Corsair Performance Series Pro (256GB) Review
by Kristian Vättö on May 14, 2012 9:10 AM EST- Posted in
- Storage
- SSDs
- Corsair
- Marvell
- Corsair Performance Pro
Final Words
Corsair's Performance Series Pro is very fast, and well behaved. Its power consumption is also nice and low, making it a good fit for notebook users. In the end, it all boils down to pricing. SSD pricing is highly volatile - at the time of publication the Performance Series Pro, at least at Newegg, came in a bit too high.
Given the solid track record of Samsung's SSD 830 and its good performance, we really need to see pricing more in-line with it or Crucial's m4 for the Performance Series Pro to make sense. If you come across one of these drives on a good sale however, don't hesitate to pull the trigger.
Longer term there are always concerns about Marvell's ability to deliver timely firmware updates to its customers who lack their own internal firmware teams. It's because of this that pricing is even more important to get right.
| NewEgg Price Comparison (5/14/2012) | ||||
| 64GB | 128GB | 256GB | 512GB | |
| Corsair Performance Series Pro | N/A | $200 | $340 | N/A |
| Plextor M3 | $130 | $180 | $340 | $660 |
| Crucial m4 | $80 | $120 | $250 | $600 |
| Intel 520 Series | $113 | $179 | $331 | $825 |
| Samsung 830 Series | $100 | $130 | $310 | $710 |
| OCZ Vertex 3 | $165 | $110 | $250 | $650 |
| OCZ Vertex 4 | N/A | $150 | $300 | $650 |
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Arbie - Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - link
What about write amplification and the longevity of the drive? I thought that would be a hot topic given the aggressive garbage collection! AT is about the only site where such a thing would even be addressed, so I'm sorry there's no discussion here.