OWC Mercury Extreme 50GB SSD with SandForce controller gets benched

Posted on Sunday, February 28 2010 @ 20:19 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
AnandTech received a sample of a 50GB OCW Mercury Extreme SSD, this model features a SandForce controller and ships for $229.99. You can read the article over here, here's a snip from the conclusion:
With half the capacity of the 100GB Vertex LE we looked at last week, OWC's 50GB Mercury Extreme shows that while there is a performance drop with SandForce's SF-1500 50GB platform it is limited strictly to small file random write speed. Even with the performance drop, the drive is no slower than Intel's X25-M G2. And in sequential write performance it's still significantly faster.

As I mentioned in my Vertex LE review, the SandForce controller used in this drive is still largely unproven. OWC does offer a 5 year warranty on the drive, so presumably you'll be covered if something should happen to it - I would just recommend backing up regularly.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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