of the floppy has well and truly passed, with 8x DVD writers available for under £50 and super fast USB2.0 pen drives offering hundreds of times the capacity for a relatively inexpensive price. Nothing, however, comes close to the speed...... More

(Posted by: Ben on 2004-07-13)

X-Micro 128MB Apex flash stick review

Don't you just hate it when you have a 2 MB file that you need to move from one machine to another? Too big for a floppy, yet a total waste of one of your 750MB CDs. You could of course invest in a ZIP drive, or another large capacity removable...... More

(Posted by: Ben on 2003-07-04)